Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council on Healthcare Quality Measurement
In November of 2020, the U.S. HHS Immediate Office of the Secretary requested that the AHRQ director form a Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council (SNAC) to focus on AHRQ's future investment in quality measurement. AHRQ's National Advisory Council (NAC) recommended AHRQ convene a Subcommittee to the National Advisory Council on Healthcare Quality Measurement.
The subcommittee's goal is to provide strategic direction and guidance to the NAC on AHRQ's role in quality measurement and future implementation of activities as they relate to AHRQ's mission as well as the broader set of measurement activities conducted within the HHS.
Overview | Members | SNAC Coordinators
Overview
The SNAC was convened in Spring 2021. The focus was on the different areas of quality measurement where AHRQ can innovate and improve healthcare delivery. A total of six SNAC meetings covered topics that related to AHRQ's role in the quality measurement field.
Topics covered included current activities, data gaps, actionability, stewardship, partnerships, and innovation.
AHRQ convened the SNAC to obtain strategic advice on how AHRQ could best drive improvements in the healthcare system leveraging AHRQ's experience and unique competencies in quality measurement. A summary of the SNAC discussions and recommendations provides advice to the NAC regarding ways in which AHRQ can have impact in the area of quality measurement in the future. The SNAC members were asked for input on the following issues:
- Given AHRQ's core competencies, what roles/functions (if any) should AHRQ play in the future in the quality measurement field to improve care for patients?
- What are the current measure related activities that AHRQ is engaged in that should be considered for retirement or reduction of effort?
- Are there new and/or different quality measurement activities that AHRQ should consider?
- How should AHRQ prioritize investments to make the most impact on improving care for patients?
The SNAC held a series of meetings to identify important gaps in the quality measurement field and to understand how AHRQ's expertise in quality measurement could have the greatest impact on improving care for patients. While the SNAC members agreed the field of quality measurement is complex, they noted that there are important opportunities where AHRQ could provide a unique contribution and have significant impact.
A list of current members follows. Biographies are available by selecting the member's name.
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Members
Richard Parrillo Family Professor of Healthcare Ethics
The University of Chicago Medicine
RAND Distinguished Chair in Healthcare Payment Policy, Principal Economist
RAND Corporation
Executive Director
MGH Stoeckle Center for Primary Care Innovation
Co-Chair, MGB Patient Experience Leaders
Distinguished Professor of Medicine and of Health Policy and Management
David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles
Subject Matter Expert
Associate Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Data Sciences, and Surgery
Stanford University
Chief Data Officer and Senior Advisor to the Director
Office of the Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Chief Quality and Clinical Transformation Officer, University Hospitals
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine and School of Nursing
Case Western Reserve University
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of California, Davis School of Medicine
Professor and Chair
Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics
University of Florida College of Medicine
Senior Program Advisor
Designated Management Official, National Advisory Council
Office of the Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
SNAC Coordinators
Mamatha Pancholi, M.S.
Designated Management Official
Phone: (301) 427-1470
Email: mamatha.pancholi@ahrq.hhs.gov
Jaime Zimmerman, M.P.H., PMP
Designated Management Official
Phone: (301) 427-1456
Email: jaime.zimmerman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Amy Rabin
SNAC Coordinator
Phone: (202) 486-3875
Email: amy.rabin@ahrq.hhs.gov
