Responsibilities:

• Analyzes and reports quality measures and resource management utilization
  
• Provides benchmark data for hospital units and department
  
• Assists with implementation and compliance reporting of recommended national healthcare quality standards
  
• Educates University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics' staff in performance measurement and improvement
  
• Provides facilitation, training and coordination of hospital-wide performance improvement projects

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Iowa
• MA, Nursing, University of Iowa 

Special Interests and Activities:

• Member, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Committee on Accreditation
• Certified Professional in Health Care Quality
• Six Sigma, Green Belt, April 2006, Iowa Quality Center Certified
• Member, Iowa Association for Healthcare Quality

Phone: 
319-356-1002

Fax:  319-354-7043
Address: 

C-52-F GH

vicki-ibarra@uiowa.edu