Dr. Shwetha Akshaya
Director, Quality & Patient Safety, Elegancia Healthcare
PhD, SQIL, CPHQ, CMQ & FISqua
Executive Leadership in Quality and Patient Safety
Seasoned healthcare management expert with an extensive 15-year background in various critical areas, including Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, Risk Management, and Regulatory Compliance. I hold prestigious certifications, such as Safety Quality Informatics Leadership (SQIL) from Harvard Medical School, SIX Sigma, CPHQ, and CMQ from the American Board for Medical Quality (ABMQ).
Over the past ten years, I have served as a JCI consultant for Joint Commission International, specializing in evaluating and assessing continuous survey readiness for hospitals and healthcare systems across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. My expertise lies not only in ensuring quality and safety but through JCI but also ISO, CARF, BFHI, Canadian, national regulatory accreditation bodies within middle east.
Beyond my quality and patient safety work, I possess substantial teaching experience, having served as a corporate trainer and adjunct professor in healthcare management, healthcare quality, and clinical informatics at universities. My commitment to education further enriches my ability to contribute to the healthcare industry positively.
Professional Affiliations:
Fellow, International society for Quality and Accreditation (ISQUA)
Faculty & Member, Healthcare Information management and society (HIMSS)
Member, National association for Healthcare quality (NAHQ)
Member, Dartmouth clinical microsystems
Member, Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Organizations worked with
Elegancia Healthcare, Cluster Director for Quality and Patient Safety – current
Joint Commission International consultant – current
Senior Manager, Pure Health, Dubai, UAE
Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE
SEHA, Abu Dhabi healthcare system, Dubai, UAE
Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
King Saud University hospitals, Riyadh, KSA
HITC & MBRU Universities, Dubai, UAE
Joint Commission International officer – Chicago & Middle east
