Lisa Yerian, MD
Medical Director, Continuous Improvement Director, Hepatobilliary Pathology; Assistant Professor of Pathology Cleveland Clinic
- Cleveland OH
An expert in continuous improvement in healthcare and continuous improvement tools including business intelligence dashboards
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Biography
At Cleveland Clinic, she serves as Director of Hepatobiliary Pathology and shares a joint appointment in the Transplantation Center. She is also a member of the Gastrointestinal Pathology service and an Assistant Professor of Pathology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.
Board-certified in anatomic pathology, Dr. Yerian has many clinical interests, including the histologic diagnosis of liver and gastrointestinal diseases. Her specific research interests include fatty liver disease and the development of cancer in chronic hepatitis. Dr. Yerian has a longstanding commitment to pathology education and directs national courses in Liver Pathology and Gastrointestinal Pathology.
A member of several national education committees, Dr. Yerian is a frequent lecturer on continuous improvement processes and projects.
Industry Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Education
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
MD
Medicine
2000
University of Notre Dame
Bachelor
Biology
1996
Affiliations
- Cleveland Clinic
- United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
- American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
- University of Notre Dame
Event Appearances
The Journey Towards Excellence: Improving Quality and Creating Value at an Academic Medical Center
UCSF LivingPRIDE Institute San Francisco, California
2012-07-13
Application and Rollout of Business Reviews to Break Down Silos, Support Alignment, and Create Efficiencies in a Large Healthcare Organization
6th Annual Leadership Summit on PI in Healthcare Chicago, Illinois
2012-06-27
Applying Continuous Improvement in Healthcare
Cleveland Clinic Academy Cleveland, Ohio
2012-05-30
How Healthcare Organizations Learn and Improve
USCAP Annual Meeting Vancouver, British Columbia
2012-03-17
Piloting a Continuous Improvement "Model Cell"
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York, New York
2011-11-16
Continuous Improvement in Healthcare
Association for Manufacturing Excellence Dallas, Texas
2011-10-26
What are the Current Best Practice Models and Opportunities for Improving Efficiency (revenue/cost, work/product/time) of our Care?
Cleveland Clinic Health Care Quality Innovation Summit Cleveland, Ohio
2011-05-11
Sample Talks
Continuous Improvement in Healthcare
Dr. Yerian explains various continuous improvement tools including Six Sigma, Lean, FasTrac and business intelligence dashboards and how to apply them to healthcare, while retaining a philosophy of serving leadership and respect for the worker. She also outlines the basic steps for improvement and shows how to repeat and sustain them. Finally, Dr. Yerian gives myriad examples of how Cleveland Clinic has used continuous improvement tools to create major efficiencies and reduce cost.
Availability
- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
