AHRQ National Advisory Council To Meet July 24

The National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will meet on Friday, July 24. The Council provides advice to AHRQ's Director and to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on matters related to AHRQ. The meeting, which is open to the public, will begin with an update on the Agency's current research, programs, and initiatives.

The Council will discuss a report from its Subcommittee on Children's Healthcare Quality Measures in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which meets July 22-23; a report from the Comparative Effectiveness Research Methods Symposium, held June 1-2; the 2008 National Healthcare Quality Report and the 2008 National Healthcare Disparities Report; and AHRQ's new MONAHRQ system.

Date: Friday, July 24, 2009

Location:

Room 800
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Registration: No prior registration is required

Individuals with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations may contact Kaye Nitta, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, Program Support Center, by E-mail: Kaye.Nitta@psc.hhs.gov, voice/relay at (301) 443-1977, or TTY at (301) 443-1972.

Editor's Note: The agenda for the AHRQ National Advisory Council Subcommittee on Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Medicaid and CHIP meeting on July 22-23 at the Holiday Inn Capitol Hill, 500 C St. SW, Washington, DC, is available at https://www.ahrq.gov/chipra/.

For more information, please contact AHRQ Public Affairs: (301) 427-1855 or (301) 427-1866.

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