Appendix 2. Expert Meeting Agenda

Developing Quality of Care Measures for People with Disabilities: Summary of Expert Meeting

Agenda

April 15, 2010

9:15 a.m. Welcoming remarks—Carolyn Clancy, Francis D. Chesley, Lisa Iezzoni

9:30 a.m. Participant introductions

9:45 a.m. What are we talking about when we say "people with disabilities"? How are we defining people with disabilities?

10:15 a.m. What are the implications of that definition for quality measurement and specifying metrics? Discussion on research gaps and needs

11:00 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m. Given that definition of people with disabilities, what sources of scientific evidence are available to support measure development?

12:00 p.m. Working lunch/continue discussion of sources of scientific evidence and research gaps and needs

1:00 p.m. Which data sources could be used to identify populations of people with disabilities for quality measurement and to apply quality metrics? Discussion on research gaps and needs

2:00 p.m. What is the current state of the art/What are the existing metrics? Discussion on research gaps and needs

2:45 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. Continue discussion on research gaps and needs

3:30 p.m. Wrap-up summary of the day and next steps

4:00 p.m. Adjourn