National Advisory Council - Webcast (March 27, 2015)

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.                         Subcommittee Meeting for National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report

8:30 a.m. – 8:35 a.m.                         Call to Order and Approval of November 7, 2014, Meeting Summary

8:35 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.                       Director’s Update and Strategic Directions

                                                                Richard Kronick, Ph.D.

                                                                Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.                    BREAK

10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                    Selected Internal AHRQ Research on Access and Affordability

                                                                “Surgical Site Infections Following Ambulatory Surgery Procedures”

                                                                Claudia Steiner, M.D., M.P.H.

                                                                Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets

                                                                Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

                                                                “Hospital Inpatient Utilization Related to Opioid Overuse Among Adults, 1993-2012”

                                                                Raynard E. Washington, Ph.D., M.P.H.

                                                                Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets

                                                                Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

“Young Adults and the Affordable Care Act: The Impact of Dependent Care Coverage Expansion to Age 26"

                                                                Herbert S. Wong, Ph.D.

                                                                Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets

                                                                Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality              

11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.                    Public Comment

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.                    LUNCH

12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.                       Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Dissemination and Implementation

                                                                Sharon Arnold, Ph.D.

                                                                Deputy Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.                         Selected Internal AHRQ Research on Access and Affordability (continued)

                                                                “The Growing Gap Between Public and Private Payment Rates for Inpatient Hospital Care”*

                                                                Thomas M. Selden, Ph.D.

                                                                Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends

                                                                Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

                                                                “Does Public Insurance for Children Improve Single Mothers’ Health Care Use?”

                                                                Jessica Vistnes, Ph.D.

                                                                Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends

                                                                Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

                                                                "Many Families May Face Sharply Higher Costs if Public Health Insurance for Their Children Is Rolled Back" 

                                                                Edward Miller, Ph.D.

                                                                Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends

                                                                Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.                         Public Comment

2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.                         Chairman’s Wrap-up and NAC Input

2:45 p.m.                                               ADJOURNMENT