Barbara H. Prichard, BSN, MBA
Director, Consultant Management and Development, Joint Commission International
Barbara Prichard brings extensive health care experience, both clinical and organizational, to her role as Director, Consultant Management and Development, for Joint Commission Resources, and as a consultant for Joint Commission International, serving clients in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. She also serves hospitals and health care organizations around the US in the Continuous Service Readiness® (CSR) program.
Ms. Prichard has more than two decades of clinical, instructional, and executive experience in health care, service in medical staff relations, and board level experience in various organizations including management services organizations, physician hospital organizations, hospital association and health care networks. Her understanding of the dynamics of both hospital and physician environments, and the legislative, regulatory and reimbursement challenges facing health care organizations, contributes to her ability to provide meaningful assistance to healthcare organizations as they strive for either initial accreditation, or continuous accreditation compliance.
Her most recent appointment was as Assistant Administrator of a rural community hospital where her responsibilities included operations, Joint Commission accreditation, performance improvement, financial modeling, and oversight of medical staff credentialing and privileging functions.
She is a frequent speaker on medical staff standards on both the state and national level, and also on cultural competence, the culture of safety, and other standards issues.
She has recently served on the Mississippi Hospital Association’s Health Facilities Licensure and Certification Liaison Committee, which brings together hospitals and various regulatory bodies, such as CMS and Joint Commission, to clarify requirements. She has served on the Mississippi Hospital Association Board of Governors, and the MHA Legislative Committee. She chaired the MHA Task Force on Court Committed Psychiatric Patient Legislation, and has been a founding board member of several MSO and PHO organizations.
A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Ms. Prichard received her education at Stanford University (Asian Studies), the University of Mississippi (Nursing), and Tulane University (Business), receiving the award for the Outstanding Graduate in both her Nursing and MBA programs.