EASTON, Md., July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Delmarva Foundation, a national not-for-profit organization committed to improving the quality of healthcare, today announced the appointment of Dr. Margaret M. Toth as the new Chief Quality Officer. The Chief Quality Officer (CQO) will work on designing and implementing innovative approaches to knowledge transfer, patient safety and organizational culture in driving transformational change. In her role as the CQO, Dr. Toth will build on the expertise and commitment of Delmarva associates as they broaden the organization's reach and impact through new training programs, innovative collaborative and best practice sharing initiatives and practical strategies for effective application of information technology in healthcare.
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"Delmarva Foundation is committed to being a leader for the quality revolution taking place in healthcare. Margaret brings a proven track record in quality improvement and an extensive knowledge in how to successfully implement innovative improvement initiatives to create system changes. We are thrilled to have her join our team during this exciting apex in our company's growth," said Maulik S. Joshi, President and CEO, Delmarva Foundation.
Dr. Toth has spent the last three years as the Medical Director at Ohio KePRO, Ohio's Medicare Quality Improvement Organization, where among other tasks she researched, planned and implemented a design to improve acute care services in hospitals. As a founding member of the Ohio Patient Safety Discussion Forum and Trustee of the Ohio Patient Safety Institute, Dr. Toth played an instrumental role in fostering cooperative statewide safety initiatives. Prior to her work at Ohio KePRO, Dr. Toth worked as a senior clinical instructor in internal medicine for the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and practiced internal medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Toth earned her Medical Degree from Yale University School of Medicine and she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Case Western Reserve University with a bachelor of arts in Medical Anthropology.
About Delmarva Foundation
Delmarva Foundation is a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving healthcare quality in over 20 states. Since 1973, Delmarva has assisted in enhancing care in hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, and doctors' offices and managed care plans. Delmarva conducts work ranging from quality improvement, quality assurance, utilization review to external quality review. The company's corporate headquarters are located in Easton, Maryland with other offices in Baltimore, Maryland; Washington, DC; Sacramento, California; Tampa, Florida; and Tallahassee, Florida. For more information, please visit Delmarva Foundation on the web at http://www.delmarvafoundation.org/.
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