Notices. Notice of public meeting
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BILLING CODE 4150-04-M 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. 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, March 28, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is open to the public. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 800, Washington, DC 20201. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Lebbon, Coordinator of the Advisory Council, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852,
(301)594-7216. For press-related information, please contact Karen Migdail at
(301)594-6120. 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 March 21, 2003. Agenda, roster, and minutes are available from Ms. Bonnie Campbell, Committee Management Officer, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2101 E. Jefferson Street, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland, 20852. Her phone number is
(301)594-1846. Minutes will be available after April 25, 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 research, and to promote improvements in clinical practice and in the organization, financing, and delivering of health care services. The council is composed of members of the public appointed by the Secretary and Federal *ex officio* members. II. Agenda On Friday, March 28, 2003, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the call to order by the Council Chairwoman. The Director, AHRQ, will present the status of the Agency's current research, programs, and initiatives. Tentative agenda items include AHRQ's research on health care costs, on long term care and on patient safety. The official agenda will be available on AHRQ's website at *www.ahrq.gov* no later than March 5, 2003. The meeting will adjourn at 4 p.m. Dated: February 26, 2003. Carolyn M. Clancy, Director. [FR Doc. 03-5782 Filed 3-10-03; 8:45 am]
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