Dr. Paskas serves as the chief patient experience and performance improvement officer at Hackensack Meridian Health, where she drives strategic initiatives focused on creating exceptional human experiences in a patient- and family-centered care model. Her approach emphasizes clinical excellence defined by safety, efficiency and meaningful experiences. Dr. Paskas leads ongoing improvement initiatives across the system’s affiliated hospitals, including a redesign strategy that enhances the patient journey from hospital to ambulatory care by fostering better communication among care teams and stakeholders. Under her leadership, standard operating procedures have been established to improve patient care consistency and HCAHPS scores. She has also developed educational modules to support nurses and physicians in improving patient outcomes, resulting in high engagement among nurse leaders in her programs. Dr. Paskas has been recognized with the Hackensack Meridian Health “Break the Ceiling” award for her work.
