Leah Binder. President and CEO of Leapfrog Group (Washington, D.C.). Under Ms. Binder’s leadership, The Leapfrog Group launched the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade to assess patient safety at hospitals across the country. Prior to joining The Leapfrog Group, she served…
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Don Berwick, MD. President Emeritus and Senior Fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Dr. Berwick founded the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in 1991 and served as its president and CEO for nearly 20 years. He has been a staff…
David Westfall Bates, MD. Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Patient Safety. Dr. Bates is a practicing general internist who also serves as the senior vice president and chief innovation officer of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He is a…
Carol Barsky, MD. Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer of Hackensack (N.J.) Meridian Health. Prior to joining Hackensack Meridian Health in July 2015, Dr. Barsky served as the medical director for clinical performance and associate chief of patient safety…
David J. Ballard, MD, PhD. Chief Quality Officer of Baylor Scott & White Health (Dallas) and President of the STEEEP Global Institute. Dr. Ballard formerly served as the chief quality officer of Dallas-based Baylor Health Care System from 1999 to…
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David W. Baker, MD. Executive Vice President, Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation at The Joint Commission (Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.). In addition to his role as editor-in-chief of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Dr. Baker serves as…
Jason Adelman, MD. Chief Patient Safety Officer, Associate Chief Quality Officer and Director of Patient Safety Research at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center (New York City). Prior to his current role, Dr. Adelman served as the patient safety officer for…
Mark Jarrett, MD. Senior Vice President of Clinical Excellence and Chief Quality Officer of Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.). In his position at Northwell Health, Dr. Jarrett is charged with the responsibility of conducting systemwide initiatives in quality and…
When nurses at a pediatric ambulatory surgery center started calling parents two times in two weeks leading up to their child's scheduled elective surgery, the ASC saw cancellation rates drop significantly, according to a study published in April edition of…
Police say six employees of Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville, N.C., got sick March 19 after eating a co-worker's baked goods containing cannabis oil, according to WFTV.