Lisa McGiffert

Lisa McGiffert leads Consumer Reports’ Safe Patient Project. The campaign works on state and federal policies to end medical harm. Beginning in 2003, the campaign developed a model law and initiated state laws to publish hospital infection rates and raise public awareness about the problem. Today, more than 30 states and Medicare require such reporting of all US hospitals. Lisa’s leadership includes collaboration with individuals who have personal experiences with medical harm. Collectively they have created a national consumer activist network to make health care safer. Lisa is a leading national voice on patient safety, serving as the consumer liaison to the CDC Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. In 2015, Lisa was named by Modern Healthcare as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare. In 2016 she was named by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of 50 expert leaders in patient safety. Lisa has a BA in psychology from Midwestern State University, Texas.