Report of the Data Sharing and Aggregation Workgroup April 26, 2006 On the recommendation of the AQA Steering Committee and approval at the January 2006 meeting, the Data Sharing and Aggregation Workgroup established a subgroup on health information technology (HIT Subgroup). The HIT Subgroup developed a mission statement, scope of work, principles, and an HIT glossary. The Data Sharing and Aggregation Workgroup has reviewed the documents and is recommending endorsement by the AQA. Additionally, the Data Sharing and Aggregation Workgroup revised the Health Data Stewardship Board document in light of the December 2005 publication of the IOM Report, Performance Measurement: Accelerating Improvement and interest by the workgroup to focus on the scope of work and potential existing entities that could fulfill their role. The AQA pilot project has also initiated the implementation efforts in the six pilot sites. The six sites were announced publicly March 1, 2006 and are on target to begin collecting data in May/ June 2006. Objectives for the session: Review and endorse the revised National Health Data Steward document (TAB A) Review and endorse the HIT Subgroup mission, principles, and HIT glossary (TAB B) Discuss update on the AQA pilot project (TAB C) Materials: TAB A: National Health Data Steward National Health Data Steward document Chart comparing the IOM report and National Health Data Steward HIPAA Definition of a Standard Setting Organization TAB B: HIT Subgroup Mission and scope Principles for HIT and Measurement Aggregation HIT glossary TAB C: AQA Pilot Project Pilot Project Update AQA press release CMS press release Pilot site description Phoenix Regional Health Care Value Measurement Initiative, Phoenix Arizona California Cooperative Healthcare Reporting Initiative, San Francisco CA Indiana Health Information Exchange, Indianapolis, IN Massachusetts Health Quality Partners, Watertown MA Minnesota Community Measurement, St. Paul, MN Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality, Madison WI TAB D: Supporting documents Data Sharing and Aggregation Principles for Performance Measurement and Reporting Summary of February 14, 2006 Data Sharing and Aggregation Workgroup call Summary of April 5, 2006 Data Sharing and Aggregation Workgroup call Summary of April 19, 2006 Data Sharing and Aggregation Workgroup call Summary of March 6, 2006 HIT Subgroup call Summary of March 21, 2006 HIT Subgroup call AQA Data Sharing and Aggregation Workgroup Members: Chairs David Kibbe American Academy of Family Physicians George Isham HealthPartners, Inc. Members Mureen Allen American College of Physicians Michael Barr American College of Physicians Michael Beaumont American College of Orthopedic Surgeons Karin Bierstein American Society of Anesthesiologists Joel Brill American Gastroenterology Association Mary Cantu Alcon Laboratories Kathryn Coltin Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Kelly Cronin Office of the Nat' Coordinator for HIT, HHS Tim Cuerdon American College of Physicians Department of Scientific Policy and Quality Vanessa Cullins Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health Cheryl Damberg Pacific Business Group on Health Louis Diamond Thomson Medstat Jill Epstein American Geriatrics Society Irene Fraser AHRQ Andrea Gelzer CIGNA Corporation Thomas Granatir Humana Inc. David Gregg Mercer Human Resource Consulting Paul Herther Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield David Hopkins Pacific Business Group on Health Elizabeth Hoy American Academy of Otolaryngology - Health and Neck Surgery George Isham HealthPartners Erin Kaleba AMA Bruce Kruger American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Robert Krughoff Consumer’s Checkbook Lisa Latts WellPoint Peter Lee Pacific Business Group on Health Julie Lewis American College of Surgery Ann Marie Lynch Advanced Medical Technologies Association Janet Marchibroda EHealth Initiative Roberto Martinez Capital District Physicians Health Plan Lee Newcomer Ingenix/ United Healthcare Jennifer Padberg Infectious Disease Society of America Mary Patton Association of American Medical Colleges Oleg Pianyhk American College of Surgeons Chris Queram Wisconsin Collaborative For Health Care Quality Mark Rattray UnitedHealthcare Paul Schyve Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Gerald M. Shea AFL-CIO Kenneth Sperling CIGNA HealthCare Bruce Taffel BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Phyllis Torda National Committee for Quality Assurance Reed Tuckson UnitedHealth Group Clifford Waldman Capital District Physicians Health Plan Richard Ward BCBS Michigan Andrew Webber National Business Coalition on Health John White AHRQ Nancy Wilson AHRQ Daniel Wolfson ABIM Foundation

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