AQA Report of the Data Sharing and Aggregation Workgroup
January 12, 2006
The Data Sharing and Aggregation Workgroup reviewed and revised the Data Sharing and Aggregation Principles, the National Health Data Stewardship, and Proposed Pilot Projects documents. The workgroup also succeeded in implementing Phase 1 of pilot projects – to secure some initial funding and accept letters of interest from existing coalitions.
Objectives for the session:
- Review and endorse the revised Data Sharing and Aggregation Principles (Tab A)
- Review and discuss the National Health Data Stewardship Board document in regard to the release of the IOM Report, Performance Measurement: Accelerating Improvement, and its recommendations. (Tab B)
Materials:
TAB A: Principles and National Health Data Stewardship Board
TAB B: Proposed Pilot Projects
TAB C: Supporting documents
- Summaries of Data Sharing and Aggregation Workgroup calls
Data Sharing and Aggregation Workgroup Members:
Chairs
David C. Kibbe, AAFP
George J. Isham, HealthPartners, Inc.
Members
Michael S. Barr, ACP
Jim Bellows, KP-Care Management Institute
Karin Bierstein, ASA
Carmella Bocchino, AHIP
Bill Braithwaite, EHealth Initiative
Kathryn Coltin, Measures to Market
Kelly Cronin, HHS
Tim Cuerdon, ACP
Louis H. Diamond, Thomson Medstat
Jill Epstein, AGS
Kathe Fox, Aetna
Irene Fraser, AHRQ
Andrea Gelzer, CIGNA
Thomas A. Granatir, Humana Inc.
David Gregg, Mercer Human Resource Consulting
Paul Herther, Empire BlueCross BlueShield
Bruce Kruger, AAAAI
Peter V. Lee, PBGH
Janet M. Marchibroda, EHealth Initiative
Lee Newcomer, Ingenix/ United Healthcare
Erin O'Brien, AMA
Eileen O'Connor, Health Net
Chris Queram, Wisconsin Collaborative For Health Care Quality
David Rahill, Mercer Human Resource Consulting
Mark Rattray, UnitedHealthcare Group
Stephan S. Rodgers, UnitedHealth Group
William Rollow, CMS
Alan B. Rosenberg, WellPoint Health Networks
Stephen Schmaltz, JCAHO
Paul Schyve, JCAHO
Gerald M. Shea, AFL-CIO
Alan Sokolow, Empire BlueCross BlueShield - Wellchoice
Kenneth Sperling, CIGNA
Bruce Taffel, BCBS of Tennessee
Phyllis Torda, NCQA
Reed V. Tuckson, UnitedHealth Group
Andrew Webber, National Business Coalition on Health
John White, AHRQ
Nancy Wilson, AHRQ
Daniel B. Wolfson, ABIM Foundation

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