Dr. Thomas Kozlowski
Dr Thomas Kozlowski
Empanelled Consultant and Expert - Quality Improvement & Services
Professional Experience
Dr. Thomas W. Kozlowski, AssociateDirector of Operations & Department of Standards & Principal Consultant (APAC, Americas, ME) for JCI, joined Joint Commission Resources in 2001 and consulted with both domestic and international healthcare organizations for Accreditation readiness and standards compliance. He brings demonstrated expert experience in international accreditation and standards compliance programs. His consulting expertise is in hospital, ambulatory care, behavioral care, and long-term care settings include operational risk assessment(s), patient safety assessment(s), review of environment care issues, specialist in health care quality, safety and performance improvement. He also comes with executive leadership and governing body retreat for strategic planning, performance improvement training for quality measures, implementation strategies for rapid response teams, electronic health record assessment. Coming to management tools, he is a veteran in incorporating tracer methodology and periodic performance review.
Dr. Kozlowski has consulted internationally in various geographies such as Asia, Europe, Americas and Middle East. In his healthcare experience Dr. Kozlowski has served Joint Commission Resources for over twenty years; Before joining JCI he was Chief Executive Officer for Ambulatory Healthcare Statewide System and Health Strategic Solutions as well. For a multi-state health maintenance organization, Dr. Kozlowski was elected as the Corporate director of Quality Improvement, and Research He had also been appointed as the Interim Director of Accreditation / Regulation and Quality for an academic teaching and acute care hospital. Post academics, Dr. Kozlowski started his career as a Faculty Appointment in Robert Morris College, Chicago and later in National Louis University, Chicago.
Former Employers
- AssociateDirector of Operations & Department of Standards & Principal Consultant (APAC, Americas, ME) for JCI
- CEO for Ambulatory Healthcare Statewide System / Health Strategic Solutions
- Interim Director of Accreditation / Regulation and Quality for an academic teaching acute care hospital
- Faculty Appointment, National Louis University & Robert Morris College, Chicago, IL, USA
Areas of Expertise
- Accreditation standards compliance
- Quality and patient safety improvement
- Patient experience optimization
- Patient-focused care
- Executive management, consultation, professional education, and training
Education
- Doctorate of Philosophy in Healthcare Administration, Walden University, MN, USA
- Master of Social Work in Administration Policy/Organization, University of IN, USA, Bachelors of Arts in Psychology with Honors, St. Mary’s University, MN, USA
Industry Expertise
- Healthcare/Hospitals