- Over 24 years of successful experience in the field of healthcare
- Expertise in quality improvement, patient safety, medication safety, risk management, facilities and environment of care, health care management, patient centric systems design, safe health design.
- Led and contributed in the achievement of National and Joint Commission International accreditations for multiple healthcare organizations.
- Speaks multiple languages: English, French, Armenian, and Arabic
Dr. Marale Atechian’s consulting expertise includes development of quality/performance improvement systems; implementation of safe medication management processes, safe infection control practices, designing Patient Centric care models, evaluation of clinical processes; use of data to measure performance; risk assessment and proactive risk reduction, board engagement for quality, and standards and survey process preparation including quality and safety of medical transport services.
Dr. Atechian has held several senior leadership healthcare positions in quality and patient safety in Lebanon and the Middle East and actively involved in the development of strategic plans, quality improvement plans, and hospital-wide policies. She led various hospitals through commissioning, quality certification, hospital accreditation/ re-accreditation, and regulatory audit programs. She continues to serve on numerous quality and safety societies in the Lebanon and Middle East. She is specialized in commissioning of new healthcare organizations till transition to smooth and safe operation.
In 2013, Dr. Atechian joined Joint Commission International as a consultant where she has visited hospitals, academic medical centers, tertiary care hospitals, and medical transport organizations around the globe (Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa) to educate through educational sessions, initial gap analysis, and mock surveys to contribute in the achievement and sustainability of their Joint Commission International Accreditation.
Dr. Atechian speaks at national and international conferences and she is the author of several papers and white papers. She is a lecturer in several Universities and She was a former advisory member for the World Health Organizations (AGISAR).
Dr. Atechian has a full knowledge of Joint Commission International accreditation standards (Hospital, Medical transport services, ambulatory care), various national accreditation standards (Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions and Lebanese MOH Standards), Occupational Health and Safety Management System, (OHSAS 18001), Food Safety Management System (ISO 22000:2005) and Quality Management system (ISO 9001).
