| Chair | Katie Artis, MD, MPH | Portland, OR |
| Vice Chair | Robert C. Stansbury, ATSF, MD | Morgantown, WV |
| Committee Member | Barbara E. Jones, MD, MSc | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Committee Member | Dana P. Albon, ATSF, MD, MS | Charlottesville, VA |
| Committee Member | David J. Murphy, MD, PhD | Aurora, CO |
| Committee Member | Gautam George, ATSF, MD | Philadelphia, PA |
| Committee Member | Jeffrey Sippel, MPH, MD | Aurora, CO |
| Committee Member | Jennifer W. Mccallister, ATSF, MD | Columbus, OH |
| Committee Member | Jihane A. Faress, MD | Moreland Hills, OH |
| Committee Member | Jing Wang, MD | New York, NY |
| Committee Member | Layla Sankari, MD | Cleveland, OH |
| Committee Member | Michael Z. Root, MD, MBA | Denver, CO |
| Committee Member | Richa Nahar, MBBS, MD | Wood-ridge, NJ |
| Committee Member | Shewit Giovanni, MD, MD | Portland, OR |
| Observer - Senior Advisor (Emeritus) | Carolyn L. Rochester, MD | New Haven, CT |
| Observer | Emmett A. Kistler, MD | Cambridge, MA |
The Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee serves as a resource for the ATS regarding quality and performance improvement and measurement. It seeks to ensure that ATS is involved in these activities in a way that creates value for ATS members and advances the practice of quality improvement in the fields of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. The function of this Committee has additional significance as the new health care legislation takes effect and quality and performance standards are put forward that affect ATS members. Its scope broadly includes identification and recommendations relating to safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of health care delivery. It provides recommendations concerning how quality standards should be implemented in the care setting and performance measures. The Committee evaluates existing quality standards related to Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, examines existing practice guidelines to identify potentially new standards for quality practice, and identifies the need for new guidelines. The goal is to improve the outcomes of care through improvements in clinical practice. This committee considers opportunities for ATS participation in performance improvement movements in order to advance the quality and science behind performance improvement and provide a service to ATS members, patients, and the public in this area. The Committee helps ATS take a leading role in relevant quality improvement research through independent and collaborative research programs and support of the science of quality improvement research and value-based incentives.
Benchmarks, 2026-2027:
- Continue stewardship of ATS' quality measure QID 052: COPD combined Spirometry & Long-acting Bronchodilator use (endorsed by QMMS and used in CMS MIPS program).
- Monitor, review and comment on quality measures proposed for the Medicare program and other external entities seeking ATS input.
- Working with DDIC, continue to provide input on all ATS clinical practice guidelines prior to completion on suitability of clinical recommendations for future potential performance measure development.
- Collaborate with and provide expert support to the ATS Evidence Dissemination & Implementation team for current and future ATS EDI QI projects. This will include: (1) Direct participation (as project leads or participating health care system members) as well as serving as (2) QIIC project mentors, a new role.
- Develop an internal toolkit for QIIC activities and processes to promote institutional memory.
- Promote QIIC member engagement through QI scholarship activity.
- Increase engagement with the greater community of ATS members engaged in QI and implementation science to better represent topic areas not currently represented by our committee's efforts. Specific goal of including more Critical Care representation for 2026-2027.
- Explore ATS NOW to see how it can integrate with the committee’s strategic goals.
