A G E N D A

American Health Information Community
Quality Workgroup Meeting

May 9, 2008, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 305A
200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC

1:00 p.m. Call to Order / Welcome

Brief Review of Call-in Procedures and Introduction of Participants

  • Judy Sparrow, AHIC Director

1:05 p.m. Opening Remarks and Acceptance of Meeting Summary for March 13, 2008

  • Carolyn Clancy and Rick Stephens, Co-Chairs

1:10 p.m. Update on Presentations to AHIC of Quality Workgroup Recommendations and

Ad Hoc Clinical Decision Support Group Recommendations

  • Carolyn Clancy and Rick Stephens

1:30 p.m. Update on Quality Alliance Steering Committee High-Value Health Care Project

  • Joachim Roski, The Brookings Institution

1:50 p.m. Updates on Measure Set Evolution Initiatives

FY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Rule

  • Debbie Hattery, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Hospital Quality Alliance Process for Public Reporting Measure Selection

  • Jennifer Faerberg, Association of American Medical Colleges and Chair of the HQA Measure Workgroup

2:30 p.m. Discussion of Vision Roadmap Component: Measure Set Evolution

  • Carolyn Clancy and Rick Stephens

3:10 p.m. Planning for Future Activities of the Quality Workgroup

  • Carolyn Clancy and Rick Stephens

3:50 p.m. Recap of Action Items from Today’s Meeting

  • Carolyn Clancy and Rick Stephens

Next Quality Workgroup Meeting:

Monday, June 30, 2008, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

3:55 p.m. Public Comments

4:00 p.m. Adjourn