Providing Leadership and Guidance on Patient Safety
The Council on Quality and Patient Safety (CQ&PS) meets quarterly to address the patient safety issues effecting Indiana hospitals and their patients. In addition, the Council:
- Provides guidance on IHA’s patient safety activities.
- Assists IHA in developing positions on federal and state patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.
- Advises the IHA Board of Directors, Indiana Patient Safety Center and staff on quality improvement and patient safety needs of IHA members and recommends programs to support those needs.
- Monitors the activities of organizations that impact quality improvement, such as the National Quality Forum, accrediting bodies and various state and federal regulatory agencies.
UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS:
- April 30, 2019 9 - 10 a.m. ET - Quality & Patient Safety State Dashboard Zoom Meeting
- July 10, 2019 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET - IHA Basement Conference Center of 500 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46204
- Oct. 2, 2019 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET - Videoconference
- Dec. 4, 2018 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET - IHA Basement Conference Center of 500 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46204
MEMBER RESOURCES:
STAFF LIASON:
Karin Kennedy, Administrative Director of the Indiana Patient Safety Center
Annette Handy, Clinical Director of the Indiana Patient Safety Center
For more information about how to get involved with the CQ&PS, email Karin Kennedy or call 317-423-7737.
2018 COUNCIL MEMBERS AND PARTNERS
Council members generally include CEOs, CMOs, CNEs, patient safety officers, quality professionals, infection control practitioners, and members of governing boards interested in safety. IHA would like to thank our council members and partners for their time, expertise, and commitment to improving patient safety.
Nancy Kennedy, M.D. CMO Dearborn County Hospital 2019 CQ&PS Council ChairJeffrey Boord, M.D. Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer Parkview Health
Paula Bostwick Director Parkview Behavioral Health
Sylvia Coffing CNO/CCO Unity Medical & Surgical Hospital
Kristen Crynes Executive Director of Nursing Greene County General Hospital
Yvonne Culpepper COO/CNO Hendricks Regional HealthJames Fuller President Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety
Jonathan Goble CEO Indiana University Health North HospitalLeAnne Horn Network Vice President - Quality and Risk Community Health Network
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Deb Hummel Lead Quality and Safety Programs Liaison Rush Memorial HospitalJeanette Huntoon Vice President of Physician Network/Director of Quality Logansport Memorial HospitalAnita Keller CNO Johnson Memorial Health
Lisa Leckrone Director of Quality St. Mary Medical Center
Jo May Administrative Director - Quality Improvement Franciscan Health IndianapolisRonda McKay Chief Nurse Executive Community Hospital (Munster)Angela Mounsey Manager - Quality Improvement/Care Continuum Marion General Hospital
Brandy Nord Patient Safety Officer Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center
Amy Pettit Vice President or Nursing/CNO Schneck Medical CenterMichele Saysana, M.D. Hospitalist Department of Pediatrics in IU School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children
| Alicia Schulhof President Indiana University Health North Suburban Area
Lorenzo Suter CEO Lutheran Health System/Dupont Hospital
Steve Swinney Physician at St. Vincent Physician Network St. Vincent HealthStephanie Tooley Executive Director of Quality St. Vincent Indianapolis HealthLarry Tracy President Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Koula Tsahas Director of Pharmacy St. Catherine HospitalBeverly Walton Executive Director Community Patient Safety Coalition of Southwestern Indiana/Kentucky, Inc. (CPSC)Linda Webb CNE Pulaski Memorial Hospital
Linda Zeese Manager, Performance Improvement PMishawaka Medical Center
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