Rachel Moyal-Smith
Rachel Moyal-Smith, MS, PA-C is a Clinical Implementation Specialist on the Implementation Platform at Ariadne Labs. In this role, Rachel partners with program managers and investigators across Ariadne Labs in designing, testing, and spreading of quality improvement and implementation solutions to healthcare systems within the United States and globally.
Prior to joining Ariadne Labs, Rachel worked as a physician assistant in surgery and emergency medicine. She has participated in several quality improvement projects, including implementation of an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol. She was appointed assistant professor at Albany Medical College and has taught and developed curriculum in the fields of health policy, public health, and evidence-based medicine.
Rachel earned her BS in Human Biology from University at Albany and her Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Albany Medical College. She is currently a Doctor of Public Health candidate at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Tools for approaching surgical reopening and successful triage.
Ariadne Labs and CRICO/Risk Management Foundation publish the Patient Safety Adoption Framework in the Journal of Patient Safety.

The Safe Surgery/Safe Systems team publishes their results on a framework to breathe new life into their checklist and transform their safety culture.

The Safe Surgery/Safe Systems team publishes their latest research on Device Briefing Tool (DBT) as an adjunct to the Surgical Safety Checklist.
The Safe Surgery / Safe Systems team collaborated with the American College of Surgeons to develop the Guide for Building Surgeon Resilience.


