Our Surveillance Analytics Core (SAC) team members are involved in a wide variety of research and clinical work related to early recognition of patient deterioration to prevent patient harm and death.
- We have implemented a patient surveillance monitoring system in over 200 beds at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and other Dartmouth Health sites.
- We have analyzed and designed an extensive Failure to Rescue (FTR) intervention system.
- We continue to monitor applications in inpatient and outpatient settings.
Selected references
View a list of our publications on the PubMed website
Susan McGrath, PhD
Director, Surveillance Analytics Core & Masimo Collaboration Team Leader
- Biomedical and systems engineer (BSEE, MS-BME, PhD-BME) and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- 30+ years of experience leading research, design, and systems implementation programs
- Leadership/faculty roles in industry, academia, government, and non-profit organizations
- Led design and development of D-H Value Institute Learning Center and Performance Improvement department
- Co-I and Director of our AHRQ-funded Patient Safety Learning Lab
George Blike, MD, MHCDS
Staff Physician, Anesthesiology
- 30 years as a clinical anesthesiologist (specialties in high-risk obstetrics, cardiac, pediatric/neonatal anesthesia) - retired
- Co-founder of DHMC Pain-Free pediatric sedation unit, Society for Pediatric Sedation
- Researcher in applied human factors and patient safety science
- Established a comprehensive simulation center at DHMC
- Past president of the Society of Technology in Anesthesia
- First DHMC Patient Safety Officer (2008), Chief Quality and Value Officer (DHMC and Dartmouth Health system 2012-2021)
- PI of DHMC's AHRQ-funded Patient Safety Learning Lab
Irina Perreard, PhD
Senior Analyst for the Surveillance Analytics Core
- Biomechanical engineer with 15 years of healthcare-related research experience
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- Member of the AHRQ-funded Patient Safety Learning Lab (2015-2020)
- Analyst for the Dartmouth Patient Deterioration Detection Lab (2014-2015)
Krystal M. McGovern, MSN, RN, MBA, CCRN
Clinical Researcher for the Surveillance Analytics Core
- Value Institute team member specializing in quality and patient safety clinical improvement projects
- Clinical Research Nurse with 12 years of experience in direct care nursing in all adult critical care and medical/surgical care areas
- Adjunct Clinical Faculty, School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Colby-Sawyer College
Todd MacKenzie, PhD
Biostatistician, Professor of Biomedical Data Science
- Dartmouth College professor in the departments of Biomedical Science, Geisel School of Medicine, and The Dartmouth Institute
- Uses statistics to facilitate clinical and health services research in multiple disciplines and specialties
- Common project investigations include comparative effectiveness, association studies, clinical trials, causal inference, survival analysis, and prediction modeling
- Statistical work has been reported in over 290 publications
- Has collaborated with members of the Surveillance Analytics Team since 2014