Dr. Carrillo leads Hackensack Meridian Health’s quality and patient safety initiatives, crafting a comprehensive, systemwide strategy to enhance care through evidence-based practices and regulatory standards. He spearheads clinical model redesign and specialty care collaboratives, fostering a culture of improvement, transparency and collaboration. Dr. Carrillo’s efforts are particularly focused on vulnerable populations, implementing the New Jersey Quality Improvement Program across the system to address social determinants of health for Medicaid, uninsured and underserved patients. Under his leadership, the system has seen significant improvements in quality metrics, including a leap from 87.3% to 93% in NJ-QIP performance and enhanced primary care delivery. His work has garnered national attention, with improvements reflected in Leapfrog and U.S. News & World Report rankings for the system. Dr. Carrillo is also a widely published expert in healthcare quality and safety, regularly presenting his research.
