Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council for the National Action Alliance to Advance Patient and Workforce Safety
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra hosted the HHS Convening to Advance Patient Safety in November 2022 as a voluntary learning community to advance patient and workforce safety. Following a Request for Information on Creating a National Healthcare System Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety, issued through AHRQ on behalf of HHS, a Federal planning committee (including AHRQ, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Systems, and the Food and Drug Administration) analyzed the results and engaged healthcare executives and organizations. In March 2023, members of the National Advisory Council discussed and voted on creating a subcommittee to advise on structure, process, and topics for the National Action Alliance.
Overview
- The 16-member subcommittee met four times in fall 2023 to discuss the following topics:
- The post-pandemic level-setting.
- Federal partner safety programs and the patient’s voice.
- Advancing the AIM recommendations (Learning Network, workforce safety).
- Processing recommendations.
The SNAC developed a set of recommendations to inform the National Action Alliance to Advance Patient and Workforce Safety with four underpinning principles, four aims, and a research recommendation.
Members
![Lucy A. Savitz, Ph.D., M.B.A.](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/pcortf-snac/savitz_0.jpg)
Professor, Health Policy & Management
University of Pittsburgh
![Barbara Crawford, M.S., R.N., NEA-BC](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/naa-snac/Crawford_0.jpg)
SVP, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan & Hospitals, Inc.
![Chris DeRienzo, M.D., M.P.P.](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/naa-snac/DeRienzo.jpg)
SVP and Chief Physician Executive
American Hospital Association
![Terry Fairbanks, M.D., M.S.](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/naa-snac/Fairbanks.png)
SVP and Chief Quality and Safety Officer
MedStar Health
![Tejal Gandhi, M.D., M.P.H.](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/naa-snac/Gandhi.jpg)
Chief Safety and Transformation Officer
Press Ganey
![Ken Grubbs, D.N.P., M.B.A., R.N.](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/naa-snac/Grubbs.png)
EVP of Accreditation and Certification Operations and Chief Nursing Officer
The Joint Commission
![Krista Hughes](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/hughes-krista_0.jpg)
Founder and CEO
Hughes Advocacy and Passion 4 Patients
![Patricia McGaffigan, R.N., M.S.](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/naa-snac/McGaffigan.png)
VP, Patient Safety Programs
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
![Stephen Muething, M.D.](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/naa-snac/Muething.png)
Chief Quality Officer and Co-Director
Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children’s
![Cheryl Peterson, M.S.N., R.N.](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/naa-snac/Peterson.jpg)
VP of Nursing Programs
American Nurses Association
![Peter Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/pronovost-small.jpg)
Chief Quality and Clinical Transformation Officer
University Hospitals
Cleveland Medical Center
![Kalpana Ramiah, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., M.Sc., C.P.H.](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/naa-snac/Ramiah.jpg)
VP of Innovation
America’s Essential Hospitals
![Israel Rocha, Jr., M.P.A., B.A.](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/naa-snac/Rocha.jpg)
CEO, Cook County Health
![Eric Schneider, M.D., M.Sc., FACP](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/naa-snac/Schneider.jpg)
EVP, National Committee for
Quality Assurance
![Christine Sinsky, M.D., MACP](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/naa-snac/Sinsky.png)
VP, Professional Satisfaction
American Medical Association
![Beth Daley Ullem, M.B.A.](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/naa-snac/Ullem.jpg)
President
Quality and Safety First
SNAC Coordinators
Amy Rabin
NAC Coordinator
Phone: (202) 486-3875
Email: amy.rabin@ahrq.hhs.gov
Regina Smith
Phone: (301) 427-1845
Email: regina.smith@ahrq.hhs.gov