Donna M. Bogari, MHA, CRA, appointed director for Accreditation Services

Donna M. Bogari, MHA, CRA, CCM, has been appointed director for Accreditation Services in the Department of Patient Safety and Accreditation Services, Office of Quality and Patient Safety.

Bogari joined Christiana Care in October, coming from Lancaster General Health, Lancaster, Pa. Her career includes 26 years of clinical and leadership experience in radiology, accreditation and regulatory compliance, and care management.

She has experience in Lean, quality improvement, accreditation and regulatory oversight as well as building and leading operational teams. She has led successful state and Joint Commission accreditation surveys and brings a wealth of management and leadership experience to the Office of Quality & Patient Safety.

Bogari received her bachelor’s degree in radiologic technology from Bloomsburg University and is a registered radiography technologist, a registered diagnostic medical sonographer and vascular technologist, and a certified case manager. She received her master’s degree in health care administration from the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Ill.

She will focus on survey readiness activities to support achievement of successful hospital accreditation and disease-specific certifications from The Joint Commission as well as Medicare surveys.