[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 139 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 37482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18231]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Notice of Health Care Policy and Research; Special Emphasis Panel
Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2) announcement is made of the following
special emphasis panel scheduled to meet during the month of August
1996:
Name: Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel.
Date and Time: August 15, 1996, 8:30 a.m..
Place: DoubleTree Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Conference Room
TBA, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Open August 15, 8:30 a.m. to 8:45
a.m. Closed for remainder of meeting.
Purpose: This Panel is charged with conducting the initial
review of grant applications proposing to develop and test quality
of care measures. The projects undertaken as a result of this RFA
will: 1) expand the conceptual and methodological basis for
developing quality measures, and 2) produce relevant, feasible,
reliable, valid, and rigorously tested sets of new quality measures
for comparison across different sites.
Agenda: The open session of the meeting on August 15, from 8:30
a.m. to 8:45 a.m., will be devoted to a business meeting covering
administrative matters. During the closed session, the committee
will be reviewing and discussing grant applications dealing with
health services research issues. In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, section 10(d) of 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2 and 5
U.S.C., 552b(c)(6), the Administrator, AHCPR, has made a formal
determination that this latter session will be closed because the
discussions are likely to reveal personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant applications. This information
is exempt from mandatory disclosure.
Anyone wishing to obtain a roster of members or other relevant
information should contact Linda Blankenbaker, Agency for Health
Care Policy and Research, Suite 400, 2101 East Jefferson Street,
Rockville, Maryland 20852, Telephone (301) 594-1437 x1603.
Agenda items for this meeting are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
Dated: July 12, 1996.
Clifton R. Gaus,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-18231 Filed 7-17-96; 8:45 am]
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