Lorraine Ryan is Senior Vice President, Legal, Regulatory and Professional Affairs for the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA). Ms. Ryan is responsible for oversight of GNYHA professional affairs activities, including all quality improvement initiatives and supervision of quality improvement staff. Ms. Ryan is also responsible for monitoring and educating the membership on federal and state agency regulatory requirements related to clinical, operational and quality issues and accrediting body standards. Additionally, Ms. Ryan provides consultation to member hospitals on risk management, medical staff and credentialing issues. Ms. Ryan held the position of Assistant Vice President, Risk Management, Regulatory and Professional Affairs, and staff attorney at Beth Israel Medical Center for 10 years and reported directly to both the chief operating officer and general counsel. While at Beth Israel Medical Center, Ms. Ryan was responsible for overseeing the risk management, quality management, utilization management, and regulatory affairs departments, as well as the medical staff office, and the institutional safety program. Ms. Ryan holds a law degree from New York Law School, a Masters in Public Administration from New York University, and a Bachelors of Science, Nursing Degree from Fairfield University, Fairfield Connecticut.