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| Immediate News Release U.S. Health Secretary Thompson Names Charmel to National Quality Advisory Council Derby, CT, December 13, 2004 – Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson has appointed Griffin Hospital President Patrick Charmel to a three year term on the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality. The 21 member Council provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary and the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) on priorities for a national health services research agenda. The Council is comprised of private sector experts who contribute a varied perspective on the healthcare system and the most important questions that AHRQ’s research should address to promote improvement in the quality, outcomes and cost-effectiveness of clinical practices. The experts represent healthcare plans, hospitals, consumers, purchasers and researchers. Representatives of seven Federal agencies that address healthcare system issues serve in an ex-officio capacity. The agencies are: The National Institutes of Health, CDC, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense Office of Health Affairs and the Office of Personnel Management. Among the public sector members of the prestigious group are: The Honorable Newt Gingrich, Dennis O’Leary M.D., President Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Donald Berwick M.D., President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Arthur Garson, Jr., M.D., Dean and Vice President, University of Virginia Medical School, Jonathan Lord M.D., Senior Vice President Humana Inc., and Mark Pauly, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Health Care Systems, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. In his role as President and CEO of Griffin Health Services Corporation, Charmel is also the Chief Executive Officer of Planetree Inc., an organization dedicated to personalizing and humanizing the hospital experience for patients and their families. The Planetree Alliance, a member organization, includes close to 100 of the most progressive patient-centered hospitals in the country. Putting Patients First a book about the Planetree patient-centered care model and how it is implemented, co-authored by Charmel, was named the 2004 Healthcare Book of the Year by the American College of Healthcare Executives. Groups from more than 500 hospitals have visited Griffin Hospital to learn about the Planetree model of care. “I
truly appreciate this appointment which recognizes the great work
that Planetree and Griffin
Hospital are doing to make the health care experience better match
patient expectations for service and quality. I look forward to
working with the distinguished health care leaders that are members
of the Council to advance an agenda for improving health care quality
and patient safety,” said Charmel. |
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