1.
October
25,
2016
Chicago,
IL
Project
Patient
Care
(PPC)
announced
today
that
Pat
Merryweather
will
join
the
organization
in
the
role
of
Executive
Vice
President
on
November
21,
2016.
Ms.
Merryweather
will
work
with
CEO
Marty
Hatlie
as
a
co-­‐leader
of
all
PPC
initiatives,
including
its
work
in
federal
healthcare
transformation,
advocating
authentic
patient
&
family
engagement
across
all
healthcare
settings,
and
PPC
organizational
development
activities.
“We
are
so
glad
to
have
Pat
join
PPC,”
said
Marty
Hatlie.
“Her
professional
and
life
experience
as
a
tireless
proponent
for
quality
healthcare
and
population
health
brings
new
depth
to
our
team.
She
is
truly
a
servant
leader
whose
commitment
to
patient-­‐centered
care
and
meeting
the
needs
of
long
term
care
residents,
persons
with
diabetes
and
other
vulnerable
populations
is
truly
impressive.
Pat
fits
beautifully
with
PPC’s
organizational
culture
and
mission
of
advancing
safe,
high
quality
care
for
every
person.”
Ms.
Merryweather
has
a
extensive
experience
in
healthcare
quality
and
transformation.
For
the
past
five
years
she
has
served
as
the
Executive
Director
of
the
Medicare
Quality
Innovation
Network-­‐Quality
Improvement
Organization
at
Telligen.
Pat
lead
quality
and
safety
improvement
programs
with
health
care
professionals;
health
facilities;
government,
community,
and
faith
based
organizations;
and
patient
and
resident
advocates.
Prior
to
Telligen,
Pat
served
as
the
Senior
Vice
President
of
the
Illinois
Hospital
Association
where
she
directed
the
development
of
COMPdata
and
the
Quality
Care
Institute.
Her
volunteer
commitments
include
extensive
work
with
Rotary
International,
where
she
serves
in
various
leadership
roles
and
has
been
directly
involved
in
community
and
provider
assessments,
strategic
planning,
and
project
implementation.
Her
Rotary
volunteer
work
is
done
locally
and
globally
as
she
has
worked
on
health
care,
solar
energy,
peace
building,
and
women
enterprise
projects
in
Chicago,
Jordan,
India,
China,
Dominican
Republic,
Kenya,
South
Africa,
Nigeria,
Panama,
Mexico,
Afghanistan,
Sri
Lanka,
and
American
Samoa.
Pat
serves
on
several
health
care
and
community
boards
locally
and
nationally
and
is
a
frequent
presenter
at
local,
national,
and
international
meetings.
“I
am
very
excited
to
be
joining
Project
Patient
Care
as
I
believe
to
truly
advance
quality
and
safety
care,
we
need
the
voice
and
engagement
of
patients,
families,
consumers,
and
communities.
While
we
have
active
engagement
of
health
care
providers
and
health
plans,
to
build
the
high
quality
system
of
care
and
improve
population
health
as
we
all
desire,
we
need
to
include
our
most
valuable
partners
–
patients,
families,
consumers,
and
communities
locally
and
nationally.”

2. *****
About
Project
Patient
Care:
Headquartered
in
Chicago,
Project
Patient
Care
is
a
non-­‐
profit
organization
dedicated
to
using
the
voices
of
patient
to
improve
healthcare
outcomes.
PPC
is
active
in
engaging
patients
and
families
as
advisors
and
partners
in
accelerating
the
impact
of
federal
healthcare
transformation.
Its
clients
include
federal
healthcare
agencies
and
private
sector
innovators
committed
to
improving
patient
safety,
healthcare
quality
and
health
equity.
PPC
also
collaborates
internationally.
For
more
information
contact:
Marty
Hatlie,
CEO
mhatlie@p4ps.net
312-­‐464-­‐0600