6 Quotes & Sayings By Risa Lavizzomourey

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey is Co-founder and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). She was named one of Forbes Magazine's "Most Powerful Women in America" in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Under her leadership the RWJF has grown from a $30 million foundation to a $3 billion organization that spans all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and more than 100 countries. In addition to being the RWJF's CEO, Risa is a Trustee for The John D Read more

and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and a member of the boards of the Centers for Disease Control, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and National Academies of Sciences.

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Electronic medical records are, in a lot of ways, I think the aspect of technology that is going to revolutionize the way we deliver care. And it's not just that we will be able to collect information, it's that everyone involved in the healthcare enterprise will be able to use that information more effectively. Risa LavizzoMourey
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Increasingly we know that we're going to have multiple medical conditions, and the person who's got the greatest incentive to manage those conditions is the patient him or herself. Risa LavizzoMourey
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Once I started working with older people, I realized how much I enjoyed the intellectual challenge of taking care of patients who have multiple, complex medical problems. Risa LavizzoMourey
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I had an interest in health policy and a realization that, as an academic physician, one of the things you're always looking to do is to have your clinical interests and your scholarly interests overlap and reinforce one another. Risa LavizzoMourey
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Unlike traditional nursing homes, Green House homes provide elders with a high quality of life and quality of care in a setting that feels like a real home. By altering the facility size, interior design, staffing patterns and service-delivery method, the Green House model provides residents better, safer and more personalized care. Risa LavizzoMourey