Kathleen O’Neill, MHA, is a National VP, at the American Heart Association overseeing Quality Improvement Program Implementation in the division of Quality, Outcomes Research & Analytics (QORA). She oversees the Get With The Guidelines program, a suite of registries utilized for performance improvement and clinical decision support to enhance cardiovascular guideline compliance and patient outcomes in the acute hospital setting. Over the past 19 years, Kathleen has been the VP of Quality & Systems Improvement for the Midwest as well as Sr. Dir. Quality Improvement overseeing the Chicago market.

Kathleen has 30+ years in health care, primarily focused on outcomes research, strategic planning, business development & community health. Kathleen holds a B.S. in Community Health from the University of Illinois and a MHA from the University of St. Francis. Kathleen is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Health Information & Management Systems Society, National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives, and the National Association for Healthcare Quality. She has co-authored several scientific abstracts and publications presented at national cardiovascular and stroke conferences.