1. Charles N. Kahn III ( ) is president of the Federation of American Hospitals, in Washington, D.C.
2. Thomas Ault is a principal at Health Policy Alternatives Inc., in Washington, D.C.
3. Lisa Potetz is a principal at Health Policy Alternatives Inc.
4. Thomas Walke is a principal at Health Policy Alternatives Inc.
5. Jayne Hart Chambers is a senior vice president of quality at the Federation of American Hospitals.
6. Samantha Burch was a vice president of legislation and health information technology at the Federation of American Hospitals when this study was performed. She is now senior director, congressional affairs, at the Health Information Management Systems Society, in Chicago, Illinois.