ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value Welcomes Three New Board Members
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- Dr. Leonard Berry holds many distinguished roles at Texas A&M University, including University Distinguished Professor of Marketing, Regents Professor, and Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence, among others. He is a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, where he is studying service improvement in cancer care for patients and their families. A skilled writer, Dr. Berry has written ten books and numerous academic articles about his research of healthcare service, including Management Lessons from Mayo Clinic. His research and teaching have been widely recognized with many honors, and he is an invited lecturer throughout the world.
- Kathryn Correia, president and CEO of HealthEast Care System in Minnesota, is an expert in developing and transforming healthcare systems to create greater value for customers and communities. Her work using lean principles to transform health delivery models has been featured in several national publications. In addition to her work at HealthEast Care System, Correia serves on numerous boards, including the Center for Lean Healthcare Research Leadership Council, the Minnesota Hospital Association Board, the Community University Board, and the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities Board.
- Beth Daley Ullem is a nationally-recognized expert for creating initiatives aimed at decreasing preventable hospital errors and increasing the transparency of clinical outcomes. She works with hospital leadership teams, hospital boards and healthcare industry leaders to develop programs that reduce risk and improve patient safety and quality. Daley Ullem has worked on board education projects for Solutions for Patient Safety, Harvard Medical School’s Institute of Professionalism of Ethical Practice, Center for Medical Simulation, National Patient Safety Foundation, and other leading healthcare institutions. In addition to her consulting efforts, she serves on ThedaCare’s board and quality committee. She also is on the National Patient Safety Foundation’s board of governors.
