Table 3 Key design features of technical expert/clinical user/patient panel (TECUPP) model

Recruit members representing groups that will be evaluated by the proposed measure (clinicians or health systems), groups that would use the measure (patients and caregivers), and other thought leaders and key collaborator groups (substantive and measurement experts, payers)

Ensure significant (and ideally equal) representation of participants with relevant lived experiences to those with clinical or technical expertise

Schedule shorter, iterative TECUPP meetings at key points in measure development

Create an inclusive environment and level playing field

Distribute materials in plain language ahead of TECUPP meetings

Anchor the meetings with a patient story

Encourage multiple modes of communication