Dr. Simon has introduced patient-centric and innovative technologies to Community Health Systems’ 71 acute care hospitals and 1,000-plus other sites of care, adding value, enhancing quality and improving efficiencies for clinical teams. Examples include remote patient monitoring for approximately 10,000 active patients with chronic conditions, AI-enabled maternal-fetal monitoring to improve safety in childbirth at all 50 CHS hospitals with OB services, and a virtual sitting program in 29 hospitals that has reduced hospitalized patient falls. As CMO, she created one of the nation’s first Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality federally-listed patient safety organizations, which facilitates the system’s goal of zero events of preventable harm and has resulted in an 89% reduction in the serious safety event rate over the past decade. Dr. Simon oversaw the implementation of a nursing care team model that supports registered nurses in the system’s hospitals. She is former chair of the Federation of American Hospital’s Quality Committee. She also works collaboratively with healthcare start-ups and their venture capital sponsors in projects to advance patient care.
