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Appendix G: Committee Biographies
Pages 237-246

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From page 237...
... Dr. McNeil is also a member of the Blue Cross Technology Evaluation Commission; the Medicare Evidence Development Coverage Advisory Committee, of which she is chair; and the Council for Performance Measurement for the Joint Commission.
From page 238...
... Allen Daniels, LISW, Ed.D., is professor of clinical psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He also is the chief executive officer of University Managed Care, which has two operational units: Alliance Behavioral Care, a regional managed behavioral health care organization, and UC HealthPartners, a medical disease management company.
From page 239...
... of the National Academies and she has been a member of numerous IOM and National Research Council committees, including the Committee on Research in Education (2002-2004) , the Committee on Reimbursement of Routine Patient Care Costs for Medicare Patients Enrolled in Clinical Trials (19981999)
From page 240...
... Hersh New Investigator Award, which recognizes the contribution of young scholars to the field of health services research. He also received the National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation award for excellence in health policy.
From page 241...
... He currently serves on the boards of directors of the following community-based organizations: Fenway Community Health, a community health center and research organization in Boston known for its work on HIV care and prevention, and Massachusetts Health Quality Partners, an organization currently focused on the public release of quality and patient care experience data. He is also a member of the Massachusetts Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth.
From page 242...
... He oversees corporate medical policy, clinical pharmacy programs, health improvement and quality resources, programs for clinical excellence, disease and care management, and health information technology to optimize care for members. His principal responsibilities include serving as the chief spokesperson on medical issues, guiding the corporate vision regarding quality of care and its measurements, leading efforts to assess cost of care performance and developing a strategy to foster further collaboration with physicians and hospitals to strengthen and improve patient care.
From page 243...
... , including as co-chair, the Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice (1995-1997) , and has co-chaired three Institute of Medicine committees (Committee on New Approaches to Early Detection of Breast Cancer: Accelerating the Flow from Concept to Clinic; Committee on Large-Scale Science and Cancer Research; and the Committee on Cancer Survivorship: Improving Care and Quality of Life After Treatment)
From page 244...
... Dr. Shak served on the board of an independent, nonprofit endowment dedicated to expanding access to Pulmozyme therapy to qualifying uninsured and underinsured cystic fibrosis patients.
From page 245...
... Dr. Steele is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences and the New England Surgical Society and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Surgical Association, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Society of Surgical Oncologists, the Commonwealth Fund, Healthcare Executive Network, the U.S.
From page 246...
... 246 KNOWING WHAT WORKS IN HEALTH CARE Committees.


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