New Appointments to The Joint Commission Executive Leadership Team

On April 11, The Joint Commission announced four appointments via a press release to its executive leadership team.

The appointments include:

• Lisa Steininger, CPA, MBA, CAE, executive vice president and chief financial officer
• Kathryn Petrovic, MSN, RN, vice president for Accreditation and Certification Product Development
• Andrew Rosen, MBA, vice president, International
• Elizabeth (Liz) Mort, MD, MPH, vice president and chief medical officer

Steininger and Petrovic’s appointments are effective immediately, Rosen’s appointment is effective April 15 and Dr. Mort’s appointment is effective May 6.

Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, president and CEO, The Joint Commission enterprise, was quoted in the release. He said, “As The Joint Commission continues to embark on its journey of transformation, I am pleased to welcome these four dynamic leaders. Each brings expertise that will play a critical role in moving our organization forward—accelerating capabilities across the enterprise to help us enable and empower healthcare organizations globally to continuously improve patient safety and quality of care. I look forward to working closely with Lisa, Kathryn, Andrew and Liz in support of our mission that all patients receive safe, high-quality, equitable and compassionate healthcare.”

The Joint Commission has more about the leadership team here.

The Joint Commission has the press release.