
Personalized Health Care Expert Panel Meeting: Summary Report
Contents
Demonstrating Clinical Validity and Utility
Demonstrating Value
Reducing Health Disparities
Educating and Engaging Providers and Consumers
Using Databases to Build Evidence, Inform Decisions

Obesity and American Indians/Alaska Natives
Contents
Introduction
Literature Review
Prevalence
Contributing Factors
Consequences of Obesity
Intervention Research
Federal Agency Activities
Site Visit to Gila River Indian Community
Directions for Future Research

Analysis of Supply, Distribution, Demand, and Access Issues Associated with Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV)
Contents
IGIV Supply and Distribution - Key Findings
IGIV Demand - Key Fundings
IGIV Access Problems- Key Fundings

Adolescent Time Use, Risky Behavior and Outcomes: An Analysis of National Data
Adolescent Time Use, Risky Behavior and Outcomes: An Analysis of National Data
Nicholas Zill, Christine Winquist Nord, and Laura Spencer Loomis
Westat, Inc.
September 11, 1995
For the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Child Care Quality: Does It Matter and Does It Need to be Improved?
Child Care Quality:
Does it Matter and Does It Need to be Improved?
Executive Summary
Contents
Does the Quality of Child Care Have Meaningful Effects on Childrens Developmental Outcomes?
What Is the Quality of Care in the United States?
Is There a Case for Public Investment in Quality Child Care?
Conclusions

Health Care in Transition: Technology Assessment in the Private Sector
Health Care in Transition:
Technology Assessment in the Private Sector
Prepared by:
Richard Rettig of the RAND Corporation
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
July, 1996.

Analysis and Proposed Actions Regarding the NBAC Report: Research Involving Persons with Mental Disorders That May Affect Decisionmaking Capacity
This document presents the findings and proposals of a multi-agency Working Group (WG) convened by the Office of Science Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation to develop a proposed response by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) Report entitled Rese


HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. V. Agency Administrative Complaint Procedures
OPHS has developed administrative mechanisms to allow affected persons to seek and obtain correction of disseminated information that does not comply with OMB, HHS and OPHS guidelines.
Responsibility of the Complainant
To seek a correction of information disseminated by the agency, individuals should follow the procedures described below.


HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. IV. Agency Quality Assurance Policies, Standards, and Processes for Ensuring the Quality of Information Disseminated to the Public
It is OPHS policy to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information that it disseminates to the public according to the standards set forth in the OMB, HHS and OPHS guidelines. OPHS offices strive to provide information that is accurate, reliable, clear, complete, unbiased, and useful. OPHS offices are committe


HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. II. Scope and Applicability of Guidelines for Agency/Office
Types of Information Disseminated by the Agency to the Public
The pre-dissemination review described in the guidelines only applies to information disseminated on or after October 1, 2002. The administrative mechanism for correction applies to information that the agency disseminates on or after October 1, 2002, regardless of when the agency f


HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. I. Office Mission
The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) provides leadership to the nation on public health and science, and communicates on these subjects to the American people. OPHS is led by the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH), whose chief interest is promoting, protecting, and improving the nation's health. This role encompasses responsibilities a


HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. I. Office Mission
The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) advises the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on policy development in health, disability, human services, and science, and provides advice and analysis on economic policy. ASPE leads special initiatives, coordinates the Department's evaluation, research and demonstr


HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. Endnotes
1 In general, grantees own the data generated by or resulting from a grant-supported project. Special terms and conditions of the award may specify alternative rights, e.g., under a cooperative agreement or if there are shared rights to data. Except as otherwise provided in the terms and conditions of the award, the grantee is free to copyright


HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. VII. Influential Scientific, Financial, and Statistical Information
The OMB Information Quality Guidelines require that "influential" scientific, financial, or statistical information in official Government documents must be based on studies that can be substantially reproduced if the original or supporting data were to be independently reanalyzed using the same methods.


HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. VI. Agency Administrative Complaint Procedures
NIH has developed administrative procedures to allow affected persons to seek and obtain correction of disseminated information that does not comply with OMB, HHS, and NIH guidelines (See NIH Manual Chapter 1185). Additional guidance on appropriate responses can be obtained from the NIH website ( http://ospa.od.nih.gov/infoquality.html ), particul


HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. III. Types of Information Disseminated by NIH to the Public
Each year, NIH components produce 400 or more publications of various types, and about 140,000 static Web pages. All publications that carry the NIH imprimatur, i.e. are considered official NIH publications or releases, must follow NIH policy and procedures for preparation, review, approval, and distribution (see Section V). The types of informati


HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. I. Agency Mission
Founded in 1887, today NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers, and the Federal focal point for medical research in the U.S. NIH, comprised of 27 separate Institutes and Centers, is 1 of 8 health agencies of the Public Health Service, which, in turn, is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).