Acknowledgments Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation The authors acknowledge and thank the following individuals who participated in interviews for this report. We are grateful for the time, knowledge, and expertise on self-management support programs that they so generously shared.Claudette Bean, RNDirector of Disease Management SystemsMedical Care DevelopmentGeorge BennettChairman and CEO, HealthDialogGregory Berg, PhDSenior Research ScientistMcKesson Health SolutionsJill BergerVice President, Health & Welfare PlanManagement & Design, MarriottTom Bodenheimer, MDAdjunct ProfessorDepartment of Family and Community MedicineUniversity of California, San FranciscoKaren BreyDirector of Disease ManagementOptima HealthJosh Chodosh, MDGreater Los Angeles Veterans AffairsHealthcare SystemKathleen ClarkCollaborative DirectorWashington State Diabetes CollaborativeIan Duncan, FSA, MAAA, BAPresident, Solucia ConsultingRon FinchDirector, Center for Prevention and Health ServicesNational Business Group on HealthJanie FlemmingVice President for Health and Medical AffairsBlue Care Network of MichiganJames F. Fries, MDProfessor, Medicine—Immunologyand Rheumatology, Stanford UniversityRobert Galvin, MDDirector, Global HealthcareGeneral ElectricVirginia GerlingDesign and Development GroupMcKesson Health SolutionsTeri GreenEquality Care ManagerOffice of HealthCare FinancingWyoming State Department of HealthSharon Haffarth, MD MPHAnthem Blue Cross Blue ShieldGeorge Heuser, MDSenior Medical Director, Sentara Health PlansBarbara HoffmanDirector, Medicare Health SupportCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDavid Hollis, MDChief Medical OfficerXLHealth's, Medicare's Health SupportProgram for TennesseeDavid HunsakerPresident, APS Public ProgramsVaughn KellerDirector, Health Behavior Laboratory, Health Services Center, HumanaDavid Killaby, MHAColumbia United ProvidersDavid LarsenDirector, Quality Improvement, SelectHealthPam Larson, MPHContent Manager of KPOnlineKaiser Permanente Care Management InstituteHarry Leider, MDChief Medical Officer, XLHealthAlfred LewisPresidentDisease Management Purchasing ConsortiumAnn LewisCEO, CareSouth CarolinaJohn LongProduct ManagementMcKesson Health SolutionsJack Mahoney, MDCorporate Medical Director, Pitney BowesRose MaljanianVice President, Clinical Product DevelopmentMagellan Health ServicesJay MazelskyVice President and General ManagerNew Ventures Business UnitPhilips Medical SystemsKathleen McDarbySenior Health Services AnalystAnthem Blue Cross Blue ShieldHope Sasek, RNManager of Patient-Centered CareKaiser Permanente Care Management InstituteJudith Schaefer, MPHTraining Consultant and ResearcherMacColl Institute for Healthcare InnovationJohn Seidenfield, MDMedical DirectorAnthem Blue Cross Blue ShieldChristobel SeleckyPresident, Disease Management Association of America;Executive Chairman, LifeMasters Supported SelfCare, Inc.Jaan Sidorov, MDMedical DirectorCare Coordination ProgramGeisinger Health PlanDavid Sobel, MDMedical Director of PatientEducation and Health PromotionKaiser Permanente of Northern CaliforniaDavid Stevens, MDSenior Medical Officer for Quality ImprovementAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityBob StoneExecutive Vice President, HealthwaysVictor Villagra, MDPresident, Health & Technology Vector, Inc.Kathleen WarnickProduct Management, McKesson Health SolutionsDennis WhiteSenior Vice President of Value-Based PurchasingNational Business Coalition on HealthKelly WhitingDirector, Utilization and Case Management ServicesSelectHealthReturn to ContentsProceed to Next Section Current as of November 2007 Internet Citation: Acknowledgments: Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation. November 2007. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/acknowledgements.html