Are certain stakeholder groups required to be collaborative members in order to qualify as a Chartered Value Exchange?
Yes. At a minimum an applicant must show that the collaborative has representation from public or private purchasers, health plans, providers, and consumer advocacy organizations, and that all four of these stakeholders participate in making decisions and guiding the work of the applicant/collaborative. Ideally, each stakeholder group would have an equal voice. If the applicant has a board of directors, that board must have representation from all four stakeholder groups. If the applicant is an informal collaborative with a committee guiding the work of the applicant, that committee must have representation from all four stakeholder groups. Return to Contents Question 11: Should consumer representation come from randomly selected consumers of health care or consumer advocacy organizations? Exactly what constitutes adequate consumer stakeholder participation? Answer: At a minimum, adequate consumer stakeholder participation means that the collaborative priority setting and decisionmakin
