Beth Glassford, RN, MSHA , FACHE
CSR Consultant and Field Director, Joint Commission Resources
Beth Glassford has been with Joint Commission Resources seven years as a consultant and recently moved into the role of Field Director, Consultant Management and Development.
Ms. Glassford provides consultation for all sizes and types of organizations. She has consulted with many organizations that are pursuing disease-specific certification in a variety of disease-specific programs. She has been trained on the hospital, home care, ambulatory, disease specific certification, and behavioral health standards, and has assisted organizations who are going for initial accreditation as well as those who are looking to improve overall quality and patient safety. Her strong operational background provides her clients many practical strategies to meet the standards and to improve overall operations focused on quality and patient safety.
Prior to joining JCR, Ms. Glassford was a Chief Nursing Officer for eight years in two different organizations. She started her career as an ICU nurse and moved up through the management and administrative ranks as a head nurse in the CCU, director of critical care, and nurse executive.
Ms. Glassford has a BSN from Wilkes College, a MS in nursing from University of Delaware, and a MSHA from Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University.
Currently she serves on the ALS Patient and Family Services Committee. She recently was board chair of a retirement community and has served in the past on the AACN Certification Corporation Board of Directors. She is a member of AACN, AONE, Sigma Theta Tau, and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. She is also a Joint Commission-certified Yellow Belt. With this designation, she supports the Joint Commission’s activities associated with establishing and sustaining a robust process improvement (RPI) culture. As a Certified Yellow Belt, she integrates Six Sigma and Change Management methodologies to make improvements that better meet customer expectations and organization objectives.