Jennifer Lenoci-Edwards

Jennifer Lenoci-Edwards leads a team responsible for the development and execution of regional priorities in service of achieving IHI’s mission. Her team works in partnership with others at IHI to cultivate collaborative relationships, support new business development, and design large-scale initiatives that help organizations meet their aims and aspirations. Ms. Lenoci-Edwards began her career in health care as a Registered Nurse in 1999, working in a variety of emergency departments over 15 years. In 2004, she went on to implement a statewide immunization registry at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Back in Boston at Partners Healthcare, she supported the development of standards for timely reporting and escalation of lab and radiology results across the Partners system, started an ambulatory patient safety workgroup, represented patient safety concerns in the Epic electronic health record rollout, and worked with primary care teams as consultant to Partners’ Patient Centered Medical Home effort. Since joining IHI in 2015, she has led teams and contributed to IHI’s knowledge base for reducing diagnostic error, patient safety reporting systems, ambulatory patient safety, and improved care in nursing homes. As the lead for IHI’s Strategic Partnership with the Military Health System, Ms. Lenoci-Edwards oversees the overall strategy for the partnership. She has also led several North America-based safety and quality diagnostics for partnering organizations.