Janet Corrigan

Janet Corrigan, PhD MBA, is director of the Board on Health
Care Services and director of the Quality of Health Care in
America Project at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in
Washington, DC. The Board on Health Care Services is the
component of the IOM that is responsible for projects
involving healthcare delivery, financing, benefits coverage,
the uninsured, and quality of care. Before her work with
IOM, she was executive director of the President's Advisory
Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health
Care Industry. Dr. Corrigan's work has been concentrated in
the areas of quality of care, with particular emphasis on
quality measurement, improvement, and reporting for
accountability. She received her doctorate in health
services organization and policy and a master's degree in
industrial engineering from the University of Michigan. She
also holds master's degrees in business administration and
in community health from the University of Rochester.