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CHAP Appoints New Board Chair and Selects 3 Community-based Health Care Thought Leaders to Board of Directors [Professional Services Close - Up]
[January 14, 2014]

CHAP Appoints New Board Chair and Selects 3 Community-based Health Care Thought Leaders to Board of Directors [Professional Services Close - Up]


(Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc. (CHAP, Inc.), announced the election of a new Chair of its Board of Directors as well as the appointment of three members to the Board.



The new appointees represent community-based health care sectors and were appointed at CHAP's November 2013 Board meeting.

According to a release, Elizabeth Buff will assume the role as board Chair from Immediate Past Chair, David Schneider. Buff, Senior Vice President of Quality Management and Clinical Excellence at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, previously served as Vice Chair of the CHAP Board.


Dr. Steven Landers, MD, MPH, and Barbara McCann were appointed as members of the CHAP Board of Directors and Nicole Silverman was reappointed to a four-year term on the Board.

"CHAP is grateful for Mr. Schneider's commitment and above-and- beyond service as board Chair and knows that he has left the position in very capable hands," said Karen Collishaw, CHAP President and CEO. "We look forward to the leadership Ms. Buff will continue to provide, in addition to the wealth of skills and experience these new members bring, as CHAP grows in response to the increasing demand for excellence in home and community-based care." Elizabeth Buff, RN, BSN, MA, MS, is Senior Vice President, Quality Management and Clinical Excellence at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), a CHAP-accredited provider. In this role, she is responsible for quality improvement initiatives, standards of care, management of outcomes, regulatory compliance, education and systems training. Prior to VNSNY, Buff served as Vice President of Patient Services at the Medical Center at Princeton, and Corporate Vice President for Outcomes Management with Meridian Health System.

Dr. Steven Landers, MD, MPH, is the President and CEO of the Visiting Nurse Association Health Group, Inc., the nation's second largest not-for-profit home health care organization. As a certified family physician and geriatrician, Dr. Landers places a strong emphasis on house calls to the vulnerable elderly and has a specialized interest in geriatric medicine, home health, hospice and palliative care. He has authored several articles on the role of home care in national publications, including the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association. In 2009, Dr. Landers was honored as the National Association of Home Care and Hospice Physician of the Year.

McCann currently serves as the Chief Industry Officer at Interim HealthCare, Inc., the nation's largest home care and hospice franchisor with over 300 offices in 44 states. In this role, she serves as the company liaison and industry representative to Congress, CMS, MedPAC, the National Quality Forum, and the Patient- Centered Primary Care Collaboration. McCann has made over 400 presentations in the US and abroad addressing health care quality and accountability. Her dedication to quality care has been recognized in awards from the National Association for Home Care, the National Hospice Organization and the Health Care Financing Administration.

Nicole Silverman, MBA, Senior Vice President, Administration and Operations at the National Quality Forum (NQF), oversees NQF's operations, including Membership activities, Information Technology, and government contracts. Silverman previously served as a Senior Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton for its health line of business, managing projects related to quality measurement, patient safety, the use of health IT to improve performance and serving as the company's subject matter expert in health reform. Silverman's background also includes strategic and operations positions within community and teaching hospitals.

CHAP's Board of Directors oversees CHAP policy and is comprised of volunteer industry leaders representing home and community-based health care providers, consumers and other industry stakeholders.

CHAP is an independent, not-for-profit, accrediting body for community-based health care organizations.

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