Contact: Melissa Hill
(405) 840-2891 ext. 211
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality Names New Board Members
Oklahoma City, Ok, July 8, 2008 – Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ), the state’s healthcare quality improvement organization (QIO), announced it appointed five new members to its governing board of directors. New members are:
William P. Griffin (Edmond)
Chief Operating Officer and Vice President
Grace Living Centers, a multi-site nursing facility serving Oklahoma
Donna McNutt, R.N., M.S., L.N.C. (Edmond)
Senior Director, Performance Improvement
VHA Oklahoma/Arkansas, a national health care provider member organization
Darin L. Smith, Pharm.D., BCPS (Norman)
Director of Performance Improvement
Norman Regional Health System, three-campus health system
Lex Smith, F.A.C.H.E. (El Reno)
Chief Executive Officer/Administrator
Parkview Hospital, acute care hospital
Mike Voorhees, JD (Oklahoma City)
Partner
Shelton Voorhees Law Group
“These board appointments represent OFMQ’s commitment to ensuring diverse interests and perspectives that ultimately help our organization better serve its publics,” said Dale Bratzler, D.O., M.P.H., acting chief executive officer for OFMQ. “We look forward to the leadership and contributions of these individuals in our mission to improve health care quality in Oklahoma,” he said.
For more information about Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, please visit www.ofmq.com
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About Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ) is a nonprofit healthcare quality improvement organization (QIO) dedicated to improving health care quality for all Oklahomans. For over 35 years, OFMQ has led efforts to improve societal health and to encourage the cost-effective provision of quality medical services through healthcare review, quality improvement projects and public education. OFMQ is based in Oklahoma City and serves providers and consumers throughout the entire state. Working in partnership with physicians, hospitals, home health agencies, nursing homes and other health care stakeholders, OFMQ provides expert consulting resources for clinical and organizational quality improvement. OFMQ holds contracts with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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