Dr. Jeffrey Kang Named to the Board
of Directors of the National Quality Forum
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Dr.
Jeffrey Kang |
CIGNA HealthCare recently announced
that Dr. Jeffrey Kang, CIGNA's chief medical
officer, has been appointed to the Board
of Directors of the National Quality Forum
(NQF), which is a private, not-for-profit,
public benefit corporation focused on standardizing
healthcare quality measurement and reporting.
Kang is responsible for medical strategy
and policy at CIGNA HealthCare, including
evidence-based coverage decisions and quality
measurement and improvement.
"I am pleased that Jeff
will bring his substantial expertise and
unique perspectives to NQF's Board. Jeff
is a recognized national leader in healthcare
quality in both the public and private sectors
and he brings his energy and passion to NQF
and to the national healthcare quality improvement
effort," said Chairman of the NQF Board,
William L. Roper, MD, MPH.
"CIGNA is committed to
quality improvement and the work of NQF," said
Dr. Kang. "I'm honored to be part of
an organization that reaffirms the strength
of CIGNA's quality initiatives and enables
us to work directly with business, provider
and other industry leaders to further develop
national quality standards that are actionable
and meaningful to consumers."
Prior to joining CIGNA HealthCare,
Kang worked at the federal Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS, previously the
Health Care Financing Administration) in
a variety of capacities, most recently as
Chief Clinical Officer. In his career at
CMS, Kang spearheaded the national quality
improvement program through Medicare's Quality
Improvement Organizations. Kang served on
the Quality Forum Planning Committee, convened
in 1998 by then- Vice President Al Gore to
propose a basic governance and operating
structure for NQF. In addition to his responsibilities
as the chief medical officer for CIGNA HealthCare,
Kang also co-chairs NQF's Steering Committee
on Standardizing Ambulatory Care Performance
Measures. He also serves on the Institute
of Medicine's Subcommittee on Quality Improvement
Organization Evaluation and is a board member
of the eHealth Initiative.
NQF is a voluntary consensus
standard-setting organization. It is a private,
not-for-profit, public benefit corporation
established in 1999 to standardize healthcare
quality measurement and reporting. Established
as a unique public-private partnership, NQF
has broad participation from all sectors
of the healthcare industry. Visit NQF on
the web at http://www.qualityforum.org/.
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