Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) and Yale Medicine have named Steven Choi, M.D., of Westport their inaugural chief quality officer. In this role he will be responsible for developing and overseeing implementation of a common safety and quality agenda across all inpatient and ambulatory Yale Medicine and Yale New Haven Health sites.
Choi previously served as Montefiore Health System’s assistant vice president, Montefiore Network Performance improvement director and Montefiore Institute for Performance Improvement executive director. In that role he was instrumental in the development of an integrated performance improvement plan for the health system and improved performance against publicly reported quality indicators.
Choi earned his medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, completed pediatric residency training at Columbia University/Babies and Children’s Hospital of New York and a critical care fellowship at University of Southern California School of Medicine/Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
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Jamison Scott has been named executive director of the New Haven Manufacturers Association (NHMA) effective Nov. 1. An NHMA member for more than 20 years, Scott has been a past board president of the group and currently chairs its Workforce Committee. Based in New Haven, the NHMA provides advocacy and educational resources to manufacturing companies in south-central Connecticut and beyond.
