[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 2682] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-1107] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Health Care Policy, Research, and Evaluation
Agency
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, HHS.
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 Health Care Policy, Research, and Evaluation.
Dates
The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 12, 1998 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Addresses
The meeting will be held at the Natcher Conference Center, National Institutes of Health, 45 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
For Further Information Contact
Nancy Foster, Coordinator of the Advisory Council at the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 502, Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 594- 1349 ext. 1307. If sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed, please contact Linda Reeves, Assistant Administrator for Equal Opportunity, AHCPR, on (301) 594-6655 ext. 1055 no later than February 8, 1998.
Supplementary Information
I. Purpose
Section 921 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c) establishes the National Advisory Council for Health Care Policy, Research, and Evaluation. The Council provides advice to the Secretary and the Administrator, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), on matters related to AHCPR activities to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health care services and access to such services through scientific research and the promotion of 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 Secretary and Federal ex-officio members.
II. Agenda
On Thursday, February 12, 1998, the meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m., with the call to order by the Council Chairman. The Administrator, AHCPR, will update the status of current Agency funding, programs, and initiatives. The Council will then discuss strategic directions for the Agency, ethical dilemmas in health services research, and how to assure AHCPR research is meeting the needs of clinicians. The meeting will adjourn at 4:00 p.m. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Dated: January 9, 1998. John M. Eisenberg, Administrator. [FR Doc. 98-1107 Filed 1-15-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-90-M