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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