Marianne is an energetic and engaging healthcare advisor who is passionate about promoting patient safety, quality improvement and innovation. Due to the complexity of challenges facing the healthcare industry, she believes that each organization deserves exceptional and individualized services that meet their unique needs.
Prior to starting her own consulting business, Marianne worked for The Joint Commission (TJC) as a Surveyor in the Hospital Accreditation Program. She was a team leader for many survey types including Perinatal Certification, Intracycle Monitoring (ICM), Medicare Deficiency, Office of Quality and Patient Safety (OQPS) Surveys, Preliminary Denial of Accreditation (PDA) and Focused Surveys (FSA). She worked collaboratively to facilitate decrease of the national maternal mortality rate as a subject matter expert through authoring policy, conducting process improvements to standardize survey activity, national public speaking and education in her role at TJC.
Marianne’s clinical foundation began over 30 years ago as a bedside RN gaining experience in diverse health care settings from small community to large academic centers. She held leadership positions directing multiple Women’s and Children’s service lines in the US. She was successful in improving quality outcomes for childbearing families and in streamlining clinical workflow to increase safety, efficiency and value. Marianne led the team that was first in the state of Florida to receive TJC’s Perinatal Certification. She was appointed as a Florida Perinatal Regional Leader as well as a recipient of The Spirit of Planetree Award for contributions in patient experience, leadership and volunteerism. Marianne grew up all over the world as a military dependent and currently resides in Delray Beach, Florida with her husband of 34 years, Dan.