Special thanks to Editorial Advisory Board member Debra Ness for her guidance with this issue.
David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P, director of the Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners Health Care System
Christine K. Cassel, M.D., president, American Board of Internal Medicine
Janet Corrigan, Ph.D., president and CEO, National Quality Forum
Don Goldmann, M.D., senior vice president, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Gordon Mosser, M.D., associate professor, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Debra L. Ness, M.S., president, National Partnership for Women and Families
Michael Rothman, senior consultant, Clinical Systems Improvement, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Paul Schyve, M.D., senior vice president, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Earl Steinberg, M.D., M.P.P., president, Resolution Health
Robert Wachter, M.D., professor and associate chairman, Dept. of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Anthony Shih, M.D., senior program officer for Program on Quality Improvement and Efficiency
Vida Foubister, M.A., M.Sc., and Douglas McCarthy, M.B.A., contributing editors
Martha Hostetter, M.F.A., managing editor, [email protected]
Editorial Advisory Board
David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P, director of the Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners Health Care System
Christine K. Cassel, M.D., president, American Board of Internal Medicine
Janet Corrigan, Ph.D., president and CEO, National Quality Forum
Don Goldmann, M.D., senior vice president, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Gordon Mosser, M.D., associate professor, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Debra L. Ness, M.S., president, National Partnership for Women and Families
Michael Rothman, senior consultant, Clinical Systems Improvement, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Paul Schyve, M.D., senior vice president, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Earl Steinberg, M.D., M.P.P., president, Resolution Health
Robert Wachter, M.D., professor and associate chairman, Dept. of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Editorial Team
Anthony Shih, M.D., senior program officer for Program on Quality Improvement and Efficiency
Vida Foubister, M.A., M.Sc., and Douglas McCarthy, M.B.A., contributing editors
Martha Hostetter, M.F.A., managing editor, [email protected]