National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality Request for Nominations

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is looking for seven new members to be on the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality. The agency is seeking individuals who:  (1) are distinguished in the conduct of research, demonstration projects, and evaluations with respect to health care; (2) are distinguished in the fields of health care quality research or health care improvement; (3) are distinguished in the practice of medicine; (4)  are distinguished in other health professions; (5) represent the private health care sector (including health plans, providers, and purchasers) or are distinguished as administrators of health care delivery systems; (6) are distinguished in the fields of health care economics, information systems, law, ethics, business, or public policy; and (7) represent the interests of patients and consumers of health care. The council provides advice and recommendations to the agency’s director and to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on priorities for a national health services research agenda. Nominations should be sent by email to Jaime Zimmerman at NationalAdvisoryCouncil@ahrq.hhs.gov.