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
Elizabeth Mort, MD., MPH Chief Medical Officer 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.
