Deborah Johann, RN
Quality Facilitator – Baptist Health
After more than 30 year in heath care in a variety of clinical setting and administrative position, I have a rich understanding of health care. I have a BSN in Nursing and MSN in Administration and have served in critical care, med surg, rehabilitation and interventional positions in the acute care setting. I have worked in both academic and community hospitals. The highest rank achieved was Director of Informatics, where I assisted in the implementation of two EMR, Meditech and McKesson. after a After a relocation I moved away from administrative duties and currently serve the single Clinical Quality Facilitator at a large community hospital. In my role I work on regulatory compliance and action plans as needed, along with policy development and complaint investigations. I have had the opportunity to earn Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification from the Juran company who provided excellent training. In my role I have successfully led large quality improvement projects that significantly impacted not only my hospital but all 11 that are in the system. Examples include CLABSI reduction, and another on reduction of c.Diff and antibiotic utilization. In 2023 I was very proud to have earned CPHQ certification. I would like to put my knowledge and experiences to good use by sharing our successful journeys on quality improvement initiatives.
