Nancy Foster, VP, Quality & Patient Safety, AHA

Nancy Foster, VP, Quality & Patient Safety, AHA


Nancy Foster is the Vice President for Quality and Patient Safety Policy at the American Hospital Association. In this role, she provides advice to public policymakers on legislation and regulations intended to improve patient safety and quality in America’s hospitals. Foster is the AHA’s point person at the National Quality Forum, the Hospital Workgroup of the Measures Application Partnership, and is the liaison to the Joint Commission’s Board, and represents hospital perspectives at many national meetings. Prior to joining the AHA, Foster was the Coordinator for Quality Activities at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). She is a graduate of Princeton University and has completed graduate work at Chapman University and Johns Hopkins University.