Acknowledgments

Methodological Considerations in Generating Provider Performance Score

The authors gratefully acknowledge the following individuals who generously contributed their time and expertise to the development and review of this report:

• Peggy McNamara, John Bott, and Katherine Crosson, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
• Christine Amy, Pennsylvania Aligning Forces for Quality—South Central Pennsylvania.
• Jim Chase, Minnesota Community Management.
• Nancy Clarke, formerly with the Oregon Health Care Quality Corporation.
• R. Adams Dudley, University of California-San Francisco.
• Marc Elliott and Eric C. Schneider, RAND Corporation.
• Roberta Esmond, Renee Frazier, and Jill Nault, Healthy Memphis Common Table.
• Mary Gordon and Chris Queram, Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality.
• Judith Hibbard, University of Oregon.
• Aparna Higgins, America's Health Insurance Plans.
• Melinda Karp, Massachusetts Health Quality Partners.
• Susan McDonald, formerly with the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
• Ateev Mehrotra, RAND Corporation and the University of Pittsburgh.
• Betsy Mulvey, New York Quality Alliance.
• Carolyn Pare, Buyers Health Care Action Group (Minnesota).
• Devorah Rich, formerly with Greater Detroit Area Health Council.
• Dana Richardson, Wisconsin Hospital Association.
• Patrick Romano, University of California-Davis.
• Natasha Rosenblatt, Puget Sound Health Alliance.
• Dana Gelb Safran, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
• Dale Shaller, Shaller Consulting Group.
• Mark Sonnenborn, Minnesota Hospital Association.
• Ted van Glahn, Pacific Business Group on Health (California).