Meet Diane

Diane Waldo

Diane Waldo, MBA, BSN, RN, CPHQ, CPHRM, LNCC
Director of Quality & Clinical Programs

Diane Waldo is Director of Quality and Clinical Services at the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS) and has been in that position since 2007. She is responsible for developing and coordinating OAHHS quality programs and initiatives. She serves as the in-house resource on clinical and regulatory issues and is the primary liaison with state and federal accreditation agencies and organizations including the Joint Commission. In addition, Diane is a Baldrige examiner* for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

She is a nurse by training with more than 34 years of health care experience including acute care, public health, nursing management, quality management, risk management, and legal nurse consulting. In addition, Diane is an active member of local and national professional quality and risk management organizations. Prior to joining OAHHS, she worked as a legal nurse consultant.

National Certifications

• Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC): 2005-present
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CHPRM): 2002-present
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ): 1999-present

Publications

• Co-author of ACOG Abstract, “Optimizing Quality Improvement in Obstetrics: An Application of Diffusion of Innovations Theory”
• Participating Investigator, “Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Very Low Birth Weight Infant:  The Vermont Oxford Network Experience”, Pediatrics. 1999; 104:428-434: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/104/3/428.abstract

LINK: Meet the rest of the Quality Team.