Hello all! Today I bring you an interview with Colette Maguire! She is the Director of Quality and Patient Safety with Ascension, a faith-based health care organization. In this interview, Colette discusses her journey to being a director and how OT has helped her to become the leader she is today!
  1. Can you describe what your duties are as Director of Quality and Patient Safety?

Develop and implement policies and procedures for the identification, collection, and analysis of quality, risk, and patient safety information

Educate and train the leadership, staff, and physicians as to the quality and patient safety program and their respective responsibilities in carrying out the program

Advise departments on designing quality improvement and patient safety initiatives