Tribute to Excellence Journal 2023 - Flipbook - Page 16
2023 Quality Improvement Champions
Jose M. Azar, MD
Executive Vice President, Chief Quality Officer
Hackensack Meridian Health
For co-founding the Agile Transformation Method, a
model for implementing evidence-based health care
solutions into real-world practice to achieve sustainable
change; and for his leadership to improve safety,
effectiveness, and efficiency of care and partnering
quality with diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Karen M. Banoff, DNP
Vice President, Organizational Performance
White Plains Hospital
Montefiore Health System
For spearheading an overall strategy for data science
and advanced analytics; and for her role in setting
quality priorities and leading teams to achieve
improvements in patient safety, inpatient utilization,
and patient experience, which have contributed to
organizational achievements, accreditations, and awards.
Lorraine Breuer
Senior Vice President, Research & Grants and
Compliance Officer
Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation
For her central role developing strategies and initiatives
that keep patients and residents safe and the organization
fiscally sound, including establishing and managing a
medical house-call program for 1,000-plus homebound
adults and a caregiver program serving 5,000 caregivers
of people with dementia; and for her innovative
transformation of the facility’s research center and
discharge process to make it more patient-centered.
United Hospital Fund | Tribute to Excellence in Health Care
