Ms. Barnes is the Vice President of Risk Management and Patient Safety for the Cassatt Insured Group with responsibility for Cassatt’s risk management program and Patient Safety Organization. Before joining Cassatt in 2016, she held senior positions with various healthcare systems, providing oversight and leading the enterprise risk management and patient safety programs, as well as other clinical and support departments. She was responsible for the organization and operation of a professional and general liability captive program and for the purchasing and administration of property and casualty insurance coverages.

Ms. Barnes graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Comprehensive Sciences and a minor in Business Administration from Villanova University. She received a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Administration degree from Temple University.

She has several professional designations: Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) from the Health Care Compliance Association,
Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) from the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management, Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation from Insurance Institute of America, and Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) from the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI). She holds a Master Lean Six Sigma certificate from Villanova University.

She is a member of several business-related associations including the American College of Healthcare Executives, the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, the Health Care Compliance Association and the American Society of Professionals in Patient Safety . She is a past president and board member of ASHRM chapters.

Email Ms. Barnes at mbarnes@cassattrrg.com