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| First Name |
Yisrael
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| Middle Name |
Mordecai
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| Last Name |
Safeek
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| Birthplace |
South America
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Physician, Executive, Author, Patient Safety champion
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| Official Websites |
http://www.safecaregroup.com/, https://www.safecaregroup.com/
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Yisrael Safeek () is an American physician, author, and healthcare software company executive. For the past 29 years, Safeek occupied a wide spectrum of roles within the US healthcare system - doctor, medical director, hospital co-owner, Joint Commission surveyor, Malcolm Baldrige Board of Examiners, health system Chief Medical Officer, book author, speaker, and software developer. Safeek made the short list for United States Undersecretary of Health. In 2010, he founded The SafeCare Group, a healthcare software firm with headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky with the motto of "Innovating Disrupting Transforming" healthcare. Before founding The SafeCare Group, Safeek served in the dual roles as system Chief Quality Officer of Covenant Health System (at the time consisting of 18 leased and owned hospitals) and at the time the largest health system between Dallas and Los Angeles, and first Chief Medical Officer of (at the time) the second largest clinical integration program in the US, Health Partners. As Covenant, Safeek accelerated the implementation of advanced clinical technologies, facilitated the adoption of evidence-based medicine,and reduced the overuse and misuse of clinical resources. The network aligned hundreds of independent physicians with the health system's goals and yielded tangible outcomes in patient safety, quality, and efficiency of care. Between 2005 and 2014, Safeek was employed by The Joint Commission holding certifications in the Hospital Accreditation Program (2005–2014), and the Outpatient-Based Surgery Program (2009–2014). In 2007, he was the first Kentucky physician appointed to the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program. Safeek is a diplomate Certified Physician Executive from the Certifying Commission in Medical Management, the American Board of Medical Specialties in Anesthesiology, and the National Board of Medical Examiners. He is a Vanguard Advisory Member of the American Association for Physician Leadership. and Fellow, the “highest honor awarded to physician leaders who have made significant contributions in improving the delivery and outcomes in medicine." In 2017, Safeek published a seven-point Making American Healthcare Great Again strategy. For each policy initiative, there was an outline of the Scope of the Problem; Policy Priorities; Deployment Phases; Special Considerations; and Accountability. A copy of the document was sent to President Trump at the White House.
