National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality

The National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality provides advice and recommendations to AHRQ's director and to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on priorities for a national health services research agenda.

Overview | Meetings | Members | NAC Coordinators

Overview

The 19-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 by selecting the member's name.

For more details about the Council, please visit the Council Charter Documents.

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Meetings

Council meetings are open to the public. Please check the Federal Register Notice of Public Meeting to confirm meeting times and location.

Review meeting minutes from 2015 to the present.

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Members

* Member is serving in a representative capacity.

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NAC Coordinators

Gopal Khanna, M.B.A.
Director
Phone: (301) 427-1200
Email: gopal.khanna@ahrq.hhs.gov

Jaime Zimmerman, MPH, PMP
Designated Management Official
Phone: (301) 427-1456
Email: jaime.zimmerman@ahrq.hhs.gov

Karen Brooks, CMP
NAC Coordinator
Phone: (301) 427-1801
Email: karen.brooks@ahrq.hhs.gov

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