NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi’s Dr. Komal Bajaj Appointed to Prestigious National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Jul 25, 2022
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Chief Executive Officer Christopher Mastromano announced today that Dr. Komal Bajaj, Jacobi’s Chief Quality Officer, has been appointed to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) National Advisory Council. The AHRQ National Advisory Council is a 21-member panel of healthcare experts who contribute a varied perspective on the health care system and the most important questions that AHRQ’s research should address in order to promote improvements in the quality, outcomes, and cost-effectiveness of clinical practice. They provide advice to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the director of the agency.
Dr. Bajaj is the lone representative the NYC Health + Hospitals health system as well as the lone representative from New York City. Dr. Komal Bajaj is an innovator and advocate in the Bronx, NY, catalyzing quality and safety transformation across all facets of healthcare delivery as Chief Quality Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi. Dr. Bajaj also serves as Clinical Director for the NYC Health + Hospitals Simulation Center, which delivers more than 10,000 interprofessional participant encounters annually. In this role, she informs the strategic use of simulation and debriefing as quality improvement tools.
“Joining the National Advisory Council is a true honor and I am delighted to serve. Joining the council allows me to advocate for research and implementation tools related to issues that directly impact the health of our communities. I am looking forward to the opportunity to advance the AHRQ’s mission to make healthcare more accessible, equitable, safer, and higher quality nationally,” said Dr. Komal Bajaj, Chief Quality Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi.
“Dr. Bajaj is a dedicated clinician who has committed her professional career to keeping patients safe,” said NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and North Central Bronx CEO Christopher Mastromano. “It’s an honor that one of our providers will be in a position to advise national leaders on healthcare delivery and safety.”
Dr. Bajaj’s term will run until May 2025.
For Immediate Release
Contact: John Doyle, 718-918-4055, 917-553-4642, john.doyle@nbhn.net