In designing the study questions, the EPC consulted a panel of Key Informants who represent subject experts and end-users of research. Key Informant input can inform key issues related to the topic of the Technical Brief. Key Informants are not involved in the analysis of the evidence or the writing of the report. Therefore, in the end, study questions, design, methodological approaches, and/or conclusions do not necessarily represent the views of individual Key Informants.

Key Informants must disclose any financial conflicts of interest greater than $5,000 and any other relevant business or professional conflicts of interest. Because of their role as end-users, individuals with potential conflicts may be retained. The TOO and the EPC work to balance, manage, or mitigate any conflicts of interest.

The list of Key Informants who provided input to this report follows:

• James E. Bailey, M.D., M.P.H., FACP^*
  University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
  Memphis, TN
• Giselle Corbie-Smith, M.D., M.Sc.
  UNC School of Medicine
  Chapel Hill, NC
• Deborah L. Dokken, M.P.A.^*
  Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care
  Bethesda, MD
• J. Greg Merritt, Ph.D.^*
  Patient is Partner, LLC
  Brighton, MI
• Danielle McQuigg, Ph.D., M.B.A.
  Howard County General Hospital
  Columbia, MD
• Julie Mitchell, M.D., M.S., FACP^*
  Medical College of Wisconsin
  Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
  Milwaukee, WI
• Margaret R. Riley, CMA-AC^*
  Health Occupation Instructor
  Ellicott City, MD
• Carrie Rubenstein, M.D.
  Swedish Medical Center
  Seattle, WA
• Lane Stiles, M.A.^*
  Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  Nashville, TN
• Erin Welch^*
  Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Pediatric Family Advisory Council
  Baltimore, MD
• Tom Workman, Ph.D., M.A.
  American Institutes for Research
  Washington, DC

Footnotes

*

Also contributed as a peer reviewer