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WITNESS LIST

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
Subcommittee on Health and Environment and
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Subcommittee on Health

Hearing on Medical Errors: Improving Quality of Care and Consumer Information

Wednesday, February 9, 2000 at 10:30 a.m.
2123 Rayburn House Office Building

Panel 1

Dr. Donald M. Berwick, MPP
President and CEO
Institute of Healthcare Improvement
On behalf of:
Institute of Medicine

Mr. Randall Bovbjerg
Principal Research Associate
The Urban Institute

Dr. Kenneth W. Kizer, MPH
President and Chief Executive Officer
The National Quality Forum

Panel 2

Dr. Thomas Garthwaite
Deputy Undersecretary of Health Veterans Health Administration
Department of Veterans' Affairs

Accompanied by:

Dr. James Bagian
Director
National Center for Patient Safety

Ms. Janet Heinrich
Associate Director
Health Financing and Public Health Issues General Accounting Office

Dr. Audrey Nelson, RN, FAAN, PhD
Director of Patient Safety Center of Inquiry
James A. Haley VA Hospital

Ms. Diane Cousins
Vice President
Practitioner and Product Experience Division

PANEL 3

Mr. Daniel Perry
Executive Director
Alliance for Aging Research
On behalf of:
Foundation for Accountability

Dr. William Golden
President
American Health Quality Association

Ms. Mary Foley, RN, MS
President
American Nurses Association

Dr. Dennis S. OLeary
President
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

Dr. Michael L. Lanberg, MD, FACP
Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs
Chief Medical Officer
Cedars-Sinai Health System
On behalf of:
American Hospital Association

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