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Best Practices in Laboratory Medicine Work Group, 2006 – 2008

Raj Behal, MD, MPH
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Senior Patient Safety Officer
Rush University Medical Center

Nancy C. Elder, MD, MSPH (2006-2007)
Associate Professor, Research Division
Department of Family Medicine
University of Cincinnati

Julie Gayken, MT (ASCP)
Director of Laboratory Services
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
Regions Hospital

Cyril (Kim) Hetsko, MD, FACP
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chief Medical Officer
COLA
Trustee, American Medical Association

Michael Laposata, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Mary Nix, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB
Project Officer,
Center for Outcomes and Evidence
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Fatema Salam, MPH (2006-2007)
Program Director
The National Quality Forum

Robert H. Christenson, PhD, DABCC, FACB (2007-2008)
Professor of Pathology and Medical and Research Technology
University of Maryland Medical Center

John Fontanesi, PhD
Director, Center for Management Science in Health
Professor of Pediatrics and Family and Preventive Medicine
University of California, San Diego

Norman R. (Chip) Harbaugh, Jr., MD (2007-2008)
Children’s Medical Group of Atlanta

Lee H. Hilborne, MD, MPH
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Center for Patient Safety and Quality, RAND Corporation
President, American Society for Clinical Pathology

James H. Nichols, PhD, DABCC, FACB
Director, Clinical Chemistry
Department of Pathology
Baystate Medical Center

Stephen S. Raab, MD
Director, Cytopathology Laboratory
University of Colorado Cancer Center

Ann Watt, MBA, RHIA
Project Director
Group on Standardized Performance Measurement,
Division of Research
The Joint Commission

Ex-officio Members

Sousan S. Altaie, PhD
Scientific Policy Advisor
Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device
Evaluation and Safety
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Food & Drug Administration

James A. Cometa
Team Leader/Program Analyst
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

     

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