(Bentonville, Ark.). Dr. Aaronson is responsible for monitoring, measuring and improving care quality in her role as CQO at Walmart Health and Wellness, which includes oversight for quality and safety at nearly 50 primary care and dental clinics, 4,600 pharmacies, 3,400 vision centers and a virtual care program. Additionally, she leads a team responsible for designing and implementing the organization’s safety systems. Dr. Aaronson has spearheaded multiple initiatives in clinical innovation, including new systems of care delivery focused on issues such as care for medically underserved populations, end of life care for patients with serious illness, and sepsis case outcomes. She is also a renowned leader in publication, having published over 50 peer reviewed articles, three textbooks and several articles in the lay press on topics related to patient safety and care quality. In addition to her role at Walmart, Dr. Aaronson is an associate editor at BMJ Quality & Safety. Previously, she served as associate chief quality officer at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
