Janet Corrigan, PhD, MBA

      As President and CEO of National Quality Forum, Dr. Corrigan will share the activities of various national healthcare organizations as they work to enhance the quality of our nation’s healthcare systems and to move the healthcare sector to a higher level of system performance - all with the common goal of achieving the greatest gains in health for the American public. After the presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the major national initiatives aimed at comparative performance measurement
• Describe major efforts in the area of public reporting
• Assess the degree to which publicly reported performance information is salient to patients and responsive to their information needs