Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs
Maine Health Care Association
Danielle Watford has dedicated her career to the improvement and sustainability of Maine’s long-term care providers. Currently serving as the Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs for Maine Health Care Association, she has committed to serving as a resource for providers with an expertise in quality improvement, regulatory application and advocacy. She holds a master’s degree in both clinical psychology and industrial organizational psychology and has served as a nursing home and assisted living resource throughout the state. Ms. Watford has seventeen years’ experience in long term care with an expertise in QAPI implementation, LTC quality measures, regulatory compliance and an overwhelming and somewhat twisted love of data and data reporting strategies. She is LEAN SIX SIGMA green belted and is certified as a Manager of Quality in the category of Organizational Excellence. Ms. Watford has worked across the healthcare continuum to support care providers with the development of sustainable and more efficient processes that improve resident outcomes. She has presented locally across Maine and regionally in New England while serving as a nursing home task lead for the CMS Quality Improvement Organization Healthcentric Advisors. She looks forward to sharing her work with the participates at this years AHCA/NCAL Annual Convention.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CT
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.