YIsrael M Safeek, MD, MBA, FACPE
2010, Kentucky
Expertise: Innovation & Growth Strategies
Expertise: Innovation & Growth Strategies
Yisrael M Safeek, MD, MBA spent the last 30 years offering strategic leadership within the US healthcare system - doctor, medical director, 10 years Joint Commission employee, 5 years Malcolm Baldrige Board of Examiners, 18-hospital Chief Medical Officer, book author, speaker, and software developer. Dr. Safeek made the short list for United States Undersecretary of Health.
Prior to founding The SafeCare Group, Dr. Safeek served in the dual roles of Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer for an 18-hospital health system in Texas and New Mexico with a $2.5 billion annual budget. He was employed by The Joint Commission for close to 10 years, and worked on the Hospital Medical Staff Systems Tracer, OPPE and FPPE, and received commendation for the Joint Commission's Patient Flow Tracer. He was one of the first Kentucky physicians to be appointed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and served for half a decade on the Malcolm Baldrige Program Board of Examiners.
Dr. Safeek is the author of the peer-reviewed CAUTI Bundle (published 2010) that is widely utilized, and 12-point “I AM FOR SAFETY” Surgical Checklist (published 2010). He is also the author of the book, Credentialing and Privileging for Accountable Care, published by the American College of Physician Executives.
Dr. Safeek obtained his Doctor of Medicine from East Tennessee State University after completing a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in Biology and Chemistry in two and a half years from Austin Peay State University, magna cum laude. He obtained a Master of Business Administration graduating top of his class at the University of Tennessee. He completed his residency training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Anesthesiology.
Dr. Safeek is a Vanguard Advisory Member and Fellow of the American Association for Physician Leadership, the “highest honor awarded to physician leaders who have made significant contributions in improving the delivery and outcomes in medicine."
Prior to founding The SafeCare Group, Dr. Safeek served in the dual roles of Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer for an 18-hospital health system in Texas and New Mexico with a $2.5 billion annual budget. He was employed by The Joint Commission for close to 10 years, and worked on the Hospital Medical Staff Systems Tracer, OPPE and FPPE, and received commendation for the Joint Commission's Patient Flow Tracer. He was one of the first Kentucky physicians to be appointed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and served for half a decade on the Malcolm Baldrige Program Board of Examiners.
Dr. Safeek is the author of the peer-reviewed CAUTI Bundle (published 2010) that is widely utilized, and 12-point “I AM FOR SAFETY” Surgical Checklist (published 2010). He is also the author of the book, Credentialing and Privileging for Accountable Care, published by the American College of Physician Executives.
Dr. Safeek obtained his Doctor of Medicine from East Tennessee State University after completing a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in Biology and Chemistry in two and a half years from Austin Peay State University, magna cum laude. He obtained a Master of Business Administration graduating top of his class at the University of Tennessee. He completed his residency training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Anesthesiology.
Dr. Safeek is a Vanguard Advisory Member and Fellow of the American Association for Physician Leadership, the “highest honor awarded to physician leaders who have made significant contributions in improving the delivery and outcomes in medicine."
