Michele Bleech Napoliello, DHA

Michele Bleech Napoliello has served the healthcare industry for 30 years in varying executive business roles ranging from operations and finance to sales and marketing, but the most important, is that of caregiver to her family and friends as conditions and needs arise.

In the caregiver role, Michele has seen first-hand how communication errors, errors of omission and poor processes contribute to patient harm, and she is adamant that every patient have an advocate who can offer not only emotional support throughout their healthcare journey, but as a second set of eyes, ears, head and heart to ensure that processes are safe and effective.

As a founding Co-Chair for Georgetown Hospital’s Patient Family Advisory Council on Quality and Safety, she has dedicated herself to ensuring that patient care is safe, effective, and that decision-making is shared between the patient and the provider. Michele holds a Doctorate in Health Administration from Medical University of South Carolina, where she was presented with the Dean’s Award, an MBA in Medical Services Management from Johns Hopkins University, and a Fellowship in Clinical and Translational Research Ethics from the Institute of Human Values in Healthcare and the South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute.

Michele currently works at Johns Hopkins Medicine in the Office of Population Health, where she employs research methodologies to reduce unnecessary healthcare expenditures, readmissions, and disparities of care.