ABOUT US
- Background
- Partner Organizations
- Key Personnel
- John R. Combes, MD
- Stephen C. Hines, PhD
- Barb Edson, RN, MBA, MHA
- Tina Adams, RN
- Deborah Bohr, MPH
- Jasmine Davis
- Kristina Davis, MS, MPH
- Marchelle Djordjevic, MBA
- Mari Franks, MPPA
- Gabriela Gracia, MSc
- Louella Hung, MPH
- Keesha Mwangangi
- M. Kathleen O’Shea
- Jenna Rabideaux
- Denise Shannon
- Paul Tedrick
- Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD
- Sean Berenholtz, MD, MHS, FCCM
- Julius Cuong Pham, MD, PhD
- Christine Goeschel, RN, MPA, ScD
- Lisa H. Lubomski, PhD
- Jill A. Marsteller, PhD, MPP
- Melinda D. Sawyer, MSN, RN, CNS-BC
- David Thompson, DNSc, MS, RN
- Bradford Winters, MD, PhD
- Sam Watson, MSA
- Christine George, BSN, RN, MS
- Steve Levy, MBA
- Jodie Elsberg MS, MBA
- Marie Masuga, RN, MSN, BSN
- Barbara Meyer Lucas, MD, MHSA
- Linda L. Emanuel, MD, PhD
- Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH
- Sarah Krein, PhD
- Mohamad G. Fakih, MD, MPH
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Barb Edson, RN, MBA, MHA
Barb Edson, RN, MBA, MHA
Senior Director of Clinical Quality
Barb Edson has been the Sr. Director of Clinical Quality at HRET since Jan., 2011. An RN with extensive experience in pediatric nursing and in hospital management and administration, Ms. Edson formerly worked at the North Carolina Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety. There, she led the statewide implementation of the AHRQ-funded CUSP: CLABSI project as well as other patient safety collaboratives. Those included efforts that improved medication reconciliation, SCIP process measures, heart failure process measures, and reduced CLABSI rates. Ms. Edson is a Master TeamSTEPPS trainer, has taught hospitals “just culture” concepts to strengthen a culture of safety, and currently functions as the Project Director for the AHRQ-funded CUSP: CAUTI initiative. She has a BSN from Marquette University, an MBA/MHA from Pfeiffer University, and has completed Patient Safety Officer training at IHI and obtained Just Culture Certification from Outcome Engineering.