[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 245 (Thursday, December 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9809]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology; American Health Information Community Quality Workgroup

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the fifth meeting of the American Health 
Information Community Quality Workgroup in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.).

DATES: January 9, 2007, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Mary C. Switzer Building (330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20201), Conference Room 4090. (You will need a photo ID to enter a 
Federal building.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/quality_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the meeting, the Workgroup will 
continue their discussion on a core set of quality measures and on the 
specific charge to the Workgroup. The Workgroup members will continue 
discussion on their work to envision and describe a world in which 
quality measurement and reporting are automated and clinical decision 
support is used to improve performance on those quality measures. This 
shared vision will be used to inform potential recommendations to the 
AHIC addressing the broad and specific charges to the Workgroup.
    The meeting will be available via internet access. For additional 
information, go to http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/quality_instruct.html.

    Dated: December 14, 2006.
Judith Sparrow,
Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and 
Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology.
[FR Doc. 06-9809 Filed 12-20-06; 8:45 am]
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