Developing leaders with a strong background in quality is essential for the optimal functioning of an anesthesiology department, perioperative services, hospitals, and health care systems. Anesthesiologists are uniquely positioned to instill and guide a culture of patient safety and quality in a health care system. Such a culture improves patient care and outcomes, enhances the patient experience, strengthens the reputation of the anesthesiology department, and provides value to the institution as a whole. Anesthesiologists collaborate and interact not only with physicians of virtually every specialty, but also with stakeholders in nursing, pharmacy, accreditation, risk management, biomedical engineering, and operations, to name a few. Moreover, health care systems will benefit from anesthesiologists' comprehensive medical knowledge, long history as patient safety advocates, and operational expertise in perioperative management by having an anesthesiologist serve in hospital-wide leadership roles. These positions could include chief quality officer, chief medical officer, chief operating officer, president of...
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April 2023
Building a Quality Advantage Through Leadership
Basem B. Abdelmalak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F;
Basem B. Abdelmalak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
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Rosalie Tocco-Bradley, PhD, MD, MHSA;
Rosalie Tocco-Bradley, PhD, MD, MHSA
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Lori Hill Marshall, MD, FASA;
Lori Hill Marshall, MD, FASA
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Genie G. Blough, MBA, FACMPE;
Genie G. Blough, MBA, FACMPE
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Patricia Fogarty Mack, MD, FASA
Patricia Fogarty Mack, MD, FASA
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ASA Monitor April 2023, Vol. 87, 46–48.
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Basem B. Abdelmalak, Rosalie Tocco-Bradley, Lori Hill Marshall, Genie G. Blough, Patricia Fogarty Mack; Building a Quality Advantage Through Leadership. ASA Monitor 2023; 87:46–48 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000925400.46063.75
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