Strategic Advisory Group (SAG). A diverse team of health care leaders who are passionate about and invested in patient safety, health equity and organizational strategy. The SAG advises on collaborative and data partners, high-level policy considerations and other strategic considerations. The SAG takes an aerial view of AHA’s Patient Safety Initiative to ensure a well-organized, targeted, maximally effective effort.
Strategic Advisory Group Members, 2023-2024
Michael Abrams
President and CEO
Ohio Hospital Association
Michael Cuffe, M.D., MBA
EVP and Chief Clinical Officer
HCA Healthcare
Kevin Dishman, M.D.
SVP, Chief Medial and Quality Officer
Stormont Vail Health
Lee A Fleisher, M.D.
Emeritus professor, former chair of anesthesiology and critical care
University of Pennsylvania
Former CMS CMO and Director
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (2020-2023)
Karen Frush, M.D.
Senior Principle
Vizient Safe and Reliable
Mary Ann Fuchs, D.N.P., R.N., NEA-FAAN
SVP, Chief Nurse Executive
Centra Health
Roxanna Gapstur, Ph.D., R.N.
President and CEO
Wellspan Health
Janet Liang
Executive Vice President
Kaiser Permanente
Gregg Meyer, M.D., M.S.C.
President, Community Division and EVP, Value Based Care
Mass General Brigham
Jonathan Perlin, M.D.
President and CEO
The Joint Commission
Julie Quirin
SVP and Chief Operating Officer
Saint Luke’s Health System
Todd Shuman, M.D.
Chief Clinical Officer
SSM Health
Sam Watson, M.S.A., MT (ASCP), CPPS, CAE
SVP, Patient Safety and Quality
Michigan Health and Hospital Association
Clinical Advisory Panel
Clinical Advisory Panel (CAP). A diverse team of health care executives, clinicians and patient safety and quality leaders from different specialties, geographic regions and health care organization types. The CAP represents the field and determines principles for selecting patient safety topics and improvement goals while ensuring equity. Using those principles, the CAP curates a list of urgent topics and goals for the coming year that is anticipated to include both focused interventions and broader cross-cutting initiatives.
Register your hospital or health system for one or more of the AHA Patient Safety Initiative Collaboratives. Deadline for registering: December 29, 2023.