Beth A.

Hanna

BSN, RN, MA

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, direction, and expertise in the development, implementation, reporting, and evaluation of quality, safety, and performance improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with administration and health care professionals in the development of strategies and methodologies to evaluate processes and outcomes of care to identify opportunities for improvement
• Develop and maintain relationships with clinical and hospital departments to facilitate collaborative achievement of Clinical Quality, Safety and Performance Improvement (CQSPI) and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics objectives
• Serve as advisor to the Chief Quality Officer on internal and external performance improvement activities in clinical areas related to safety, quality, and resource management
• Provide leadership and direction for the implementation and compliance reporting of recommended national health care quality and patient safety standards

Special Interests and Activities

• University of Iowa Museum of Art Members (since August 2013)
• University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) Clinical Benchmarking Coordinator
• Kids First Board, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (since 2010)

Contact

Phone: 1-319-353-7463
Fax: 319-353-7043
Office Address: C-512-A General Hospital (GH)
Email: beth-hanna@uiowa.edu