DMAA CommitteesCFO ForumThe Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Forum provides guidance on DMAA policy on issues related to accounting standards and issues affecting disease and care management programs. The committee will assess and provide guidance on policies issued by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and review proposals to standardize program evaluation methodologies. Compliance CommitteeThe Compliance Committee provides guidance on DMAA policy on regulatory compliance issues and best practices in the disease and care management industry including nurse licensure, patient record maintenance, model compliance programs, and issues of confidentiality. Chair: Dee Warrington, corporate compliance and risk management officer, LifeMasters Supported SelfCare Inc. Employers CouncilThe Employers Council is principally focused on helping employers understand and utilize disease and care management services and on helping the disease and care management community understand the health care needs of large and mid-sized employers. Co-Chairs: Lisa Hu, consultant, CVS Caremark; Julie Kling, RN, BS, CDE, director of clinical program design & development, Humana Inc. Government Affairs CommitteeThe Government Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the DMAA and the Chair is a member of the DMAA Executive Committee. The Committee is responsible for the development of DMAA position statements on emerging public policy issues. The Committee meets monthly to monitor the health care policy arena and provides members with access to valuable information and research on key Federal legislative and regulatory issues. Chair: Christopher Coloian, vice president, Health Advocacy Product, CIGNA HealthCare and Care Allies Medicare SubcommitteeThe Medicare Subcommittee is principally focused on developing DMAA's policy statements on Medicare Health Support, Medicare Advantage, and related issues. Chair: Harry Leider, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, XLHealth Medicaid SubcommitteeThe Medicaid Subcommittee is principally focused on developing DMAA's policy statements regarding the utilization of disease and care management programs in state Medicaid settings. Chair: David Rogers, vice president of development, APS Public Programs, APS Healthcare Health Information Technology (HIT) SubcommitteeThe HIT Subcommittee is principally focused on ensuring that chronic care coordination and prevention are core priorities in the development and promotion of health information technology. The Subcommittee advances the notion that HIT is a tool that, when combined with disease and care management programs, can improve health care quality and reduce health care costs. Co-Chairs: Suneel Ratan, vice president business development, Health Hero Network, Inc.; Raymond Wedgeworth, director, health policy and planning, XLHealth Inc. Patient Safety and Quality CommitteeThe Patient Safety and Quality Committee is responsible for encouraging best practices in the detection, measurement and advocacy of patient safety and quality issues in disease management programs, and collaborating with groups that have similar goals. The Committee comprises content experts from across DMAA membership. Co-Chairs: David Brumley, MD, MBA, medical director health management, Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts; Thomas Wilson, PhD, DrPH, epidemiologist, Trajectory Healthcare LLC. Program CommitteeThe Program Committee develops and approves the educational content of the annual conference, the Disease Management Leadership Forum (DMLF). The Committee also identifies objectives and implements progressive changes to continually advance and enrich the DMLF. Chair: Jaan Sidorov, MD, FACP, Sidorov Health Solutions Quality and Research CommitteeThe Quality and Research Committee is a standing committee of the DMAA and the Chair is a member of the DMAA Executive Committee. The Committee is responsible for implementing the DMAA's research agenda and meets monthly to monitor projects assigned to its dedicated Subcommittees and to share research-related information. Chair: Gordon K. Norman, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Alere Medical Inc. Outcomes Steering CommitteeThe Outcomes Steering Committee supports and directs DMAA's efforts to develop an industry-wide, consensus method for outcomes measurement. The committee works closely and collaboratively with recognized industry experts and allied organizations to identify and promote the best method by which to evaluate the results of disease management programs. Co-Chairs: Donald Fetterolf, MD, corporate vice president for health intelligence, Matria Healthcare Inc.; Sue Jennings, PhD, independent consultant Provider Satisfaction SubcommitteeThe Satisfaction Subcommittee identifies, develops and encourages best practices and tools in the measurement and reporting of humanistic outcomes for disease and care management programs. The Subcommittee oversees activities undertaken with outside experts and consultants to further these goals. In 2006, the Subcommittee finalized and published the Particpant Satisfaction Survey and Usage Guidelines. The Subcommittee is now developing a provider satisfaction survey tool. Chair: Neal Friedman, MD, medical director, WellSpan Health Obesity WorkgroupCo-Chairs: Rose Maljanian, RN, vice president, clinical product development, Magellan Health Services; Dexter Shurney, MD, MBA, MPH, senior vice president and chief medical officer, Healthways Inc. |
