The American Journal of Medical Quality is focused on keeping 
readers informed of the resources, processes, and perspectives 
contributing to health care services. This peer-reviewed journal 
presents a forum for the exchange of ideas, strategies, and methods in 
the delivery and management of health care. 

Editor-in-Chief
David B Nash, MD, MBA     Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Editor Emeritus
David J. Jones, MD, MPH    Harrisburg, PA
Associate Editors
Mary Reich Cooper, MD, JD       Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Samer Ellahham, MD   Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
Mark Keroack, MD, MPH     Baystate Health System, Springfield, MA, USA
Vittorio Maio, PharmD, MS  Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Steven Meurer, PhD, MBA, MHS       University HealthSystem Consortium, Chicago, IL, USA
Willie H. Oglesby, PhD, MBA, MSPH, FACHE    Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Alexis Skoufalos, EdD   Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA
James T. Ziegenfuss, Jr, PhD      Pennsylvania State University, Middletown, PA
Managing Editor
Deborah C. Meiris       Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Editorial Board
Susan A. Abookire, MD, MPH, FACP, BSEE, CPHIMS       Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Daniel Aronzon, MD, FAAP        West Park, NY, USA
Richard Bankowitz, MD, MBA, FACP  Washington, DC, USA
Paul Barach, MD, MPH        Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Anthony Barbato, MD  Witt/Kieffer, Oak Brook, IL, USA
Andrea L. Benin, MD    Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA
Evan M. Benjamin, MD, FACP     Ariadne Labs, Boston, MA, USA
Rohit Bhalla, MD, MPH       Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT, USA
Thomas Biancaniello, MD    Columbia University Medical Center, Nesconset, NY, USA
Charles C. Canver, MD, MBA, CPE, FACHE      Lake Regional Health System, Osage Beach, FL, USA
Donald E. Casey, Jr., MD, MPH, MBA        MEDecision, Inc, Dallas, TX, USA
Karen Chase, MS, BSN, CCDS     New York, NY, USA
Carolyn Clancy, MD     Health for Quality, Safety, and Value, Veterans Health Administration, Washington DC, USA
Marie Cleary-Fishman, BSN, MS, MBA      Health Research and Education Trust, Chicago, IL, USA
Jeffery Cohn, MD  Common Practice, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Albert Crawford   Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Nancy Davis, PhD        University of Kansas School of Medicine, KS, USA
Thomas W. Diller  Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA
Joseph Drozda, MD, FACC  Mercy Health Research, St. Louis, MO, USA
Adam S. Evans, MD, MBA   Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
John Ferry, MD, MBA   Korn/Ferry International, Boston, MA, USA
Donald E. Fetterolf      MiMedx Group, Inc., Oakdale, PA, USA
Peter M. Fleischut, MD        New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH   Institute for Healthcare Improvement/National Patient Safety Foundation, Boston, MA, USA
James Gill, MD, MPH   Delaware Valley Outcomes Research, Newark, DE, USA
Terry Ann Glauser, MD, MPH     Exton, PA
Neil I. Goldfarb     Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Norbert Goldfield, MD        Healing Across the Divides, Inc. Northampton, MA, USA
Jenna Goldstein, MA    The Center for Quality Improvement, Society of Hospital Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Kathleen J. Goonan, MD    Goonnan Performance Strategies, LLC, Boylston, MA, USA
Rohit Gulati, MD, FACP, MBA, FACHE       Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Mark Hackman, MD     Mount Carmel Health System, Columbus, OH, USA
Nathan R. Handley, MD, MBA    Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Christopher S. Hollenbeak, PhD  Penn State College of Medicine, USA
Keith Horvath, MD       American Association of Medical Colleges, Washington, DC
Mark Hurwitz, MD       Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Eric V. Jackson, Jr, MD  Masimo, Inc., Irvine, CA
Ted A. James, MD, MS, FACS     Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
John Kimberly, PhD     University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Stephen Lawless, MD   Nemours, Wilmington, DE, USA
M. Penny Levin, PhD     
David G. Lindquist, MD       Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
Mary Lou Manning, PhD, CRNP, CIC  Jefferson College of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA
Andrew Masica, MD, MSc   Institute for Health Care Research and Improvement, Dallas, TX, USA
David E. McNamara, MD     Meadville, PA, USA
James Merlino, MD, FACS, FASCRS    Press Ganey, USA
Michael Millenson       Northwestern University, Highland Park, IL, USA
Ira S. Nash, MD    Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA
Andrew J. Norton, MD        Main Line Health, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA
James E. Orlikoff, MA   Orlikoff & Associates, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA
Arthur Pelberg, MD, MPA   Phoenix, AZ, USA
James F. Pelegano, MD, MS       Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Robert F. Pendrak, MD, MS, ARM, DFASHRM   Harrisburg, PA
Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, PhD, MPH  Jefferson College of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA
Rhea E. Powell, MD, MPH   Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Roy Proujansky, MD    Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Scott Ransom, DO, MBA, MPH   McKinsey & Company, Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
David Reiter, MD, MBA, FACS    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Jeffrey Rice, MD, JD     The Healthcare Blue Book, Brentwood, TN, USA
Lee Ann Riesenberg, PhD, RN    The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Jeffrey Riggio, MD       Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Alex Rodriguez, MD    Bay Pines VA Hospital, Seminole, FL, USA
Bernard M. Rosof, MD, MACP    Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY, USA
Marc B. Royo, MD, MBA     Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Vivek A. Saoji, MS        KLE University, JNMC Campus, Karnataka, India
Harm Scherpbier, MD  Jefferson College of Population Health, PA, USA
Stephen C. Schoenbaum, MD, MPH  Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, New York, NY, USA
Sharon B. Schweikhart, PhD       The Ohio State University, School of Public Health, Columbus, OH, USA
Margrit M. Shoemaker, MD, FACP     Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA
Stanton N. Smullens, MD    Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Rachel Sorokin, MD     Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Nelson Teich, MD, MBA      MedInsight - Decisions in Health Care, Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Anjala Tess, MD    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
George Valko       Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Prathibha Varkey, MBBS, MPH, MHPE      Stratford, CT
Lawrence Ward, MD, MPH, FACP      Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Mark B. Wenneker, MD, MPH    The Chartis Group, Newtonville, MA, USA
Dan M. Westphal, MD, MBA, CHQ    Memorial Hospital Pembroke, Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
Flossie Wolf, MS  PA Health Care Cost Containment Council, Harrisburg, PA, USA
Sang Hoon Woo, MD  Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Gary R. Yates, MD        Healthcare Performance Improvement, LLC, Virginia Beach, VA, USA
Eyal Zimlichman, MD, MSc  Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hshomer, Israel
Officers of the American College of Medical Quality
President: Donald Casey Jr, MD, MPH, MBA, DFACMQ, FACP, FAHA        Dallas, TX
Vice President: John Vigorita, MD, MHA, DFACMQ        Summit, NJ, USA
Treasurer/Alternative AMA Delegate: Beverly Collins, MD, MBA, DFACMQ        East New Market, MD
Secretary: Paul Nagy, PhD, FSIIM      Ellicott City, MD
Immediate Past President: Mark Lyles, MD, MBA, FACMQ    Charleston, SC, USA