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COMMITTEE ON SUMMARY MEASURES OF POPULATION HEALTH
Harvey V. Fineberg,
M.D.,
Ph.D.
(Chair),
Provost, Harvard University
Mohammed Akhter,
M.D.,
Executive Director,
American Public Health Association
Norman Daniels,
Ph.D.,
Professor of Philosophy,
Tufts University
Dennis Fryback,
Ph.D.,
Professor of Preventive Medicine,
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Dean Jamison,
Ph.D.,
Director,
Center for Pacific Rim Studies, University of California Los Angeles
Mary Mundinger,
Dr.P.H.,
*
Dean
and
Centennial Professor of Health Policy,
Columbia University
Paige R. Sipes-Metzler,
D.P.A.,
Manager of Quality Management,
Regence Blue Cross and Blue Shield Oregon
Staff
Marthe R. Gold,
M.D.,
M.P.H.,
Project Consultant,
Chair,
Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, City University of New York Medical Center
Marilyn J. Field,
Ph.D.,
Study Director
and
Deputy Director,
Health Care Services
Dana Caines,
Administrative Assistant (September–December 1997)
Cecilia Rossiter,
Administrative Assistant (January–March 1998)
Kay Harris,
Financial Associate
Acknowledgments
In developing this short report, the committee and staff particularly benefited from the experience and expertise of the presenters and other participants in the workshop the committee convened on December 12 and 13, 1997, in Washington, D.C. Appendix A lists the workshop participants, presenters, and agenda
This report was subject to independent review by a group of outside experts chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical knowledge. The purpose of this review, which was conducted in accord with procedures established and overseen by the Report Review Committee of the National Research Council, was to assist the report authors and the IOM in producing a published report that met institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The content of the review comments and the draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. On behalf of the Institute of Medicine, the study committee wishes to think the following individuals for this participation in the review of this report: David Kindig, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison School of Medicine; John Ludden, M.D., Harvard Pilgrim Health Care; Donald Marazzo, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health; Jean-Claude Poullier, Ph.D., Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; Steven Teutsch, M.D., Merck and Company, Inc.; Hugh Tilson, M.D., Glaxo Wellcome Company; Alan Williams, Ph.D., University of York (United Kingdom); and Michael Wolfson, Ph.D., Statistics Canada. These reviewers provided many constructive comments and suggestions, but responsibility for the final content of this report rests solely with the Committee on Summary Measures of Population Health and the Institute of Medicine.
Linda Bailey, J.D., the project officer for the study at the Department of Health and Human Services, helped in many ways with the study. The committee also benefited from discussions with a DHHS working group on measures of population health. Members included Yen-pin Chiang, Ph.D., Matthew McKenna, M.D., M.P.H.., Gregory Pappas, M.D., Ph.D., James Schuttinga, Ph.D., and Fred Seitz, Ph.D. Dr. Chiang organized a meeting on topics related to summary measures that made it possible for a number of additional experts to attend the Institute of Medicine (IOM) workshop. Earlier, DHHS, Jo Ivey Boufford, M.D., and Kristine McCoy helped establish directions for the project and, generally, made the study possible. At the IOM, Christopher Howson, Ph.D., spent many months negotiating the framework for the study. Claudia Carl, Mike Edington, and Evelyn Simeon assisted at various stages in the project.
