LeAnn Currey, L.P.N.
South Dakota
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As part of Transforming Care at the Bedside, Prairie Lakes Hospital adopted a new patient care model. Instead of splitting time between multiple patients on her unit, this care model enabled Currey to be where she was most needed—at the bedside of a dying patient.

Planchette Dey-Foy, R.N.
New York
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In an effort to prevent patient falls, North Shore University Hospital provided red socks to patients at risk. Dey-Foy experienced that the red socks—intended to alert hospital staff of a patient's risk for falls—also educated family members about their patient's risk and enabled them to become active participants in patient safety.

Mary Johnston, R.N.
Texas
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Staff at Seton Northwest Hospital tried multiple tests of change as part of Transforming Care at the Bedside, resulting in a new attitude to test improvements. One nurse demonstrated his willingness to try anything when eagerly accepting a daily assignment of patients at multiple locations throughout the hospital.

Charles Meek, R.N.
California
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Kaiser Roseville Medical Center adopted animal therapy as part of Transforming Care at the Bedside. Meek witnessed how this innovation improved the life of a patient who had just received a terminal diagnosis.

Stephanie Trela
Florida
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The collaborative care initiative implemented at James A. Haley VA Medical Center enabled providers to give care beyond a patient's initial needs. Trela experienced firsthand how the collaborative care model helped a patient who needed assistance beyond his surgery since he also cared for his wife with Alzheimer's disease.

Ashish K. Jha, M.D., M.P.H.
Massachusetts
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Assistant professor of health policy at the Harvard School of Public Health, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and staff physician at VA Boston Healthcare System and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Jha contributes significantly to RWJF work to reduce health care disparities, especially focusing on organizations that provide care for underserved populations, the quality of care provided by health care systems and the impact of clinical information systems on the quality, safety and efficiency of health care.

Diane Stollenwerk, M.P.P.
Washington
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Director of communication and development of the Puget Sound Health Alliance and the project director for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in the Puget Sound region that seeks to improve quality and efficiency while reducing the rate of health care cost increases.

Jim Chase, M.H.A.
Minnesota
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Executive director of Minnesota Community Measurement, the lead organization for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in Minnesota. Founded by the Minnesota Medical Association and Minnesota health plans, Minnesota Community Measurement promotes public reporting of health care quality information.

Lisa Letourneau, M.D., M.P.H.
Maine
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Senior director of MaineHealth's system-wide clinical quality improvement initiative and a key player in establishing Quality Counts, the leadership team for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in Maine that works to coordinate disparate efforts across the state that support local, patient-centered and coordinated systems of care.

Bruce Siegel, M.D., M.P.H.
District of Columbia
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Research professor in the Department of Health Policy and on the faculty of the Department of Health Services Management and Leadership at The George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, DC. Siegel directs Aligning Forces for Quality, a landmark, national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that is dedicated to improving quality and reducing disparities in health care in communities nationwide.

Shelley Hirshberg
New York
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Executive director of the P2 Collaborative of Western New York, the lead organization for Western New York's Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative whose goals are to improve efficiency of care, empower consumers and promote standards of care.

Sue (Susan) Gordon, R.N.
Pennsylvania
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Vice president of Patient Services at Memorial Hospital and chair of York's Nurses Council, created as part of RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality project in York, Pa to help ensure that standards of nursing care and practice are developed and are consistent with current research findings and nationally recognized professional standards.

Bruce Siegel, M.D., M.P.H.
District of Columbia
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Research professor in the Department of Health Policy and on the faculty of the Department of Health Services Management and Leadership at The George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, DC. Siegel directs Aligning Forces for Quality, a landmark, national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that is dedicated to improving quality and reducing disparities in health care in communities nationwide.

Craig Brammer, M.A.
Ohio
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Senior research associate with the Institute for the Study of Health at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center and director of Greater Cincinnati's Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative that seeks to improve the health status of individuals by engaging key stakeholders and leveraging community and national resources for health care performance improvement and consumer engagement.

Jim Chase, M.H.A.
Minnesota
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Executive director of Minnesota Community Measurement, the lead organization for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in Minnesota. Founded by the Minnesota Medical Association and Minnesota health plans, Minnesota Community Measurement promotes public reporting of health care quality information.

Julie Moretz
Maryland
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Director of special projects at the Institute for Family Centered Care, an organization that works to advance the understanding and practice of patient- and family-centered care. Moretz was featured in the RWJF-funded PBS Remaking American Medicine series "Hand-in-Hand."

Larry Green, M.D.
Colorado
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Program director of Prescription for Health: Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care Research Networks, an RWJF-funded collaboration with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ARHQ) that develops creative, practical strategies for promoting healthy behaviors among patients and transforming primary care practice.

Shelley Hirshberg
New York
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Executive director of the P2 Collaborative of Western New York, the lead organization for Western New York's Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative whose goals are to improve efficiency of care, empower consumers and promote standards of care.

Ted Rooney, R.N., M.P.H.
Maine
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A registered nurse and the project leader for Quality Counts, the leadership team for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in Maine that works to coordinate disparate efforts across the state that support local, patient-centered and coordinated systems of care.

Ashish K. Jha, M.D., M.P.H.
Massachusetts
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Assistant professor of health policy at the Harvard School of Public Health, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and staff physician at VA Boston Healthcare System and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Jha contributes significantly to RWJF work to reduce health care disparities, especially focusing on organizations that provide care for underserved populations, the quality of care provided by health care systems and the impact of clinical information systems on the quality, safety and efficiency of health care.

Elliott Fisher, M.D., M.P.H.
New Hampshire
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Principal investigator of the Dartmouth Atlas Project, a major research effort supported by RWJF that for more than 20 years has documented glaring variations in how medical resources are distributed and used in the U.S.

Maribel Cifuentes, R.N.
Colorado
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Deputy director of Prescription for Health: Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care Research Networks, an RWJF-funded collaboration with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ARHQ) that develops creative, practical strategies for promoting healthy behaviors among patients and transforming primary care practice.

Marshall Chin, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.
Illinois
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Associate professor of medicine at the University of Chicago and director of the RWJF-funded Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change program, which awards and manages research grants to healthcare organizations implementing interventions aimed at reducing disparities.

Bruce Siegel, M.D., M.P.H.
District of Columbia
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Research professor in the Department of Health Policy and on the faculty of the Department of Health Services Management and Leadership at The George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, DC. Siegel directs Aligning Forces for Quality, a landmark, national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that is dedicated to improving quality and reducing disparities in health care in communities nationwide.

Manoj Jain, M.D., M.P.H.
Tennessee
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An infections disease physician, writer and leader in health care quality improvement who works with closely with Healthy Memphis Common Table, the leadership team for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in greater Memphis that is dedicated to improving the health and health care of people in the greater Memphis area.

Marshall Chin, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.
Illinois
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Associate professor of medicine at the University of Chicago and director of the RWJF-funded Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change program, which awards and manages research grants to healthcare organizations implementing interventions aimed at reducing disparities.

Nancy Clarke
Oregon
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Executive director of the Oregon Health Care Quality Corporation, the leadership team for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in the Willamette Valley that is dedicated to improving the quality of health care through collaborative leadership.

Scott Cook, Ph.D.
Illinois
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Deputy director of the RWJF-funded Finding Answers program and a clinical psychologist with extensive experience serving diverse inner-city populations with multiple medical, social and economic challenges.

Stephen Somers, Ph.D.
New Jersey
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President and chief executive officer of the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS), an RWJF-supported nonprofit health policy resource center dedicated to improving the quality and cost effectiveness of health care services for low-income populations and people with chronic illnesses and disabilities.

Sue (Susan) Gordon, R.N.
Pennsylvania
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Vice president of Patient Services at Memorial Hospital and chair of York's Nurses Council, created as part of RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality project in York, Pa to help ensure that standards of nursing care and practice are developed and are consistent with current research findings and nationally recognized professional standards.

Ted Rooney, R.N., M.P.H.
Maine
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A registered nurse and the project leader for Quality Counts, the leadership team for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in Maine that works to coordinate disparate efforts across the state that support local, patient-centered and coordinated systems of care.

Bruce Siegel, M.D., M.P.H.
District of Columbia
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Research professor in the Department of Health Policy and on the faculty of the Department of Health Services Management and Leadership at The George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, DC. Siegel directs Aligning Forces for Quality, a landmark, national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that is dedicated to improving quality and reducing disparities in health care in communities nationwide.

Cathy (Catherine) Davis, Ph.D., A.P.N.
Missouri
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Registered nurse and leader of the Kansas City Quality Improvement Consortium, the leadership team for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in Kansas City that is working to educate consumers about taking control of their own health.

Cristie Travis
Tennessee
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Chief executive officer of the Memphis Business Group on Health and project director of Healthy Memphis Common Table, the leadership team for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in greater Memphis that is dedicated to improving the health and health care of people in the greater Memphis area.

Ed Wagner, M.D., M.P.H.
Washington
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Director of the MacColl Institute for Healthcare Innovation, creator of the influential Chronic Care Model, and director of Improving Chronic Illness Care, an RWJF program that seeks to transform the system used to care for the chronically ill from one that is essentially reactive—responding mainly when a person is sick—to one that is proactive and focused on keeping a person as healthy as possible.

Jan Simon, R.N., M.H.S.A.
Illinois
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Program director and principal investigator of Improving Performance in Practice, an RWJF-supported, state-based effort that engages small physician practices in quality improvement.

Julie Moretz
Maryland
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Director of special projects at the Institute for Family Centered Care, an organization that works to advance the understanding and practice of patient- and family-centered care. Moretz was featured in the RWJF-funded PBS Remaking American Medicine series "Hand-in-Hand."

Larry Green, M.D.
Colorado
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Program director of Prescription for Health: Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care Research Networks, an RWJF-funded collaboration with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ARHQ) that develops creative, practical strategies for promoting healthy behaviors among patients and transforming primary care practice.

Lisa Letourneau, M.D., M.P.H.
Maine
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Senior director of MaineHealth's system-wide clinical quality improvement initiative and a key player in establishing Quality Counts, the leadership team for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in Maine that works to coordinate disparate efforts across the state that support local, patient-centered and coordinated systems of care.

Manoj Jain, M.D., M.P.H.
Tennessee
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An infections disease physician, writer and leader in health care quality improvement who works with closely with Healthy Memphis Common Table, the leadership team for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in greater Memphis that is dedicated to improving the health and health care of people in the greater Memphis area.

Nancy Clarke
Oregon
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Executive director of the Oregon Health Care Quality Corporation, the leadership team for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in the Willamette Valley that is dedicated to improving the quality of health care through collaborative leadership.

Scott Cook, Ph.D.
Illinois
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Deputy director of the RWJF-funded Finding Answers program and a clinical psychologist with extensive experience serving diverse inner-city populations with multiple medical, social and economic challenges.

Anne Snowden, M.P.H., C.P.H.Q.
Minnesota
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Director of Quality Reporting at Minnesota Community Measurement, a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of the community by publicly reporting information on health care quality and the lead organization for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in Minnesota.

Craig Brammer, M.A.
Ohio
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Senior research associate with the Institute for the Study of Health at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center and director of Greater Cincinnati's Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative that seeks to improve the health status of individuals by engaging key stakeholders and leveraging community and national resources for health care performance improvement and consumer engagement.

Cristie Travis
Tennessee
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Chief executive officer of the Memphis Business Group on Health and project director of Healthy Memphis Common Table, the leadership team for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in greater Memphis that is dedicated to improving the health and health care of people in the greater Memphis area.

Jan Simon, R.N., M.H.S.A.
Illinois
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Program director and principal investigator of Improving Performance in Practice, an RWJF-supported, state-based effort that engages small physician practices in quality improvement.

Jim Chase, M.H.A.
Minnesota
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Executive director of Minnesota Community Measurement, the lead organization for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in Minnesota. Founded by the Minnesota Medical Association and Minnesota health plans, Minnesota Community Measurement promotes public reporting of health care quality information.

Bruce Siegel, M.D., M.P.H.
District of Columbia
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Research professor in the Department of Health Policy and on the faculty of the Department of Health Services Management and Leadership at The George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, DC. Siegel directs Aligning Forces for Quality, a landmark, national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that is dedicated to improving quality and reducing disparities in health care in communities nationwide.

Chris Queram, J.D., M.B.A.
Wisconsin
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President and chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality, the leadership team for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in Wisconsin that advocates for improving the quality of health care through the public reporting of comparative performance information.

Diane Stollenwerk, M.P.P.
Washington
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Director of communication and development of the Puget Sound Health Alliance and the project director for RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in the Puget Sound region that seeks to improve quality and efficiency while reducing the rate of health care cost increases.

Lisa Mason
Michigan
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Program manager for the Greater Detroit Area Health Council's (GDAHC) Save Lives Save Dollars program which is part of RWJF's Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative in Michigan that seeks to drive quality improvement and derive cost savings.

Stephen Somers, Ph.D.
New Jersey
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President and chief executive officer of the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS), an RWJF-supported nonprofit health policy resource center dedicated to improving the quality and cost effectiveness of health care services for low-income populations and people with chronic illnesses and disabilities.

T.J. Redington, M.D.
Ohio
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Chief medical officer of Community Mercy Health Partners. Redington sits on the Quality Improvement Infrastructure Workgroup for Greater Cincinnati's Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative that seeks to improve the health status of individuals living with a chronic health condition by engaging key stakeholders and leveraging community and national resources for primary care performance improvement and consumer engagement.