5. Public Reporting as a Quality Improvement Strategy

Acknowledgments
We would like to acknowledge the guidance provided by our Technical Expert Panel and
consultants. Several people at the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center assisted us at various
stages with this report. They are: Elaine Graham, M.L.S; Robyn Paynter, M.L.S.; Leah Williams,
B.S.; Basmah Rahman, M.P.H.; Pau Motu’apuaka, B.S; Ngoc Wasson, M.P.H; Andrew
Hamilton, M.L.S., M.S.; and Gabriel Valles. We were also assisted by two consultants, Judith
Hibbard, Dr.P.H., and Ellen Peters, Ph.D., who shared their expertise with us. We would also
like to thank Mary Nix, M.S., M.T. (A.S.C.P.) S.B.B., and Peggy McNamara, M.S.P.H., at
AHRQ and the lead investigator for the Closing the Quality Gap series, Kathryn McDonald,
M.M., as well as the other investigators and AHRQ staff associated with the Closing the Quality
Gap series for their guidance.
Technical Expert Panel
Tanya Alteras
Associate Director, Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project
National Partnership for Women & Families
Washington, DC
Carol Cronin
Executive Director, Informed Patient Institute
Annapolis, MD
Joseph Francis, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief Quality and Performance Officer
Veterans Health Administration
Washington, DC
David Hopkins, Ph.D.
Director of Quality Measurement, Pacific Business Group on Health
San Francisco, CA
Vince Kerr, M.D.
President, Care Solutions at Uniprise, a United HealthCare Group Company
United Healthcare National Accounts
New York, NY
Jill LeMasters
Project Leader, Indiana Health Information Exchange
Indianapolis, IN
Dana Richardson, R.N., M.H.A.
Director, PCPI Operations
American Medical Association
Chicago, IL
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