Margaret A. (Peg) O'Grady, RN, MSN, OCN, FAAMA

Senior Director
Fox Chase Cancer Center Partners

Peg has 25 years of oncology experience in senior leadership roles, having recently received the Healthcare Executive of the Year award in 2011 from the American Academy of Medical Administrators. Peg also is an Accreditation Consultant for the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer receiving certification in 2011. Peg has an Administrative Fellowship from the American Academy of Medical Administrators and has completed the Six Sigma Certificate Program at Villanova University. She directs the clinical operations staff for the Fox Chase Cancer Center Partners program and coordinates clinical program planning, disease management project development, quality improvement, and hospital specific accreditations for 15 community hospitals affiliated with Fox Chase Cancer Center.

Her special research interests include Six Sigma strategies for outcomes research, quality metrics development, assessing research program infrastructure and developing ambulatory care programs at community partner sites.

Education:

BSN, RN, Holy Family University, Philadelphia, PA
MSN, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA
FAAMA, Fellowship American Academy of Medical Administrators

Professional Affiliations:

American Academy of Medical Administrators, Board Member, finance committee 2012

American College of Oncology Administrators, Past President 2010- 2011

American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (COC)

American Society of Clinical Oncology, Interest - health outcomes research

Oncology Nursing Society, Special Interest Group member for management and clinical quality

Pennsylvania Society of Oncology and Hematology, Treasurer 2011- 2012

Certifications/Licensure:

American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (COC) - Certified COC Consultant 2011, 2012

Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN), Oncology Nursing Society certification

FAAMA, Fellowship American Academy of Medical Administrators

Six Sigma Certificate, Villanova University

Awards:

American Academy of Medical Administrators Healthcare Executive of the Year Award, Scottsdale Arizona, November, 2011

Leadership Forum Excellence Award, Fox Chase Cancer Center, March 2011

Special Contributor Award, Fox Chase Cancer Center, October 2007

Clinical Interests/Research:

Clinical metrics development and clinical outcomes, Building research assessments to enhance clinical trial accrual, Disease site development. Deployment of clinical NCI experts to community hospitals.

Publications:

• O'Grady, M.A., E. Slater, E. R. Sigurdson, N. J. Meropol, A. Weinstein, C. J. Lusch, E. Sein, P. Keeley, B. Miller, P. F. Engstrom, and S. J. Cohen; Assessing Compliance with National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines for elderly patients with stage III colon cancer: The Fox Chase Cancer Center Partners' Initiative, in press, Clinical Colon Cancer Journal, June. 2011.
• Curley, B., O'Grady, M.A., E. Slater, P. F. Engstrom, E. Sigurdson, N. J. Meropol, A. Weinstein, E. Sein, E. Sein, P. Keeley, B. Miller, S. J. Cohen; Fox Chase Cancer Ctr, Philadelphia, PA; Fox Chase Cancer Center, The Impact of an Intensive Educational Initiative in the Number of Lymph Nodes Collected in Colorectal Surgery. Poster discussion, American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Conference Orlando, Florida, May 31, 2009.
• O'Grady, M.A., E. Slater, P. F. Engstrom, E. Sigurdson, N. J. Meropol, A. Weinstein, E. Sein, E. Sein, P. Keeley, B. Miller, S. J. Cohen; Fox Chase Cancer Ctr, Philadelphia, PA; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Assessing the treatment quality of elderly patients with stage III colon cancer in a large community oncology network: A Fox Chase Cancer Center Partners (FCCCP) quality initiative. Poster session, American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Conference Chicago, Illinois, June 1 2008
• O'Grady, M.A., et al. Development and Implementation of a Medical Oncology Quality Improvement Tool for a Regional Community Oncology Network: The Fox Chase Cancer. Margaret A. O'Grady Page 4 of 5
• Center Partners Initiative, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Volume Vol. 5(issue 9):p. 875-882, October, 2007.
• O'Grady, M.A., et al. Removing barriers to clinical research in community hospitals - The Fox Chase Cancer Center Partners Experience, Poster session, American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Conference Chicago, Illinois, June 2, 2007.
• O'Grady, M.A., et al. Assessing Medical Oncology Office Practices for Quality Improvement: A Fox Chase Cancer Center Partners Initiative, Poster session, Oncology Nursing Society Annual Congress, Las Vegas Nevada, April 24, 2007.
• O'Grady, M.A., et al. Developing a Research Assessment to Improve Clinical Trial Accrual in
  Community Oncology Programs, Executive Online a web journal of the American Academy of Medical Administrators, in press, January 2007.
• O'Grady, M.A., Keeley, P. Developing a Research Assessment to Improve Clinical Trial Accrual in Community Oncology Programs, lecture, at the Pennsylvania Society of Oncology and Hematology, November 3, 2006.
• O'Grady, M.A., et al. Developing a Research Assessment to Improve Clinical Trial Accrual in Community Oncology Programs, Poster Session, American Academy of Medical Administrators. November 2006.
• Sein, E., O'Grady. M.A. and Cohen, S., Successful Approach in Developing the Role of the Breast care Clinical Navigator in Community Cancer Programs, Poster Session, American Academy of Medical Administrators. November 2006.
• O'Grady, MA, How to Grow Referral and Research Accruals in Community Hospitals: The Fox Chase Cancer Center Partner Experience, Two sessions: March 2006, Boston, Massachusetts and September 2006 Pale Alto, California for Active Communications International.
• Keeley, P., O'Grady, M.A., Engstrom, P., and Cohen, S. Research Assessment in Community Hospitals, Pennsylvania Caner Control Coalition Meeting, November 18, 2005.
• O'Grady, M.A., America College of Surgeons Mock Audit in a Community Hospital Oncology Program, Pennsylvania Society of Oncology and Hematology, September 24, 2005.
• O'Grady, MA, Jadwin, A, Cornfeld, MJ. Medical Oncology Quality Assurance in a Physician Office Setting. Oncology Nursing Society Abstracts, 2001.
• Cornfeld MJ, Jadwin A, O'Grady MA, Babb J, Engstrom PF: Assessing the Quality of Medical Oncology Practice. ASCO Abstracts, 2001.
• Higman, S, Engstrom, PF, McKay, FJ, O'Grady, MA, Young, R. Fox Chase Network: Fox Chase Cancer Centers Community Hospital Affiliation Program, The Oncologist, August 2000, pp.329-335.

E-mail:

Peg.OGrady@fccc.edu

Phone:

215-728-3832