The National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality provides advice and recommendations to the Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and to the
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), on priorities for a national health services research agenda.
Overview | Meetings | Reports | Members | NAC Coordinators
Overview
The 21-member panel is comprised of private-sector experts who contribute a varied perspective on the health care system and the most important questions that AHRQ's research should address in order to promote improvements in the quality, outcomes, and cost-effectiveness of clinical practice. The private-sector members represent health care plans, providers, purchasers, consumers, and researchers.
Also serving in an ex-officio capacity are principal representatives of seven Federal agencies that address health care system issues: The National Institutes of Health (NIH); the Department of Defense (Health Affairs) (DoD); the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); the Office of Personnel Management (OPM); the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS, formerly the Health Care Financing Administration [HCFA]); and the Assistant Secretary for Health.
Private-sector members are appointed by the Secretary, HHS, to serve 3-year terms. A list of current members follows. Biographies are available as a group or individually by selecting the member's name.
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Meetings
Council meetings are open to the public. Meetings are usually held at the AHRQ Conference Center, First Floor, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD, 20850. Please check the Federal Register Notice of Public Meeting to confirm meeting times and location. The next meeting will be held on April 13, 2012.
Summaries of recent meetings, including slide presentations and video:
November 4, 2011
July 22, 2011
April 8, 2011
Meeting minutes:
July 22, 2011
April 8, 2011
November 5, 2010
July 23, 2010
April 9, 2010
November 13, 2009
Future National Advisory Council meetings are scheduled for:
July 13, 2012
November 9, 2012
April 12, 2013
July 26, 2013
November 15, 2013
Testimony on comparative effectiveness research was taken at the April 3, 2009, meeting.
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Reports
National Advisory Council Subcommittee: Identifying Health Care Quality Measures for Medicaid-Eligible Adults—Background Report
National Advisory Council Subcommittee: Identifying Quality Measures for Medicaid-Eligible Adults—Background Report
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Members
Mitra Behroozi, J.D. (2013)
Executive Director
1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds
330 West 42nd Street—31st Floor
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (646) 473-6060
E-mail: mitra.behroozi@1199funds.org
Paul N. Casale, M.D., F.A.C.C. (2013)
Medical Director of Quality
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Lancaster General Hospital
555 N. Duke Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: (717) 544-4890
E-mail: pncasale@lghealth.org
Helen Darling, M.A. (2012)
President
National Business Group on Health
20 F Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 558-3005
Fax: (202) 628-9244
E-mail: darling@businessgrouphealth.org
Louise-Marie Dembry, M.D., M.S., M.B.A. (2012)
Associate Professor
Co-Director, Department of Quality Improvement Support Services
Yale-New Haven Hospital
20 York Street, HB 503
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: (203) 688-4634
Fax: (203) 688-2823
E-mail: dembry@ynhh.org
Silvia M. Ferretti, D.O. (2012)
Provost, Senior Vice President, and Dean of Academic Affairs
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
1858 West Grandview Boulevard
Erie, PA 16509-1025
Phone: (814) 866-6641
Fax: (814) 866-8411
Helen W. Haskell, M.A. (2012)
Founder and President
Mothers Against Medical Error
155 South Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29205
Phone: (803) 254-8804
E-mail: haskell.helen@gmail.com
Ardis Dee Hoven, M.D. (2012)
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Immediate Past Chair
American Medical Association Board of Trustees
BlueGrass Care Clinic
2912 Sweet William Court
Lexington, KY 40502
Phone: (859) 323-5544
E-mail: ardis.hoven@ama-assn.org
Andrea H. McGuire, M.D., M.B.A. (2013)
Chief Medical Officer
Vice President, Medical and Network Management
American Enterprise Group, Inc.
601 6th Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50334
Phone: (515) 245-2156
E-mail: Andy.McGuire@AmericanEnterprise.com
Welton O'Neal, Jr., Pharm.D. (2012)
Senior Director of Medical External Affairs and Clinical Science Outcomes
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
750 9th Street, NW, Suite 575
Washington DC 20001
Phone: (202) 649-4007
E-mail: woneal@tpna.com
Christopher Queram, M.A. (2013)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality
P.O. Box 628578
Middleton, WI 53562
Phone: (608) 826-6837
E-mail: cqueram@wchq.org
Katherine A. Schneider, M.D., M.Phil. (2012)
Senior
Vice President
AtlantiCare Health System
1001 South Grand Street, Suite 100
Hammonton, NJ 08037
Phone: (609) 704-6935
Fax: (609) 704-7459
E-mail: katherine.schneider@AtlantiCare.org
Alan R. Spitzer, M.D. (2013)
Senior Vice President for Research, Education, and Quality
MEDNAX Services/Pediatrix Medical Group/American Anesthesiology
1301 Concord Terrace
Sunrise, FL 33323
Phone: (954) 384-0175, ext. 5660
Fax: (954) 337-2787
E-mail: alan_spitzer@pediatrix.com
Jeffery Thompson, M.D., M.P.H. (2013)
Chief Medical Officer
Medicaid Purchasing Administration
Department of Social and Health Services
State of Washington
626 8th Avenue, S.E.
Olympia, WA 98504-5502
Phone: (360) 725-1612
E-mail: thompj@dshs.wa.gov
Janet S. Wyatt, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.P. (2013)
Executive Director
Institute of Pediatric Nursing
800 South Frederick Avenue, Suite 204
Gaithersburg, MD 20877-4152
Phone: (888) 641-2767
Fax: (301) 330-1504
E-mail: jwyatt@ipedsnursing.org
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NAC Coordinators
Jaime Zimmerman, MPH
NAC Coordinator
Office of the Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (301) 427-1456
E-mail: jaime.zimmerman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Karen Brooks
Office of the Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (301) 427-1801
E-mail: karen.brooks@ahrq.hhs.gov
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Current as of January 2012
Internet Citation:
National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/about/council.htm
540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 