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Dr. William Roper, Dean of the UNC School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health Care, has created a new UNC Medical Center Improvement Council to review performance data, set and measure goals, and manage resources related to health care quality improvement.


Dr. William Roper, Dean of the UNC School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health Care, has created a new UNC Medical Center Improvement Council to review performance data, set and measure goals, and manage resources related to health care quality improvement.

The Council’s members come from across the Medical Center – UNC Hospitals, UNC Faculty Physicians, and the UNC School of Medicine – and each is already actively engaged in our ongoing efforts to improve clinical care. This group will work closely with the UNC Institute for Health Care Quality Improvement and with the UNC Hospitals Medical Staff Executive Committee to: review performance data; establish and track Medical Center improvement goals with specific performance targets; and recommend how to prioritize and deploy dedicated improvement resources at the Medical Center.

The Improvement Council replaces the former Quality Council, which helped to oversee improvement work since 2007. We are grateful to those who served on the Quality Council, and equally thankful to the thousands of Medical Center caregivers and other employees who continuously seek ways to improve clinical outcomes and patient safety, make care more efficient, and enhance the patient and family experience. Together we have already achieved substantial and demonstrable changes in patient care over these past several years; we know that together we will continue to drive further improvement.

An executive committee will lead the Quality Council, including Dr. Tony Lindsey, Chief Medical Officer of UNC Hospitals, Dr. Michael Pignone, Director of the UNC Institute for Health Care Quality Improvement, and Dr. Brian Goldstein, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of UNC Hospitals, to represent the medical staff, the Institute for Health Care Quality Improvement, and clinical operations, respectively. The Improvement Council is accountable to Dr. Marschall Runge, Executive Dean for the School of Medicine, Gary Park, President of UNC Hospitals, and Dr. Allen Daugird, President of UNC Faculty Physicians.

Members of the Improvement Council
Members represent various areas of the UNC Medical Center operations.

Executive Committee
Dr. Brian Goldstein, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of UNC Hospitals
Dr. Tony Lindsey, Chief Medical Officer of UNC Hospitals
Dr. Michael Pignone, Director of the UNC Institute for Health Care Quality Improvement

Members
Darren DeWalt, MD, Department of Medicine, at-large member
Paola Gehrig, MD, Clinic Medical Director and Chief of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Seth Glickman, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, at-large member
Janet Hadar, Vice President, Professional & Support Services, UNC Hospitals
Jill Hirneisen, JD, Associate Vice President, Risk Management, UNC Hospitals
Mark Koruda, MD, Physician Quality Leader and Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
Karen McCall, Vice President for Public Affairs & Marketing, UNC Hospitals
Robb Malone, Vice President for Practice Quality and Innovation, UNCFP
Larry Mandelkehr, Director, Performance Improvement, UNC Medical Center
Larry Marks, MD, Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
Celeste Mayer, Patient Safety Officer, UNC Hospitals
Abhi Mehrotra, MD, Medical Director, UNC Hospitals’ Emergency Department
Mary-Ann Minsley, Associate Vice President, Ambulatory Care, UNC Medical Center
Jim Murphy, Associate Chair for Administration, Department of Neurosurgery, UNC School of Medicine
Don Spencer, MD, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, UNC Health Care
Glen Spivak, Vice President, Business Development & Operational Efficiency, UNC Hospitals
Mary Tonges, PhD, Chief Nursing Officer, UNC Hospitals
Tina Willis, MD, Inpatient Physician Service Leader, NC Children’s Hospital, and Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, UNC Hospitals
Brad Vaughn, MD, Medical Director for Ambulatory Care, UNC Medical Center
Resident Physician, TBD