[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63578-63579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20068]


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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), HHS.

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 Thursday, November 16, 2023, from 10 
a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in-person.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaime Zimmerman, Designated Federal 
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 
Tuesday, October 31, 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 the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice 
announces a meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare 
Research and Quality (the Council). 5 U.S.C. 1009. 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 Thursday, November 16, 2023, NAC members will meet to conduct 
preparatory work prior to convening the Council meeting at 10:45 a.m., 
with the call to order by the Council Chair, an introduction of NAC 
members, and approval of previous Council summary

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notes. The NAC members will then receive an update from the AHRQ 
Director. The agenda will also include an update on the Subcommittee of 
the National Advisory Council (SNAC) for AHRQ's Patient-Centered 
Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF) Investments, as well as an update 
on the Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council (SNAC) for the 
National Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety. The meeting will 
also include a discussion about the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare 
Providers and System (CAHPS). The meeting is open to the public and 
will adjourn at 4 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 Thursday, November 2, 2023.

    Dated: September 12, 2023.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-20068 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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