Organizational Structure
The activities of Quality Insights Renal Network 5 are under the supervision of the Quality Insights Board of Directors. The Medical Review Board (MRB) oversees Quality Insights Renal Network 5's quality improvement activities. The MRB identifies Network-wide and facility-specific opportunities for improvement through routine monitoring of data profiles and pattern analysis. The Patient and Family Advisory Council, made up of patient representatives from all geographic areas and dialysis modalities within Network 5, serves to keep Network staff abreast of current patient issues and provide a patient perspective for Network projects and tasks.
Quality Insights Renal Network 5 maintains a Network Coordinating Council that meets the statutory requirements of Section 1881(c) of the Social Security Act. The Council consists of representatives from Medicare-certified ESRD facilities and is responsible for providing advice and assistance to the Medical Review Board.
Medical Review Board
Quality Insights Renal Network 5's Medical Review Board (MRB) is charged with overseeing the Network 5 quality program. Board activities include the following:
- Identifying Network-wide and dialysis facility-specific opportunities for improvement through routine monitoring of data profiles and pattern analysis
- Designing and implementing activities to address areas needing improvement and/or further examination
- Making recommendations to and assisting dialysis facilities in correcting identified problems and improving care
- Identifying "high-performing" dialysis facilities, recognizing their success through an annual awards program, and working with them to identify benchmark practices to share with other facilities
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Medical Review Board, please contact Brandy Vinson at (804) 320-0004 ext. 2711 or bvinson@qualityinsights.org.
| Name | Location |
|---|---|
Marc Brazie, MD, Chair |
Alexandria, Virginia |
Patrick Gee, PAC Chairman |
North Chesterfield, Virginia |
Jackie Hires, LCSW |
Baltimore, MD |
Jessica Jenkins, RN |
Charlottesville, Virginia |
Elizabeth Jones, MSW, LCSW, FNKF |
Sterling, Virginia |
Johnny Jones, PFAC Co-Chair |
Chesapeake, Virginia |
Sharon Kennedy, RD, LDN |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Susie Lew, MD |
Washington, DC |
Cecelia Moorman, RN |
Covington, Virginia |
Daniel Salzberg, MD |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Stephen Seliger, MD |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Devon Ward, RD |
Midlothian, Virginia |
Network Council
Quality Insights Renal Network 5 maintains a Network Coordinating Council that meets the statutory requirements of Section 1881(c) of the Social Security Act. The Council consists of representatives from Medicare-certified ESRD facilities and is responsible for providing advice and assistance to the Board of Directors regarding the general direction of the Network organization. The Council provides the mechanism for information exchange between the Network and the facility membership. Each of the Medicare-approved ESRD outpatient providers is offered the opportunity to appoint a representative and an alternate to serve on the Council and can make changes to their representation at any time.