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Process for the Selection and Chartering of Value Exchanges

Step One:

Reviewers will be identified from Quality Alliance Steering Committee Expansion and Infrastructure Workgroups (see list below) and supplemented as needed to make 3-4 five member review teams.

Step Two:

Reviewers will be assigned to teams such that each team is comprised of one purchaser/employer, one health plan representative, one provider representative, one consumer representative, and one non-AHRQ federal employee. Each team will be supplemented as needed to include Quality Improvement Organization and Health Information Exchange expertise.

Step Three:

Two month enrollment period opens September 1 with application and instructions posted on AHRQ website.

Step Four:

Notice of open enrollment placed on HHS website.

Step Five:

Email sent to all Community Leaders notifying them of enrollment and application posting.

Step Six:

Conference call of reviewers conducted to explain process, timelines, and scoring instructions.

Step Seven:

Each application screened by AHRQ staff for Community Leader designation.

Step Eight:

Applications assigned to specific teams with conflicts of interest minimized. If feasible, each application reviewed by two teams (assumes 30 applicants and maximum of 15 applications per team).

Step Nine:

Applications assigned and scored as they are submitted.

Step 10:

AHRQ staff average each applicant’s average scores by function.

Step 11:

A grid of applicants’ average scores by function presented to the AHRQ Director to make final decision of how many and which applicants will be chartered at the end of the first month and at the close of the enrollment period. Attempts will be made to maximize geographical and population diversity.

Step 12:

Total group of VEs selected to be chartered presented to entire group of reviewers without scores for final reactions and sign off.

Step 13:

Plans to publically announce those selected established (press releases, press conference, etc.)

Step 14:

Selected entities notified and arrangements for public announcements finalized.

Step 15:

Signed charters readied for distribution.

Step 16:

Distribution mechanism finalized.

REVIEWERS from QUALITY ALLIANCE STEERING COMMITTEE WORKGROUPS

Representation Type	Quality Alliance Expansion Work Group	Quality Alliance Infrastructure Work Group
Chair	Peter Lee, CEO Pacific Business Group on Health San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel: 415-615-6368 Fax: 415-281-0960 plee@pbgh.org Assistant: Alison Park Tel: 415-615-6308 apark@pbgh.org	Chris Queram, President/CEO Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality P. O. Box 258100 Madison,WI 53725-8100 Tel: 608-250-1505 Fax: TBA cqueram@wchq.org Assistant: TBA
Physician Leaders	Bruce Bagley, MD Medical Dir., Quality Improvements AAFP 11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway Leewood, KS 66211 Tel: 913-906-6000 x4120 Fax: TBA bbagley@aafp.org Assistant: Chris Donahue Tel: 913-906-6000 x4149 cdonahue@aafp.org	Jeff Rich, MD Chairman, Society of Thoracic Surgeons The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 633 N. Saint Clair Street, Suite 2320 Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 202-5800 Fax: (312) 202-5801 ALSO: Mid-Atlantic Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Ltd. 400 W. Brambleton Ave., Suite 200 Norfolk, VA 23510 Tel: 757- 622-2677 Fax: 757-623-2707 rich@macts.com
Hospital Leaders	Elliot Sternberg, MD SVP and Chief Medical Officer St. Joseph Health System 500 South Main Street, STE 1000 Orange, CA 92868 Tel: 714/347-7500 Fax: TBA e-mail: TBA Assistant: TBA
Purchasing Coalitions	Louise Probst, Executive Director Gateway Purchasers Coalition for Health 8888 Ladue Road, Suite 250 St. Louis, MO 63124 Tel: 314-721-7800 Fax: 314-721-6874 fax lprobst@stlbhc.org Assistant: TBA	Andrew Webber,President National Business Coalition on Health 1015 18th Street N.W., Suite 730 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 202-775-9300 ex. 20 Tel 2: 202-955-5102 Fax: TBA Mobile: 202-701-5860 awebber@nbch.org Assistant: Maria Cornejo Tel: TBA Washington, DC
Purchasers/ Employer	Lawrence M. Becker,Director-Benefits Xerox Corporation 100 Clinton Ave. Xrx2-027 Rochester, New York 14604-1801 Tel: 585-423-5653 Fax: 216-423-3915 Lawrence.m.becker@usa.xerox.com Assistant: TBA	Margaret Stanley, Executive Director Puget Sound Health Alliance Washington
Health Plans	Reed Tuckson, MD Senior Vice President United Health Care 9900 Bren Road East Minnetonka, MN 55343 Tel: 952-936-1253 Fax: TBA Reed_Tuckson@uhc.com Assistant: Jane Devine Tel: 952-936-1256	Jeffrey L. Kang, MD Senior Vice President, Clinical Programs & Policies Medical Management Cigna Health Care 900 Cottage Groave Road, B227 Hartford, Connecticut0615201136 Tel: 860-226-2550 Fax: 860-226-4363 Jeff.kang@cigna.com Assistant: (name) Tel: 860-226-1567
QIOs	Jennifer P. Lundblad, PhD, MBA President and CEO Stratis Health 2901 Metro Drive, Suite 400 Bloomington, MN 55425 Tel: 952- 853-8523 Fax: 952- 853-8503 JLUNDBLAD@mnqio.sdps.org Assistant: TBA	Marc H. Bennett, President and CEO HealthInsight 348 East 4500 South, Suite 300 Salt Lake City, Utah 84107 Tel: 801-892-0155 Fax: 801-892-0160
Collaboratives	Marc Overage, MD, PhD President and CEO Regenstrief Institute, Inc. 1050 Wishard Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46203 Tel: 317-630-7070 Mobile: 317-490-4911 Fax: 317-630-6962 moverhage@regenstrief.org Assistant: Sandy Poremba Tel: 317-630-7070	Barbara Rabson, Executive Director Massachusetts, Health Quality Partners Watertown, MA02471 Tel: 617-972-9071 Fax: 617-972-9474 e-mail: TBA
Group Practices	George Isham, MD Medical Director Health Partners 8100 34th AvenueSouth Minneapolis, MN 55440 Tel: 952-883-6805 george.j.isham@healthpartners.com Assistant: TBA	Scott Young, MD Kaiser Care Management Institute California
Consumer/Patient Advocates/Labor	Elizabeth (Betsy) Gilbertson, President Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union Welfare Fund (H.E.R.E.I.U.) 1901 S. Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 101 Las Vegas, NV 89104-1309 Tel: 702-892-7331 Mobile: 805-680-7786 ebgfund@earthlink.net Assistant: Myra Lundin mlundin@hereiu-fund-lv.com	Katherine Browne, Director National Partnership for Women & Families 1875 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20009 Tel: 202-986-2600 Tel 2: 202-238-4820 Mobile: 202-257-1518 Fax: 202-986-2539 kbrowne@nationalpartnership.org Assistant: Debbie Wilkes wilkesd@nationalpartnership.org
CMS	Jane Thorpe, JD, Office of Policy Michael Rapp, MD, JD, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality	Jane Thorpe Michael Rapp

REVIEWERS LISTED BY TYPE

PROVIDERS

• Bruce Bagley MD

• Jeff Rich MD

• Elliot Sternberg MD

• Marc Overhage, MD PhD

• Scott Young MD

HEALTH PLANS

• Reed Tuckson, MD

• Jeff Kang, MD

• George Isham, MD

EMPLOYERS/PURCHASERS

• Peter Lee

• Louise Probst

• Andrew Webber

• Larry Becker

CONSUMERS

• Betsy Gilbertson

FEDERAL (non-AHRQ)

• Jane Thorpe

• Mike Rapp

MISC

• Chris Queram

• Margaret Stanley

• Jennifer Lundblad

• Marc Bennett

• Barbra Rabson