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( Lake Oswego, Ore., Aug. 24, 2007) Diane Waldo, Director of Quality and Clinical Services for Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, has been elected to a one-year committee post for the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM). Waldo has many years of nursing and quality assurance/risk management experience as a bedside nurse, staff manager, nurse administrator, insurance and as a legal consultant on quality and clinical issues.
ASHRM is a personal membership group of the American Hospital Association with more than 5,000 members representing health care, insurance, law and other related professions. ASHRM’s initiatives focus on providing safe and effective patient care practices and maintenance of safe working environments. As a member of the ASHRM nomination committee, Waldo will help select nominees for national officer positions to lead the organization in its mission and initiatives process.
A member of the Oregon association’s management team, Waldo helps develop and coordinate quality, patient safety and clinical education programs for Oregon’s 57 acute care community hospitals. She also is liaison with state and federal accreditation agencies and organizations including the Joint Commission. For information about Oregon hospitals’ quality and patient safety programs, go to www.orhospitalquality.org.
Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems is a statewide association dedicated to providing representation, advocacy and assistance for hospitals and health care systems. OAHHS, through leadership and collaboration among health care providers, promotes quality health care that is adequately financed and universally accessible.
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To set up an interview with Diane Waldo, MBA, BSN, RN, CPHQ, CPHRM, LNCC, please call Karen Normandin, 503.479.6003.
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