• Samuel O. Thier, MD
• Former President, Institute of Medicine
• Former President, Massachusetts General Hospital

• Michael Blackman, MD
• Division Chief, Internal Medicine
• Berkshire Health Systems

• Jane Englebright, PhD, RN
• Vice-President Patient Safety
• HCA, Hospital Corporation of America

• James M Keegan, MD
• Vice President, Clinical Quality
• Rapid City Regional Hospital

• Stephen R. Laverty
• Chief Executive Officer
• Northeast Health System

• Denni McColm
• Chief Information Officer
• Citizens Memorial Healthcare

• Mark Metersky, MD
• Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
• University of Connecticut School of Medicine

• Barbra G. Rabson
• Executive Director
• Massachusetts Health Quality Partners

• Marc Roberts, PhD
• Professor of Political Economy
• Harvard School of Public Health

• Eileen Sampanes, RN
• System Director, Clinical Performance
• CHRISTUS Health System

• Manisha Shah
• Director of Patient Safety
• HCA, Hospital Corporation of America

• Charlotte Yeh, MD
• Regional Administrator
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Last October, IHM hosted its first Quality Symposium at MIT’s Endicott House in Dedham, MA. We understand from many of the CMO’s, VPMA’s, Directors of Quality and other interested practitioners who attended, that the afternoon/evening program was well received.

Leaders from a number of IHM affiliate hospitals participated; presentations from some, including Dr. Sam Their’s keynote speech, are linked here.

IHM is beginning plans for another event to be held at Harvard University this coming June.

Keynote Address:

“Crossing the Gap Between Theory and Performance”