Frank
Carlton is the
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Vice President
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and the Chief Patient Safety
Officer at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah,
Georgia. He is responsible for the overall Quality Initiative
throughout the Memorial Health system and contributes to the
coordination of regulatory, compliance, and performance improvement
activities. His special interest include modernizing the structure
of the medical staff and building evidence based, best practice,
clinical processes, facilitated by electronic automation, to
achieve optimum patient outcomes in terms of health, efficiency,
and safety. In 2003, Memorial Health accomplished an 80% reduction
in Sentinel Events and Near Misses compared to the previous
four year average and held through gains through 2004. Memorial
Health ranks in the top 10% of Premier Benchmark hospitals,
in top ranked group in 15 of 20 AHRQ annual complications reports
and in the top decile in 3 out of 5 CMS demonstration project
groups. Prior to joining Memorial Health Dr. Carlton served
as a Urologist in Savannah, GA for 34 years and was President
of the medical staff at Memorial Health from 1992 to 1994.
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