Bisognano to retire from IHI after 20 years; executive VP tapped to replace her

Maureen Bisognano, president and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, has announced that she will retire at the end of the year.

Bisognano, 63, has served IHI for the past 20 years, spending the past five at the helm. Derek Feeley, the group's executive VP, has been appointed as her successor, effective Jan. 1.

Now an IHI veteran, Bisognano was recruited by Donald Berwick, the group's founder, in 1995. She served for 15 years as IHI's executive VP and COO before being named CEO.

Feeley, 56, joined IHI in his current role in 2013, after serving as director general for health and social care and chief executive of the National Health Service in Scotland. He focuses on the group's global reach and its improvement work involving communities, countries and large health systems.

IHI partners with industry leaders and practitioners to find solutions to the health problems plaguing individuals and populations, including issues related to quality, cost, patient safety and person- and family-centered care.

Bisognano was #47 on Modern Healthcare's 2015 list of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare and was also recognized on our 2015 Top 25 Women in Healthcare list.