Initial National Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research (2009) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:
Appendix F: Committee Biographies
Appendix F: Committee Biographies
Pages 213-228
The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.
From page 213... ...
He chaired the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force from 1990 to 1995, the Institute of Medicine Committee to Study HIV Transmission through Blood Products, and the Institute of Medicine Committee on Health Effects Associated with Exposures Experienced in the Gulf War.
|
From page 214... ...
Her most recent book is Medicare Matters: What Geriatric Medicine Can Teach American Health Care. Kay Dickersin, M.A., Ph.D., is Professor of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Director of the Center for Clinical Trials.
|
From page 215... ...
Dr. Dickersin currently is engaged in or has recently completed projects funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Blue Shield California, the Cochrane Collaboration, and the Center for Medical Technology Policy.
|
From page 216... ...
Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Sciences Community (co-chair) , the NAS Committee to Study Engineering Aviation Security Environments, the NAS Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics, the Commission on Technology Assessment of the American College of Radiology, the Research Development Committee of the Radiology Society of North America, the HSDG Study Section of the Agency for Health Care Policy Research review panels of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health of the Food and Drug Administration, and technical expert panels for Health Care Financing Administration/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
|
From page 217... ...
He has spoken before various health stakeholder groups including the Association of Academic Health Centers, America's Health Insurance Plans, the World Health Care Congress, the National Business Group on Health, and others.
|
From page 218... ...
Helfand's work is funded by the Veterans Administration, the National Library of Medicine, Consumers Union, and the Society for Medical Decision Making. Maria Carolina Hinestrosa, M.P.H.,∗ is the executive vice president for Programs and Planning at the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC)
|
From page 219... ...
As plan medical director, he is responsible for quality and utilization management for HealthPartners Health Plan. He is a founding board member of the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, a collaborative of Twin Cities medical groups and health plans that is implementing clinical practice guidelines in Minnesota.
|
From page 220... ...
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice and chaired the IOM committees that authored the reports Priority Areas for National Action: Transforming Health Care Quality and The State of the USA Health Indicators.
|
From page 221... ...
She is an elected member of the Association of American Physicians, the American Epidemiological Society, and an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and she serves on a number of editorial and advisory boards, including the Board of the North American Menopause Society and the Scientific Advisory Board of the Harvard HealthLetter and Nutrition Action HealthLetter.
|
From page 222... ...
His research studies have focused on the economic and policy factors influencing medical treatment decisions and health outcomes; technological change in health care and its consequences for health and medical expenditures; and the relationship between health and economic well-being. He has previously served as a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a member of the National Academy of Sciences' National Cancer Policy Board, associate editor of the Journal of Health Economics, and coprincipal investigator of the Health and Retirement Study, a longitudinal study of the health and economic well-being of older Americans.
|
From page 223... ...
Committee on Reviewing Evidence to Identify Highly Effective Clinical Services. She does not receive compensation for any professional activity.
|
From page 224... ...
Dr. Selby's current research includes clinical comparative effectiveness studies in the areas of diabetes and hypertension care, with funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
|
From page 225... ...
Simpson has led studies of the safety, quality and effectiveness of care for children and adolescents, the role of health information technology in improving care for children, disparities in care for children and youth, the health policy response to childhood obesity, and the role of policies in advancing child health at both state and national levels. She was formerly the deputy director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Maternal and Child Health Director in Hawaii.
|
From page 226... ...
He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the National Council of Physician Executives of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and on the Chief Medical Officers Committee of America's Health Insurance Plans. He is also a member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
|
From page 227... ...
James N Weinstein, D.O., M.S., is the Dartmouth College Third Century Professor and director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, professor and chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dartmouth Medical School, and vice chair, Board of Governors, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
|
Key Terms
This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More
information on Chapter Skim is available.