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): Tess Poland, Senior Vice President, Accreditation Services
ASCA Foundation (ASCAF): William Prentice, David Shapiro, MD, and Rebecca Craig
AMSURG: Nina Goins, Vice President Quality and Clinical Services and Chair of ASC QC Finance Committee
ASC Quality Collaboration: Kathy Wilson, Executive Director
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN): Renae Battie, Vice President of Nursing
Covenant Physician Partners: Melba Willis, Vice President of Clinical Services and Chair of ASCQC Board
HCA, Ambulatory Surgery Division: Denise Ventura, Vice President of Patient Safety and Quality
Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society (OOSS): Robert Nelson
Physicians Endoscopy: Brett Bernstein, MD, Medical Director
Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA): Dare Underwood Meeks, Chief Nursing Officer
Surgical Management Solutions: Teresa Yancey, Senior Director, Clinical Quality and Operations
Surgery Partners: Sarah Martin, Chief Clinical Officer, American Group
The Joint Commission: Pearl Darling, Executive Director, Ambulatory Care Services
United Surgical Partners International (USPI): Tamala Norris, Vice President Clinical Operations and Group Chief Nursing Officer
ValueHealth: Barbara Tirrell, VP of Quality
Visionary Enterprises (VEI): Natalie Christy, Vice President Surgical Services and Patsy Poehler, Director Quality and Chair of ASCQC Technical Expert Committee
Technical Expert Committee
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC): Cheryl Pistone, RN, MBA
ASCA Foundation (ASCAF): David Shapiro, MD, and Gina Throneberry, RN, MBA, CASC, CNOR
AMSURG: Nina Goins, MSN, RN, CPSS and Sarah Bailey
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN): Renae Battie, MN, RN, CNOR
ASC Quality Collaboration: Kathy Wilson, RN, MHA
California Ambulatory Surgery Association (CASA): Beth LaBouyer, RN, CNOR, CASC
Consultant: Kim Wood, MD
Covenant Physician Partners: Melba Willis, RN and Elizabeth Wilson, RN, BSN, MBA, CPPS
Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (FSASC): Linda Nash, MBA, CASC, HRM and Sandra Jones, MBA, MSM, CASC, CPHRM, CHCQM, FHFMA
HCA, Ambulatory Surgery Division: Rae Kusnit, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CPPS
Health Care Facilities Partners: Cheryl Cunningham, MBA-HC, RN, CASC, CAIP
HST: Maura Cash, RN, BSN, CASC and Caitlin Watkins
The Joint Commission: Marc Hallez, RN, MSN, MSHI
Kaiser Permanente: Donna Berning, MS, BS, RN, CPHQ, HACP, CLSSBB
Merritt Healthcare: Kerri Ubaldi, RN, MBA, CPHRM
New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers(NJAASC): Jeff Shanton
Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society (OOSS): Maria Tietjen, RN, BSN, CSPD, CAIP
Pennsylvania Ambulatory Surgery Association: Ashley Verbitsky
Physicians Endoscopy: Teresa Chaisson, RN, BSN, CAIP
Proliance Surgeons: TBD
Regent Surgical Health: Dawn Ruiz, MSN, RN CPHQ, HACP and Marie Dorflinger, RN, MBA, CPHQ
Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA): Dare Underwood Meeks, RN, MSN, CASC; Lisa Sinsel, RN; Bonnie Ferguson, RN, BSN and Lee Anne Blackwell, RN, BSN, EMBA, CNOR, CAPI, CNAMB
Surgical Management Solutions: Teresa Yancey, RN, JD, CCM
Surgery Partners: Sarah Martin, MBA, RN and Teresa Brundige, RN
United Surgical Partners International (USPI): Debra Ledak, RN and Anita Lambert-Gale, RN
Value Health: Barbara Tirrell, RN, MSN, HACP and Mary Dailey, RN, MA, FACHE
Visionary Enterprises (VEI): Patsy Poehler, RN, CASC, CAIP and Betsy Hart, RN