[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 8427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02724]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research 
and Quality

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the National Advisory 
Council for Healthcare Research and Quality.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, March 6, 2023, from 11:30 
a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaime Zimmerman, Designated Management 
Official, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Mail Stop 06E37A, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 427-
1456. For press-related information, please contact Bruce Seeman at 
(301) 427-1998 or [email protected].
    Closed captioning will be provided during the meeting. If another 
reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed, please contact the 
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Equal Employment 
Opportunity and Diversity Management on (301) 827-4840, no later than 
Monday, February 27, 2023. The agenda, roster, and minutes will be 
available from Jenny Griffith, Committee Management Officer, Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 
20857. Jenny Griffith's phone number is (240) 446-6799.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Purpose

    In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, 5 U.S.C. App., this notice announces a meeting of the National 
Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality (the Council). The 
Council is authorized by Section 941 of the Public Health Service Act, 
42 U.S.C. 299c. In accordance with its statutory mandate, the Council 
is to advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human 
Services and the Director of AHRQ on matters related to AHRQ's conduct 
of its mission including providing guidance on (A) priorities for 
health care research, (B) the field of health care research including 
training needs and information dissemination on health care quality and 
(C) the role of the Agency in light of private sector activity and 
opportunities for public private partnerships. The Council is composed 
of members of the public, appointed by the Secretary, and Federal ex-
officio members specified in the authorizing legislation.

II. Agenda

    On Monday, March 6, 2023, NAC members will meet to conduct 
preparatory work prior to convening the Council meeting at 11:30 a.m., 
with the call to order by the Council Chair, an introduction of NAC 
members, and approval of previous Council summary notes. The NAC 
members will then receive an update from the AHRQ Director, including a 
follow up discussion on private capital and engaging health system 
executive leadership. The agenda will also include (1) an update and 
discussion by NAC members on AHRQ's Patient Safety Framework and the 
Patient Safety Action Alliance's efforts to promote Safer Together: A 
National Patient Safety Action Plan and (2) a report out and discussion 
about Long Covid and addressing health system fragmentation. The 
meeting is open to the public and will adjourn at 3:00 p.m. For 
information regarding how to access the meeting as well as other 
meeting details, including information on how to make a public comment, 
please go to https://www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/. The final agenda 
will be available on the AHRQ website no later than Monday February 27, 
2023.

    Dated: February 3, 2023.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-02724 Filed 2-8-23; 8:45 am]
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