Facts about the Physician Engagement Advisory Group

Established in 2005, the Physician Engagement Advisory Group advises The Joint Commission on expanding physician participation in the accreditation process and broadening physician engagement in quality of care and patient safety initiatives. In recent years, The Joint Commission’s Board of Commissioners has identified enhancing physician engagement in accreditation and other quality improvement initiatives as one of its top strategic priorities.

The Physician Engagement Advisory Group members include physician quality directors and educators, chief medical officers, private practice physicians and other physician leaders from urban and rural areas.

Physician Engagement Advisory Group members

Chair:  William E. Jacott, M.D.	The Joint Commission, Shoreview, Minn.
Michael H. Baumann, M.D., M.S.	University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Miss.
Nicholas Bernier, M.D.	St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Brainerd, Minn.
Kimberly R. Best, M.D.	Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pa.
Cathy Blight, M.D.	Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Mich.
Frank Carbone, Jr., M.D.	Beverly, Mass.
Robert Catalano, M.D.	St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, N.Y.
Jeff Crandall, M.D.	Allen Hospital, Waterloo, Iowa
Chris Dickinson, M.D.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Kevin Flaherty, M.D.	Eye Clinics of Wisconsin, Wausau, Wis.
Capt. Kevin Gallagher, M.D., M.P.H.	Healthcare Operations Directorate, Navy Medicine East, Portsmouth, Va.
Bruce Lee Hall, M.D.	Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
Tom Hargrove, M.D.	Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler, Texas
Russell Holman, M.D.	Cogent Healthcare, Raleigh, N.C.
Steve House, M.D.	Miamisburg, Ohio
Eliot J. Lazar, M.D.	New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System, New York, N.Y
Michael O’Dell, M.D., MHSA	North Mississippi Medical Center, Family Medicine Residency Program, Tupelo, Miss.
Hugh Renier, M.D.	St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth, Minn.
Michael Schwimmer, M.D.	Banner Desert Medical Center, Mesa, Ariz.
Nelson Sirlin, M.D.	The Joint Commission, Broomfield, Colo.
Eric Tangalos, M.D.	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn.
Rebecca Twersky, M.D.	SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Josie Williams, M.D.	A&M System Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas
Mark David Zajkowski, D.D.S., M.D.	Cape Elizabeth, Maine

For more information, contact William E. Jacott, M.D., special advisor for professional relations, The Joint Commission, wjacott@jointcommission.org, or go to www.jointcommission.org/Physicians.