Ann founded ‘PSQ Advisory’ to deliver strategic guidance to America’s health systems. Dr. Blouin works with boards and senior leadership to help organizations achieve success on financial and clinical metrics through an organizational focus on improvement science and harm avoidance.
Prior to founding PSQ Advisory, Dr. Blouin was the Executive Vice President of Customer Relations and Accreditation Operations at The Joint Commission, providing leadership in aligning the strategic goals of the organization with its client base.
With more than 30 years of health care administration, consulting and clinical nursing experience, Dr. Blouin has held key senior leadership positions at community teaching hospitals, academic medical centers and prominent global consulting firms. Specific areas of expertise include strategic planning in rapidly changing environments, contemporary leadership, organizational design, regulatory compliance, business case development for quality and safety, high reliability, and clinical integration. Ann’s experience as a senior leader in operations and strategy roles bring a unique understanding of today’s challenges in health care.
Dr. Blouin has published and presented extensively on topics focused on health care leadership, patient care quality and safety, as well as nursing, and served as an adjunct faculty member at several Chicago area schools of nursing and medicine. Ann is currently an assistant professor at Loyola University’s Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. Ann is a long-standing member of the Journal of Nursing Administration editorial advisory board.
Dr. Blouin earned her PhD in Nursing Sciences and MBA from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She received her MSN with honors from Loyola University of Chicago, and BSN with high honors from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. She is a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives and is a certified Green Belt in Lean/Six Sigma/Change Management methodologies.
Dr. Blouin currently serves on the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Board of Directors, the IHI Certification Board, and has joined three healthcare technology start-up boards, Vitalacy , Elemeno Health and Ready Set Food. Ann is also a current Board member of Ensign Group, a public company focused on delivering excellent quality and safety in post-acute care settings (skilled nursing and assisted living). In 2019 Ann was recognized by “Women Inc.” as one of the “Most Influential Corporate Board Directors”.