HHS Secretary Appoints New Members to AHCPR National Advisory Council
Press Release Date: October 20, 1998
HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala today announced the appointment of seven new members to the
National Advisory Council for Health Care Policy, Research, and Evaluation. Harold S. Luft, Ph.D.,
continues to serve as chairman of the council.
The council is comprised of representatives from academia, health services researchers, health
care providers, consumers, and people familiar with the business, law, and ethical aspects of health care.
Its role is to provide advice to the secretary and to the administrator of the Agency for Health Care
Policy and Research on matters related to AHCPR's activities to enhance the quality, outcomes,
effectiveness, access, and cost and use of health care services. Select to access the Overview
of the Council.
"These new members will use their expertise and perspectives to help guide the agency in
supporting and conducting research of importance to key health care decision-makers," said Secretary
Shalala. "Their advice, combined with that of the current members of the council, is invaluable."
New Council Members
- Donald M. Berwick, M.D., M.P.P., president and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement,
Boston, MA.
- Jose Julio Escarce, M.D., Ph.D. (re-appointment), senior natural scientist, RAND, Santa Monica,
CA.
- Larry A. Green, M.D., professor and Woodward-Chisholm Chairman of Family Medicine,
University of Colorado, Center for Studies in Family Medicine, Denver, CO.
- Brent C. James, vice president for medical research, executive director, Institute for Health Care
Delivery Research, Intermountain Health Care, Salt Lake City, UT.
- Sheila Leatherman, executive vice president, United HealthCare Corporation, Minnetonka, MN.
- James M. Perrin, M.D., associate professor and director of general pediatrics, Massachusetts
General Hospital, Boston, MA.
- Peter W. Thomas, J.D., principal attorney, Powers, Pyles, Sutter and Verille, P.C., Washington,
DC.
Existing Council Members
- Colleen Conway-Welch, Ph.D., professor and dean, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing,
Nashville, TN.
- Nancy Wilson Dickey, M.D., president, American Medical Association; and associate professor, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
- Dennis G. Fryback, Ph.D., professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of
Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
- Vanessa Northington Gamble, M.D., Ph.D., director, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity
in Medicine, associate professor, History of Medicine and Family Medicine, University of
Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI.
- Ada Sue Hinshaw, Ph.D., R.N., dean and professor, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI.
- Harold S. Luft, Ph.D., director, Institute for Policy Studies, University of California School of
Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
- Woodrow A. Myers, Jr., M.D., M.B.A., director, Health Care Management, Ford Motor
Company, Dearborn, MI.
- Stephen M. Shortell, Ph.D., professor, Health Policy and Management, University of California Berkeley School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA.
- Ruby Takanishi, Ph.D., president, Foundation for Child Development, New York, NY.
Special Advisors
- Elliott S. Fisher, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of medicine, Dartmouth Medical School,
Hanover, NH.
- Nelda P. Wray, M.D., M.P.H., director, Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX.
In addition to the private-sector members, the following federal officials serve as ex-officio
members: director, National Institutes of Health; commissioner, Food and Drug Administration;
administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; director, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention; administrator, Health Care Financing Administration; Assistant Secretary for
Defense (Health Affairs); and Chief Medical Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
Editor's Note: The NAC's next meeting will be on November 20, 1998. It will be held at AHCPR in the
4th Floor Conference Room at 6010 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD, 20852.
For additional information, contact AHCPR Press Office: Salina Prasad, (301) 427-1864 (SPrasad@ahrq.gov).
Internet Citation:
HHS Secretary Appoints New Members to AHCPR National Advisory Council. Press release, October 20, 1998. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research,
Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/nacmem98.htm
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