National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Authors: Karen Chaves (Lead Author - AHRQ), Irim Azam (AHRQ), and Rachel Rosmarin (AHRQ).
Primary AHRQ Staff: Andrew Bindman, Sharon Arnold, Jeff Brady, Erin Grace, Karen Chaves, Nancy Wilson, Darryl Gray, and Doreen Bonnett.
HHS Interagency Workgroup for the NHQDR: Girma Alemu (HRSA), Chisara N. Asomugha (CMS), Kirsten Beronio (ASPE), Nancy Breen (NCI), Miya Cain (ACF), Victoria Cargill (NIH), Steven Clauser (NCI), Wayne Duffus (CDC), Olinda Gonzalez (SAMHSA), Kirk Greenway (IHS), Chris Haffer (CMS-OMH), Linda Harlan (NCI), Edwin Huff (CMS), Deloris Hunter (NIH), Sonja Hutchins (CDC), Ruth Katz (ASPE), Tanya Telfair LeBlanc (CDC), Shari Ling (CMS), Darlene Marcoe (ACF), Tracy Matthews (HRSA), Karen McDonnell(CMS), Ernest Moy (CDC-NCHS), Curt Mueller (HRSA), Karen Nakano (CMS), Iran Naqvi (HRSA), Ann Page (ASPE), Kimberly Proctor (CMS-OMH), D.E.B Potter (ASPE), Asel Ryskulova (CDC-NCHS), Adelle Simmons (ASPE), Marsha Smith (CMS), Caroline Taplin (ASPE), Emmanuel Taylor (NCI), Nadarajen Vydelingum (NIH), Chastity Walker (CDC), Barbara Wells (NHLBI), Valerie Welsh (OASH-OMH), Tia Zeno (ASPE), and Ying Zhang (IHS).
QDR/NQS Team: Irim Azam (CQuIPS), Barbara Barton (CQuIPS), Doreen Bonnett (OCKT), Cecilia Casale (OEREP), Frances Chevarley (CFACT), Noel Eldridge (CQuIPS), Coral Ellis (BAH), Camille Fabiyi (OEREP), Zhengyi Fang (SSS), Ann Gordon (BAH), Erin Grace (CQuIPS), Darryl Gray (CQuIPS), Anil Koninty (SSS), Kevin Heslin (CDOM), Emily Mamula (BAH), Tameika McLean (CQUIPS), Kamila Mistry (OEREP), Atlang Mompe (SSS), Heather Plochman (BAH), Susan Raetzman (Truven), Michelle Roberts (CFACT), Rachel Rosmarin (CQUIPS), Lily Trofimovich (SSS), Yi Wang (SSS), and Nancy Wilson (CQuIPS).
HHS Data Experts: Clarice Brown (CDC-NCHS), Anjani Chandra (CDC-NCHS), Laura Cheever (HRSA), Frances Chevarley (AHRQ), Robin Cohen (CDC-NCHS), Rupali Doshi (HRSA), John Fleishman (AHRQ), Elizabeth Goldstein (CMS), Selena Gonzalez (CDC-HIV), Beth Han (SAMHSA), Haylea Hannah (CDC) , Kimberly Lochner (CMS), Marlene Matosky (HRSA), William Mosher (CDC-NCHS), Richard Moser (NCI), Cynthia Ogden (CDC-NCHS), Robert Pratt (CDC), Asel Ryskulova (CDC-NCHS), Alek Sripipatana (HRSA), Alan Simon (CDC-NCHS), Reda Wilson (CDC/ONDIEH/NCCDPHP), Richard Wolitski (CDC-HIV), and Xiaohong (Julia) Zhu (HRSA).
Other Data Experts: Dana Auden (Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality [OFMQ]), Sarah Bell (University of Michigan), Timothy Chrusciel (OFMQ), Mark Cohen (ACS NSQIP), Sheila Eckenrode (MPSMS-Qualidigm), Melissa Fava (University of Michigan), David Grant (UCLA), Michael Halpern (American Cancer Society), Matthew Haskins (NHPCO), Clifford Ko (ACS NSQIP), Allen Ma (OFMQ), Wato Nsa (OFMQ), Nicholas Okpokho (OFMQ), Robin Padilla (University of Michigan), Bryan Palis (NCBD, American College of Surgeons), Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, Royce Park (UCLA), William Ross (Fu Associates), Scott Stewart (OFMQ), VA National Center for Patient Safety, Yolanta Vucic (OFMQ), and Claudia Wright (Oklahoma QIO).
Other AHRQ Contributors: Cindy Brach, Biff LeVee, Iris Mabry-Hernandez, Edwin Lomotan, Karen Migdail, Shyam Misra, Pamela Owens, Mamatha Pancholi, Larry Patton, Wendy Perry, Richard Ricciardi, Mary Rolston, and Randie Siegel.
Data Support Contractors: Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), Fu Associates, Social & Scientific Systems (SSS), Truven Health Analytics, and Westat.
