The Quality and Care Innovation (QCI) Subcommittee sets standards for clinical practices and holds providers and the PPS accountable for reaching those standards. It will promote evidence-based clinical protocols and make sure that these protocols are successfully implemented throughout the PPS. The QCI Subcommittee will also collaborate with the Workforce Sub-Committee to develop a cultural competency and health literacy strategy to address health disparities in the Bronx community.The members of the QCI Subcommittee are:
Co-Chair: William Lang, Assistant Executive Director
Geel Community Services, Inc.
Lois Bookhardt, MD, Chief Medical Officer
Morris Heights Health Center
David Collymore, MD, Chief Medical Officer/ Senior Vice President of Clinical Affairs
Acacia Network
Karen Geller, Director of Risk Management
Self-Help Community Services
Maureen Italiano, Administrative Director, Incident Management, Quality Management & Regulatory
Saint Joseph’s Medical Center
Kwame Kitson, Vice President for Continuous Quality Improvement
Institute for Family Health
Susan Rabinowitz, Director of Quality Improvement and Special Projects
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Tony Sementilli, RPh, President
Total Care Pharmacy
Ed Telzak, MD, Chair, Department of Medicine
SBH Health System
Lizica Troneci, MD, Chair, Department of Psychiatry
SBH Health System
Amanda Ascher, MD — CSO Staff
Bronx Partners for Healthy Communities
Rebekah Epstein — CSO Staff
Bronx Partners for Healthy Communities
Robin Moon, DPH, MPA, MIA — CSO Staff
Bronx Partners for Healthy Communities
