[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 33484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11807]
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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 Thursday, July 21, 2022, from 12:30
p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually for the public. Members
of the National Advisory Council will be able to participate in-person
or 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, May 2, 2022. 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 Thursday, July 21, 2022, NAC members will meet to conduct
preparatory work prior to convening the Council meeting at 12:30 p.m.,
with the call to order by the Council Chair and approval of previous
Council summary notes. The meeting will begin with an introduction of
NAC members and a report by the AHRQ Director. The NAC will then
commence a discussion of the meaning of quality across healthcare
delivery systems in the future and the impact of innovations in the
healthcare marketplace. The meeting is open to the public and will
adjourn at 4:30 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 Thursday, July 7, 2022.
Dated: May 26, 2022.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-11807 Filed 6-1-22; 8:45 am]
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