National Advisory Council: Meeting Summary

Minutes from the July 22, 2011, meeting of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ's) National Advisory Council (NAC) are available on this page.

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Contents

Call to Order; Approval of April 8, 2011, Summary Report
Director's Update
Collaboration, Including Partnership for Patients
Public Reporting on Quality
Public Comment
Chairman's Wrap-Up and Final NAC Member Comments
Adjournment

NAC Members Present

Bruce Siegel, M.D., M.P.H., National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (Chair)
Mitra Behroozi, J.D., 1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds
Paul N. Casale, M.D., The Heart Group, Lancaster General Hospital
Keely Cofrin Allen, Ph.D., Director, Office of Health Care Statistics, Utah Department of Health, and Executive Secretary, Utah Health Data Committee (by telephone)
Helen Darling, M.A., National Business Group on Health
Louise-Marie Dembry, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., Yale-New Haven Hospital
Nancy E. Donaldson, D.N.Sc., R.N., Center for Nursing Research & Innovation, University of California, San Francisco
Silvia M. Ferretti, D.O., Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (by telephone)
Arthur Garson, Jr., M.D., M.P.H., University of Virginia (by telephone)
Helen W. Haskell, Mothers Against Medical Error
Lisa M. Latts, M.D., M.B.A., M.S.P.H., WellPoint, Inc.
Andrea H. McGuire, M.D., M.B.A., American Enterprise Group, Inc.
Keith J. Mueller, Ph.D., The University of Iowa College of Public Health
Welton O'Neal, Jr., Pharm.D., Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
Christopher Queram, M.A., Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality
Katherine A. Schneider, M.D., M.Phil., AtlantiCare Health System
Xavier Sevilla, M.D., Manatee County Rural Health Services, Inc.
Alan R. Spitzer, M.D., Pediatrix Medical Group
Jeffery Thompson, M.D., M.P.H., Washington State Medicaid Purchasing Administration
Janet S. Wyatt, Ph.D., R.N., Institute of Pediatric Nursing

Alternate Present

Patrick Conway, M.D., Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Pauline Sieverding, M.P.A., Ph.D., J.D., Veterans Health Administration (for David Atkins)
Jane Sisk, Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AHRQ Staff Members Presents

Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., Director
Irene Fraser, Ph.D., Director, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets
Boyce Ginieczki, Ph.D., Acting Deputy Director
William B. Munier, M.D., M.B.A., Director, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Carol Sniegoski, M.S., M.P.H., Computer Scientist, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets
Jaime Zimmerman, M.P.H., NAC Coordinator
Karen Brooks, C.M.P., NAC Coordinator

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National Advisory Council: Meeting Summary

Internet Citation:

National Advisory Council: Meeting Summary, July 22, 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/about/nacminutes/nacmin072211.htm

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