Cheri
Throop has more
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than 20
years of leadership and administrative experience in healthcare
quality, performance improvement, and data management. As the
former director at Texas Medical Institute of Technology (TMIT),
she was responsible for collaborative programs with national
organizations and hospitals focused on National Quality Forum
safe practices, Leapfrog Group standards, and national measures
of accountability. Prior to joining TMIT, Cheri served as chief
quality and safety advisor for Child Health Corporation of America,
a 42-member business alliance, and led a national collaborative
that developed pediatric performance measures for industry-wide
public reporting. Cheri was a contributing author and co-developer
of the Pediatric Quality Systems, the standardized methodology
for pediatric measure development that is now endorsed by the
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
and used by pediatric institutions nationwide. She served as
the co-chair of the Health Level Seven pediatric special interest
group that developed national pediatric data standards, and
she managed the development of a comparative patient safety
database used by children’s hospitals. Cheri holds a nursing
diploma from Saint Francis Medical Center and a Bachelor of
Science degree in health arts and a Master of Science degree
in health services administration from University of Saint Francis.
She is a registered health information technician (RHIT) and
is certified in healthcare quality (CPHQ). |
