The Healthcare Quality Book: Vision, Strategy, and Tools, 2nd Edition
Elizabeth Ransom, M.D., F.A.C.S., serves as chief quality officer at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth. In this role, Ransom leads quality improvement and outcomes activities with the medical staff. She also oversees Medical Staff Affairs, Pharmacy, Patient Safety, Utilization and Risk Management activities for the hospital. Scott B. Ransom, D.O., M.B.A., M.P.H., FACHE, is director of the Program for Health Improvement and Leadership Development and as associate professor with tenure in obstetrics, gynecology, health management and policy at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Maulik S. Joshi, Dr.P.H., is president and chief executive officer of the Delmarva Foundation in Easton, Maryland. Delmarva is a not-for-profit, national, quality improvement organization. David B. Nash, M.D., M.B.A., is the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor and chair of the department of health policy at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.