Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality

• Court: Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality
• Citation: 88 FR 63578
• Published date: 15 September 2023
• Record Number: 2023-20068
• Section: Notices

Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)

[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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