DR. DONALD EUGENE LIGHTER, MD
Medical Practice at River Sound Dr, Knoxville, TN

Director at Institute for Healthcare Quality Research and Education, Professor at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Judge at Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics at AAP

Hospital & Health Care

Institute for Healthcare Quality Research and Education since Jan 1998 - Director University of Tennessee, Knoxville since May 1997 - Professor Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Program - Gaithersburg, MD since May 2012 - Judge AAP - Elk Grove Village, IL since 1976 - Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics Shriners Hospitals for Children Dec 2010 - Sep 2012 - Corporate Medical Director Quality and Safety Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program 2007 - May 2012 - Alumnus Examiner WellCare Dec 2008 - Jul 2010 - Vice President of Quality Shriners Hospitals for Children Jul 2001 - Dec 2008 - Corporate Director of Quality and Performance CyberCE, Inc. Jan 1999 - Dec 2008 - Chairman of the Board of Directors Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee Mar 1996 - Jun 1998 - Director of Quality Management First Mental Health, Inc. Jul 1995 - Jul 1997 - Medical Director University of Tennessee Health Plan Jun 1994 - Dec 1995 - Medical Director KidsHealth, Inc. Jul 1986 - Jul 1995 - CEO

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1979 - 1981
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Management St. Louis University School of Medicine 1969 - 1973
MD, Medicine University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1965 - 1969
BS, Microbiology

Master Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Statistical analysis, Systems Thinking, Baldrige performance excellence program, Six Sigma, Hospitals, Clinical, Patient Safety, Process Improvement, Healthcare, Strategic Planning, Data Analysis, Team Building, Change Management, Healthcare IT, Healthcare Management, Process Engineering, Mentoring, Problem Solving, Program Management, Business Strategy, Performance Improvement, Computer Program, Healthcare Information Technology, Clinical Research, Public Speaking, Leadership, Public Health, Pediatrics, Medical Education, Orthopedic, Managed Care, Medicine, EMR, Statistics, Informatics, Physicians, Clinical Trials, Business Process Improvement, Strategy, Healthcare Consulting, Policy, Critical Care, Quality Improvement, EHR, Epidemiology

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