[Federal Register: October 22, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 204)]
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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: In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, this notice announces a meeting of the National Advisory 
Council for Healthcare Research and Quality.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, November 7, 2003, from 9 
a.m. to 4 p.m. and is open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 200 Independence Avenue, 
Room 800, Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Lebbon, Coordinator of the 
Advisory Council, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 
540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland, 20850, (301) 427-1215. For 
press-related information, please contact Karen Migdail at (301) 427-
1855.
    If sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodation 
for a disability is needed, please contact Mr. Donald L. Inniss, 
Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Program, Program 
Support Center, on (301) 443-1144 no later than October 31, 2003.
    Agenda, roster, and minutes are available from Ms. Bonnie Campbell, 
Committee Management Officer, Agency for Healthcare Quality and 
Research, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland, 20850. Her phone 
number is (301) 427-1554. Minutes will be available after November 21, 
2003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Purpose

    Section 921 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c) 
established the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and 
Quality. In accordance with its statutory mandate, the Council is to 
advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and 
the Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), on 
matters related to actions of the Agency to enhance the quality, 
improve the outcomes, reduce the costs of health care services, improve 
access to such services through scientific

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research, and to promote improvements in clinical practice and in the 
organization, financing, and delivery of health care services. The 
Council is composed of members of the public appointed by the Service 
and Federal ex-officio members.

II. Agenda

    On Friday, November 7, 2003, the meeting will begin at 9 a.m., with 
the call to order by the Council Chair. The Director, AHRQ, will 
present the status of the Agency's current research, programs, and 
initiatives. Tentative agenda items include a discussion of Improving 
Efficiency and Quality through Health System Design, AHRQ's Efforts 
Directed to Improve Decisions Regarding the Purchase, Cost, and 
Effectiveness of Prescribed Medicines, the National Healthcare Qualtity 
Report, and the National Healthcare Disparities Report. The official 
agenda will be available on AHRQ's Web site a http://www.ahrq.gov no 
later than October 17, 2003. The meeting will adjourn at 4 p.m.

    Dated: October 14, 2003.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 03-26567 Filed 10-21-03; 8:45 am]

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