Tribute to Excellence Journal 2023 - Flipbook - Page 36
2023 Quality Improvement Champions
Marianna Vazquez, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Associate Executive Director, Patient Care Services,
Chief Nurse Executive
Plainview and Syossett Hospitals
Northwell Health
For her leadership as chief nursing officer and her focus on
quality, safety, and the importance of staff development
and teamwork; and for preparing the hospital to manage
unpredictable patient volume while maintaining the
highest standards of care through challenging surges in
work, all leading to a Magnet designation in 2022.
Laura M. Yacino, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
The Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services
For her work to re-envision the delivery of injectable
antipsychotic medication during the COVID-19
pandemic, and the continuing era of telehealth by
building a workforce of nurses who travel directly to
clients and deliver injections in their homes, leading to a
more effective, efficient, accessible, and client-centered
process and removing transportation-related barriers,
while also allowing psychiatric providers to focus on
their primary responsibilities.
Xiaoxia Zhang, MD
CAIPA Member, CAIPA Shareholder
Coalition of Asian-American IPA
For implementing an electronic medical records system
at her practice, working with the National Committee for
Quality Assurance to help understand quality measures,
and implementing the CAIPA point of care system,
which provides real-time data to help close care gaps.
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