Appendix D: Technical Expert Panel and Peer Reviewers
Table 1A. Technical Expert Panel Members*
| Name |
Institution |
| John Bertko, FSA., MAA |
Humana, MedPac |
| Mike Chernew, PhD |
University of Michigan |
| Kathy Coltin |
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care |
| Francois De Brantes |
Bridges to Excellence |
| Robert Greene, MD |
Rochester Individual Practice Association (RIPA) |
| William Greene, PhD |
Stern School of Business |
| George Isham, MD |
HealthPartners |
| Joe Newhouse, PhD |
Harvard University |
| Don Nielsen |
American Hospital Association |
| Greg Pawlson, MD, MPH |
National Committee for Quality Assurance (HCQA) |
| Bill Thomas, PhD |
University of Southern Maine |
*Service as a technical expert does not imply endorsement of the report
Table 1B. Stakeholders
AQA (Formerly known as Ambulatory Quality Alliance)
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Illinois
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Health Partners
Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA)/Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH)
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO)
Leapfrog
National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH)
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
National Quality Forum (NQF)
The Alliance
Tufts Health Plan
Table 1C. Peer Reviewers
| Name |
Institution |
| Karen Adams, PhD |
NQF |
| Michel Belman, MD, MPH |
WellPoint |
| John Bott, MSSW, MBA |
The Alliance |
| Janet Corrigan, PhD, MBA |
NQF |
| Tammy Fisher, MPH |
IHA |
| Pamela Kanda |
American Medical Association (AMA) |
| John Kingsdale, PhD |
Tufts Health Plan |
| Michael Rapp, MD |
CMS |
| Barbara Rudolph, PhD, MSSW |
Leapfrog Group |
| Sarah Hudson Scholle, DrPH, MCQA |
NCQA |
| Margaret Van Amringe |
JCAHO |
| Andy Webber, MBA |
NBCH |
| Kevin Weiss, MD, MPH, FACP |
AQA |
| Carol Wilhoit, MD, MS |
BCBS of Illinois |
| Reva Winkler, MD, MPH |
NQF |
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