AHRQ National Advisory Council to Meet July 26

Media Advisory: July 18, 2002

The National Advisory Council (NAC) for Healthcare Research and Quality will meet on Friday, July 26, 2002. The Council provides advice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) on matters related to AHRQ's customers and health services researchers.

The meeting, which is open to the public, will begin with an update on the status of the Agency's current research, programs, and initiatives. The Council will discuss these specific topics: research efforts directed at health care costs; health information technology and quality of care; and prevention.

Date: Friday, July 26, 2002

Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 800, Washington, DC 20201

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Registration: No prior registration is required.

For additional information, contact AHRQ Public Affairs, (301) 427-1364: Nancy Comfort, (301) 427-1866 (NComfort@ahrq.gov).

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Internet Citation:

AHRQ National Advisory Council to Meet July 26. Media Advisory, July 18, 2002. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2002/nac726pr.htm

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