JK Partners is a national healthcare consulting firm focusing on high reliability, patient safety, clinical variance reduction, medical error elimination, physician relationships and physician executive coaching. James Ketterhagen, MD, MMM, CPE, FACS, FAAPL, FACHE leads the JK Partners healthcare practice. Driven by a passion for medical error prevention, he has vast experience leading patient safety and clinical quality initiatives. After 12 years in the private practice of vascular surgery, he has spent 21 years as a senior physician executive in multi-hospital integrated delivery systems, HMO and national managed indemnity settings. JK Partners possesses broad expertise in high reliability, hospital-acquired conditions, regulatory compliance, reimbursement programs and the underlying causes of adverse events. With a clear understanding of the barriers that hospitals face when addressing these issues, we partner effectively with clients and reinvigorates staff and physicians in the pursuit of patient safety and high quality care. Dr. Ketterhagen and his associates at JK Partners are available for keynote or other speaking engagements and can also facilitate executive retreats, seminars or other healthcare events.