| | |  Healthcare Quality Strategies, Inc., (HQSI) is governed by our Board of Trustees. The Board has oversight responsibility, sets overall policy, and provides strategic direction for our organization. The Board ensures alignment with HQSI’s mission to accelerate healthcare quality improvement and upholds the highest business and ethical practices.
Our Board is comprised of eleven members with diverse backgrounds and expertise. A term of office of each member varies from one to three years with a maximum length of service of six consecutive years. Three members may be exempt from the six-year term limits, but no Board member may exceed nine consecutive years. Approximately 20% of the Board is appointed each year. Appointments are made annually at summer meetings or more frequently based on vacancies that may occur during the year. Recruitment is currently underway to fill one of the vacated Board positions. The Board meets quarterly, with subcommittees meeting on an ad hoc basis. Members are compensated for participation in Board meetings ($400 per meeting) and subcommittee meetings ($200 per meeting) and are reimbursed for travel expenses.
The current Board members and their affiliations are listed below: HQSI Board Members
Alexander E. Rodi, Sr., DO, Chairman
Family Practitioner affiliated with William B. Kessler Memorial Hospital
Term: 9/17/08 – 9/16/11
Steven J. Oxler, MD, FACEP, FAIHQ, Vice Chairman
Emergency Room Physician affiliated with Underwood Memorial Hospital
Term: 9/17/08 – 9/16/11
Mary Ann Conte, RN, Secretary
Nurse affiliated with Our Lady of Providence Clinic/Medicare beneficiary representative
Term: 9/17/08 – 9/16/11
Edward Josell, DO, Treasurer
Retired Family Practitioner/Medicare beneficiary representative
Term: 9/17/08 – 9/16/11
Peg (Mae Margaret) Costanzo
Medicare beneficiary representative
Term: 9/17/08 – 9/16/11
Daniel Greenwald, MD
Retired Psychiatrist/Medicare beneficiary representative
Term: 9/17/08 – 9/16/11
Harlan Martin, RPh, CCP, FASCP
President, PharmaCare
Term: 9/17/08 – 9/16/11
Vincent T. McDermott, Jr., MD
Retired Cardiologist/Medicare beneficiary representative
Term: 9/17/08 – 9/16/11
Donald L. Pendley, MA, CAE, APR
President
New Jersey Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Term: 6/23/10 – 6/22/13
Elyse Perweiler, MPP, RN
Associate Director, Planning and Development
New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging
Term: 9/17/08 – 9/16/11
Marie W. Schall, MA
Director
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Term: 9/17/08 – 9/16/11
At HQSI we hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards as outlined in our Code of Ethics, Conduct and Responsibility. Employees and other knowledgeable parties may report any activities that have the potential to conflict with HQSI's Code of Ethics, Conduct and Responsibility, in confidence to:
Charles Bruder, Esq.
Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, PA
721 Route 202/206
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Telephone: (908) 722-0700
E-mail: cabruden@mmlaw.com | |
