Subcommittee on Roles and Responsibilities
of Public/Private Purchasers
and Quality Oversight Organizations

Membership:

• Sandra Hernandez, M.D., Co-Chair
• Gail Warden, Co-Chair
• Robert Georgine
• Diane Graham
• Val Halamandaris, J.D.
• Marta Prado
• Kathleen Sebelius
• Steven Sharfstein, M.D.
• Sheldon Weinhaus, J.D.

Issues of Framework for the Subcommittee:

• responsibilities of public and private sector purchasers
• oversight structures, i.e., roles of various private sector accreditation bodies, state licensure, federal certification and qualification
• public and private sector roles in establishing performance standards
• roles of various organizations in producing comparitive performance data on health care organizations and providers

Background Papers (see Meetings section of website)

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