[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 201 (Thursday, October 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 83687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23905]
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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).
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, November 20, 2024, from
11:00 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
Friday, November 1, 2024. 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 Wednesday, November 20, 2024, NAC members will meet to conduct
preparatory work prior to convening the Council meeting at 9:30 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. The agenda
will also include an update on the AHRQ's Patient-Centered Outcomes
Research Trust Fund (PCORTF) Healthcare Extension Service, as well as
an update on the Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council (SNAC)
on National Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety. The meeting will
also include a discussion about the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and System (CAHPS) and opportunities for modernizing the
measurement of consumer experience. The meeting is open to the public
and will adjourn at 3:30 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 Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
Dated: October 10, 2024.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2024-23905 Filed 10-16-24; 8:45 am]
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