Chip Caldwell, FACHE
Chip Caldwell, President, Chip Caldwell & Associates, formerly Senior Vice President, Premier Performance Services and Health Industry Executive of Juran Institute, specializes in strategic deployment of clinical and systems quality improvement and cost reduction initiatives in medical centers, extended care facilities, integrated health systems, and health plans, having previously served as President of the HCA Atlanta health system, an eight hospital network with fifteen owned family practice centers and over 250 contracted physicians. He also served as President/CEO, HCA West Paces Medical Center in Atlanta, from 1986 through 1993. Under his leadership, West Paces Medical Center began implementation of a TQM program in 1987; during that time he developed a national reputation in all aspects of TQM and strategy deployment. He served on the Baldrige Foundation Board Support Team in 1999 and 2000 and was the only healthcare representative on the U.S. Quality Council in 2000. His book, Mentoring Strategic Change in Health Care: An Action Guide,(Quality Press, 1996) has become a model text for education of boards, senior leaders, middle managers, and health administration students, as well as, his edited book, The Handbook for Managing Change in Healthcare (Quality Press, 1998), which includes chapters by many of the world leaders in healthcare. His new book, Medication Safety and Cost Recovery: A Four-Step Approach for Executives, co-authored by Charles Denham, MD, along with a companion implementation guide, will be available July 2001 from Health Administration Press. He has trained over 10,000 personnel in IBM, Scripps Health System, Veterans' Administration, PruCare, Kaiser, the US. Navy, Premier, VHA, and many others. As an internationally recognized speaker, Chip has keynoted many leading conferences, including the National Patient Safety Summit, Evidence-based Medicine Summit, JCAHO, AHA, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Australia Minister of Health Conference, National Healthcare Forum, and Ontario Hospital Association. Chip was selected by the European Organization for Quality to head the European Demonstration Project in December 1994. As a recognized author , he has served on the editorial advisory boards of ACHE's Health Administration Press, Aspen's Quality Management in Healthcare, TQM, Quality Progress, and the AHA's National Healthcare Forum.
Chip can be reached by email at chipc@chipcaldwellassoc.com or by phone at (904) 687-8160.
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