Collaborator

• 2018 - Present

www.HACollaborative.com

President

• Jun 2017 - Present

Healthcare Consulting firm providing assessment, recommendations and implementation support for clinical quality, patient safety, accreditation and regulatory compliance programs in health systems and acute care hospitals.

Chief Quality & Safety Officer - Interim

• Dec 2019 - Apr 2020

System Associate Vice President for Patient Safety & Regulatory Compliance

• Oct 2012 - Jul 2017

Oversight of enterprise-wide patient safety and accreditation program for 12 acute care facilities and two rehabilitation hospitals. Leadership role in integrating High Reliability principles to develop a culture of safety and reliable processes of care delivery. Introduced the Diffusion Model of performance improvement to accelerate adoption of evidence-based care at the bedside.

Division Vice President Quality, Gulf Coast Dvision

• Oct 2006 - Feb 2012

Leadership role in division quality and clinical operations in hospitals in the Houston, Corpus Christi and South Texas markets. Responsible for developing and implementing a division-wide quality metric reporting, risk reduction, patient safety, infection prevention, patient experience and regulatory compliance programs to meet organization's strategic goals.

System Director for Performance Improvement

• 2004 - 2006

Coordination of enterprise-wide quality initiatives including public reported data and performance improvement projects and supporting hospital quality departments and patient safety officers.

Director of Performance Improvement

• 1996 - 2004