Agedna of the July 25, 2002 NCVHS Workgroup on Quality Hearings

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FINAL AGENDA

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS

Workgroup on Quality

July 25, 2002

Hotel Monaco
225 North Wabash
Chicago, Illinois 60601
312-960-8500

Transcript

9:00 a.m.	Welcome and Introductions	Kathryn L. Coltin, Chair
9:15 a.m.	Working Session	Subcommittee
10:00 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m.	Overview of the National Healthcare Quality Report	Tom Reilly, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
10:45 a.m.	Discussion of the National Healthcare Quality Report Preliminary Measure Set: Panel 1	Jerod Loeb, Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Karen Kmetik, American Medical Association Paul Conlon, American Hospital Association
11:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m.	Discussion of the National Healthcare Quality Report Preliminary Measure Set: Panel 2	Jim Mortimer, Midwest Business Group on Health Walter Suarez, National Association of Health Data Organizations David Bergman, Foundation for Accountability (FACCT)/ Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
2:30 p.m.	Public Comment
4:00 p.m.	Adjourn

Times, topics, and speakers are subject to change. For final agenda, please call NCHS at (301) 458-4200 or visit the NCVHS Home Page at http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/

August 29, 2002