Expert Commentator

Virginia Tritschler, MS, RN is the Director, Risk, Quality & Regulatory Affairs, at the Visiting Nurse Association of Boston, MA. She received an A.S. degree in nursing in 1969, a B.S. degree in hospital administration at Northeastern University, Boston in 1978, and a M.S. in Health Service Administration at the University of Lowell, MA, in 1987. At the VNA of Boston, she has developed and implemented a Performance Improvement Program, Safety and Infection Control Programs, and an Ethics Advisory Committee. She has also directed Task Forces designed to prepare the VNA of Boston to meet JCAHO, OASIS, and Prospective Payment System requirements. She has extensive experience in problem identification and solutions, and in bringing people together to collaborate effectively on various projects.