Lisa K. Miller EdD, RN, CPHQ

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Dr. Lisa Miller has an active practice as an independent consultant, coach, educator and speaker. She has multiple healthcare and not-for-profit clients for whom she consults in areas such as leadership development, service excellence, quality improvement, change management, and team building. Dr. Miller uses a strengths-based approach to her consulting and actively employs the theories of Appreciative Inquiry, Positive Organizational Scholarship and Transformational Leadership.

 

 

Dr. Miller began her career in healthcare as a critical care nurse and has held many leadership and management positions. She was recruited by Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospital to coordinate a major NIH breast cancer clinical trial. She co-authored articles for the Annals of Internal Medicine, New England Journal of Medicine, Science and Circulation.

 

Prior to starting her current independent consulting practice, Lisa served as the Vice President of Clinical Quality Improvement and Service Excellence for California Pacific Medical Center. During her tenure, CPMC received multiple awards and recognition for the Quality Improvement program. She was personally awarded the Presidents’ Award and Award for Excellence in recognition of her contributions to the medical center.

 

Service, Quality Improvement, Leadership Development, and Coaching are areas of particular expertise for Lisa. She has served on statewide steering committees for patient satisfaction and quality. She co-authored The California Institute for Health Systems Performance (CIHSP) Compendium of Suggested Practices for Preventing and Reducing Medication Errors Improvement. Lisa is a master facilitator for multiple nationally recognized training programs.

 

Dr. Miller earned her Doctorate in Education at USF in Organization and Leadership Studies. Her dissertation title was Peer Coaching and the Perceived Impact on Fostering Positive Relationships, Knowledge Creation and Sharing Among Nursing Personnel. Dr. Miller is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and Phi Delta Kappa International Honor Society for Education. She lives with her family in Mill Valley, is a mother of two, an avid hiker and a competitive tennis player.

 

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