Elizabeth Mort, MD, MPH

Elizabeth Mort, MD, MPH is Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for The Joint Commission. In this role, she oversees a physician leadership forum dedicated to healthcare safety issues and the identification of significant emerging trends. Dr. Mort serves as a primary voice of patient safety and the key liaison between The Joint Commission and the healthcare safety community. She helps design services to further enhance quality and patient safety and works closely with our survey organizations on accreditation processes. Dr. Mort is also the Interim Editor-in-Chief of The Joint Commission Journal on Patient Safety and Quality which has been a flagship publication for 50 years supporting our mission to enable and affirm the highest standards of healthcare quality and patient safety.