About Us
The ASC Quality Collaboration (ASC QC) accomplishes its goals through the combined efforts of the Board of Directors, the Leadership group and our Technical Expert Committee.
Board of Directors
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC): Julie Lynch, Director, Institute for Quality Improvement
ASCA Foundation (ASCAF): William Prentice, David Shapiro, MD, and Rebecca Craig
AMSURG: Brooke Blackwell, Lead Senior Director, Clinical Quality
ASC Quality Collaboration: Kathy Wilson, Executive Director and Becky Ziegler-Otis, Assistant Executive Director
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN): Linda Groah, MSN RN CNOR NEA-BC FAAN and Renae Battie, MN, RN, CNOR
Covenant Physician Partners: Donna Keehner-Nowak, Senior VP Clinical Services and Elizabeth Wilson, Director Quality Assurance and Performance and Chair of ASC QC Technical Expert Committee
Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society (OOSS): Nikki Hurley
Physicians Endoscopy: Brett Bernstein, MD, Medical Director
Regent Surgical Health: Nina Goins, SVP, Clinical Operations/Nursing Officer and Chair of ASC QC Board of Directors
SCA Health: Dare Underwood Meeks, Chief Nursing Officer
Specialist Management Solutions: Teresa Yancey, Senior Director, Clinical Quality and Operations
Surgery Partners: Tamala Norris-McJunkins, Senior Vice President & Enterprise Chief Clinical Officer and Chair of ASC QC Finance Committee
Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare: Denise Ventura, Vice President of Patient Safety and Quality
Tenet Healthcare/United Surgical Partners International (USPI): Carrie Walters, National Director Nursing & Clinical Operations Perioperative/Procedural Services/CV Services
The Joint Commission: Zachary George, Executive Director, Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation
Technical Expert Committee
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC): Julie Lynch, MS, BSN, RN
Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC): Rommie Johnson, MPH, PMP, CHC and Cyndi Newman, MSHL, BSN, RN
ASCA Foundation (ASCAF): David Shapiro, MD, and Gina Throneberry, RN, MBA, CASC, CNOR
AMSURG: Brooke Blackwell, MBAHM, BSN, RN and Sarah Bailey
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN): Renae Battie, MN, RN, CNOR, Jeanine Watson, MSN, RN, CNOR(E), NEA-BC, and Janice Kelly, MS, RN-BC
ASC Quality Collaboration: Kathy Wilson, RN, MHA and Becky Ziegler-Otis, MHA, CASC
California Ambulatory Surgery Association (CASA): Beth LaBouyer, RN, CNOR, CASC
Consultant: Kim Wood, MD
Covenant Physician Partners: Donna Keehner-Nowak, PhD, MPS, MSN, BSN and Elizabeth Wilson, RN, BSN, MBA, CPPS and Chair of Technical Expert Committee
Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (FSASC): Linda Nash, MBA, CASC, HRM and Sandra Jones, MBA, MSM, CASC, CPHRM, CHCQM, FHFMA
HST: Tara Vail and Maura Cash, RN, BSN
Kaiser Permanente: Donna Berning, MS, BS, RN, CPHQ, HACP, CLSSBB
Merritt Healthcare: Debra Morfea, MSN, RN, CAPA
New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers(NJAASC): Sheila McAteer, RN, BSN, MHA
NueHealth: Lenora Woolsey, RN, MSN, CNOR
NVision Eye Centers: Jennifer Moul, RN, BSN, MHA and John Hays RN, BSN, MHA
Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society (OOSS): Maria Tietjen, RN, BSN, CSPD, CAIP
Physicians Endoscopy: Teresa Chaisson, RN, BSN, CAIP
Proliance Surgeons: Peggy Wellman and Simran Khurana, MHA, PHP, CPHQ, CEHRS
QUAD A: Beverly Robins, MBA, BSN, RN and Monda Shaver, RN, BSN, MSHM
Regent Surgical Health: Nina Goins, MSN, RN
SCA Health: Dare Underwood Meeks, RN, MSN, CASC; Lisa Sinsel, MSN, RN and Bonnie Ferguson, RN, BSN
Sovereign Healthcare: Lynn Dugan, BSN, RN, CASC, CNAMB, NE-BC
Specialist Management Solutions: Teresa Yancey, JD, RN, CCM, CPHQ
Surgery Partners: Tamala Norris-McJunkins, DHA, BSN, RN, CPHQ, HACP, LSSGBC and Lori Seymore, MBA, BSN, RN, CPHRM, CAIP
Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare: Rae Bastable, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CPPS
Surgical Management Professionals: Allison Stock JD, RN, CASC
Tenet Healthcare/United Surgical Partners International (USPI): Carrie Walters, DNP, MS N/HSM, RN; Orianna Nibarger, MBA, MSN, RN and Anita Lambert-Gale, RN
The Joint Commission: JohnMarc Alban, RN, BSN, MSHI and Stephanie Parver, MPH, CPHQ