100 Most Influential People in Healthcare - 2017
Rank 67
Mark Chassin,
70
President and CEO, Joint Commission
- Compensation: $1,336,621 - according to 2015 IRS Form 990
- Years on list: 10
Chassin has led the Joint Commission since 2008. He is also president of the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare, established under his leadership in 2009. It works with the nation's top hospitals and health systems to address the industry's most critical safety and quality problems. The Joint Commission, along with provider groups, this summer was successful in beating back a proposal from the CMS to publicly post survey results from provider inspections.