Margherita Labson, RN, BSN, MSHSA, CPHQ
Nurse Consultant
Margherita Labson, RN, BSN, MSHSA, CPHQ, is an expert in home care quality, legal, accreditation, and regulatory issues across the home care continuum who comes with over 45+ years in the healthcare industry. As a veteran health care professional, she has specialized in the provision of home care services since 1977 from both multi-operational and academic perspectives. She has extensive knowledge in the legal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements for the scope of home care programs. She is an experienced clinician holding certifications in healthcare quality as well as case-management and has experience working with home health organizations and providers delivering community-based palliative care
Ms. Labson’s extensive experience includes over two decades serving as the Executive Director of the Home Care Program for The Joint Commission. In this role, she was responsible for coordinating the efforts of the Home Care Strategic Business unit and coordinating the efforts of the business development department to identify new markets, familiarize organizations with the accreditation process, participate in new product development, and the strategic development and tactical operations of the Home Care Accreditation Program.
Prior to becoming the Executive Director, Ms. Labson served as a home care surveyor for The Joint Commission from 1995 through 2007. Ms. Labson has provided in the United States and Puerto Rico. She is an experienced lecturer, educator, published author, and frequently serves as a technical expert in areas of home care and accreditation. She is a recognized expert in the industry she is published and serves on panels of industry experts including the OASIS C technical expert panel, CMS Hospice TEP, HHQI initiative, VNS of NY CHAMP initiative, VNAA Advisory Committee and the item writing committee for the CPHQ exam. She is frequently called on to present before professional, state, and national audiences on topics relevant to the Home Care Industry.
Ms. Labson received a bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and a Master of Science degree in Health Care Administration from Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. She is a certified Professional of Healthcare Quality and a Certified Case Manager and was among the first wave of Green Belts certified by The Joint Commission in accordance with its enterprise-wide program of Robust Process Improvement.