The Quality Leaders Forum is a group of emerging and established quality leaders committed to improving the delivery of high-quality care in the greater New York area. Members are invited to network and discuss current issues in health care quality with nationally recognized quality leaders and to pursue opportunities for sharing best practices. 

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The Quality Leaders Forum (QLF) network includes 70+ graduates and faculty from the UHF/GNYHA Clinical Quality Fellowship Program and honorees from the annual UHF Tribute to Excellence in Health Care, representing over 30 health care organizations.

In its third year, the QLF participated in four events, stimulating dynamic discussions between participants and speakers. Topics included current priorities in health care quality, such as opportunities to bridge health care and public health, new approaches to safety, the role of policy and markets in fostering quality, and how to assess the quality of telemedicine:

  • April 14, 2022: Michelle Morse, MD, Chief Medical Officer at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).
    Click here for an update on the program by Dr. Morse. 
  • June 28, 2022: Tejal Gandhi, MD, MPH, CPPS, Chief Safety and Transformation Officer at Press Ganey & Peter Silver, MD, Vice President, Chief Quality Officer, and Associate Chief Medical Officer at Northwell Health.
    Click herefor a summary of the program by our two guests.
  • October 27, 2022: David Blumenthal, MD, President of the Commonwealth Fund.
    Click here for a summary of the forum's conversation with Dr. Blumenthal.
  • January 19, 2023: Eric Schneider, MD, Executive Vice President of the NCQA Quality Measurement and Research Group. Click here for a recap of our session with Dr. Schneider.

For details on previous QLF events, click here.