The National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which provides advice to the HHS secretary and the director of the agency will meet July 22. The Council consists of 21 members from the private sector and seven ex-officio members from other federal health agencies.
The meeting, which is open to the public, will begin with an update on the Agency’s research and programs and discussions of AHRQ collaborations and public reporting initiatives. The meeting will be webcast and the the meeting agenda is available on AHRQ’s website.
Contact: AHRQ Public Affairs: (301) 427-1866 or (301) 427-1855
Location:
AHRQ’s Eisenberg Conference Center
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
Date & time: July 22, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Seven new members will join the Council beginning with this meeting. They are:
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Mitra Behroozi, J.D., Executive Director, 1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds, New York, NY
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Paul N. Casale, M.D., F.A.C.C., Medical Director of Quality, and Chief, Division of Cardiology, Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA
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Andrea H. McGuire, M.D., M.B.A., Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Medical and Network Management, American Enterprise Group, Inc., Des Moines, IA
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Christopher Queram, M.A., President and Chief Executive Officer, Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality, Middleton, WI
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Alan R. Spitzer, M.D., Senior Vice President for Research, Education, and Quality, MEDNAX Services/Pediatrix Medical Group/American Anesthesiology, Sunrise, FL
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Jeffery Thompson, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Medical Officer, Medicaid Purchasing Administration, Department of Social and Health Services, Olympia, WA
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Janet S. Wyatt, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.P., Executive Director, Institute of Pediatric Nursing, Gaithersburg, MD