Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality

Citation86 FR 35093
Record Number2021-14010
Published date01 July 2021
SectionNotices
CourtAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 124 (Thursday, July 1, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 124 (Thursday, July 1, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 35093]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-14010]
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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 Wednesday, July 14, 2021, from 10:00
                a.m. to 2:30 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
                Friday, July 2, 2021. The agenda, roster, and minutes will be available
                from Ms. Heather Phelps, Committee Management Officer, Agency for
                Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
                20857. Ms. Phelps' phone number is (301) 427-1128.
                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 Wednesday, July 14, 2021, the Council meeting will convene at
                10:00 a.m., with the call to order by the Council Chair and approval of
                previous Council summary notes. The meeting will begin with an update
                on AHRQ's recent accomplishments in Health Systems Research, Practice
                Improvement, and Data and Analytics. The agenda will also include
                discussions on Strategic Opportunities for FY22, Opportunities to
                Advance Telehealth and Advancing Patient Safety. The meeting will
                adjourn at 2:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. 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 Wednesday, July 7, 2021.
                 Dated: June 25, 2021.
                Marquita Cullom,
                Associate Director.
                [FR Doc. 2021-14010 Filed 6-30-21; 8:45 am]
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