• 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)

“Crossing the Gap Between Theory and Performance”