HCA (NYSE:HCA) today announced that Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin, president,
clinical services and chief medical officer, has been elected to
membership in the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), formerly the
Institute of Medicine (IOM), at the organization’s 45th annual meeting.
Election to the NAM is considered one of the highest honors in the
fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have
demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to
service. New members are elected by current active members through a
selective process that recognizes individuals who have made major
contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care,
and public health.
“Dr. Perlin is a leader in advancing patient safety and driving clinical
excellence, not just at HCA but throughout healthcare,” said HCA
chairman and CEO Milton Johnson. “His election to this esteemed
organization is a significant honor for HCA and recognition of Dr.
Perlin’s contributions to improving patient outcomes.”
Dr. Perlin provides leadership for clinical services at 168
HCA-affiliated hospitals. Current activities include advancing
electronic health records for learning healthcare, continuous
improvement, and identifying opportunities through data science and
advanced analytics that lead to better patient outcomes. Under Dr.
Perlin’s leadership, HCA has participated in landmark research,
including the REDUCE MRSA study, which was published in the New
England Journal of Medicine and identified clinical practices that
reduced bloodstream infections including MRSA by 44 percent. Another
study conducted at HCA-affiliated hospitals found that babies born
electively at 39 weeks are healthier than babies born electively at 37
and 38 weeks and led to renewed focus on preventing early elective
deliveries.
“The National Academy of Medicine is the nation’s authority on the
health sciences, and it has been a privilege to serve as a volunteer
member of an IOM Roundtable on Value and Science-Driven Healthcare,”
said Dr. Perlin. “I look forward to continuing to contribute to the
NAM’s critical work in advancing health, care and value.”
Dr. Perlin is the 2015 chairman of the American Hospital Association. He
also serves as chair of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Special
Medical Advisory Group and on the board of Meharry Medical College. He
has served previously on numerous boards and commissions, including the
National Quality Forum, The Joint Commission, and the National Patient
Safety Foundation. Dr. Perlin was the inaugural chair of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services Health IT Standards Committee.
Before joining HCA in 2006, Dr. Perlin led the Veterans Health
Administration. He holds adjunct professorships in the Department of
Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, and in Medicine
and Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University.
HCA is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services,
comprising locally managed facilities that include 168 hospitals and 114
surgery centers in 20 states and the United Kingdom. Eighty-five percent
of HCA’s hospitals reporting core measure performance data to The Joint
Commission for 2013 are on TJC’s current list of Top Performers on
Key Quality Measures®, as compared to 36.9 percent
of all TJC-accredited hospitals reporting 2013 data.
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