A result-oriented healthcare professional with over 18 years of experience in Healthcare Delivery, Quality Advisory and National and International Hospital Accreditation implementation with a proven track record of delivering high-impact solutions in both the corporate and public healthcare arena.
Currently designated as Regional Head – Quality and Patient Safety at Apollo hospitals Group for Karnataka and Kerala region.
Main focus area on developing systems to take care of Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Continuous quality improvement.
Key driver for International Accreditation like JCI, NABH, ISO, Australian Council (ACHS) standards. Successfully driven Quality Assurance & Accreditations along with Patient Safety initiatives and Risk Management under standards of JCI, Australian Council-ACSHI, NABH for Hospital, NABH for Emergency Services, NABH for Ethics Committee, NABH for Blood bank. NABL for Labs, ISO certification, Green Pharmacy (Pharmacie- De- Qualitie, Green OT etc.
Certified Lead Assessor for NABH accreditation for Hospitals and wellness centres.
Lean, six sigma black belt certified.
Certified Internal Auditor QMS- ISO 9001:2008.
Trained in NABL Accreditation (ISO 15189+ NABL-112).
Certified in ACHSI.