10 Joint Commission consultants
These ten Joint Commission consultants have held consulting roles focused on Joint Commission accreditation and survey readiness, as independent advisors or at consulting firms. A reader can learn how consultants approach survey readiness, mock surveys and accreditation work from people who do it for clients.
Professionals to explore
Anne Barrins
LinkedInExperience: Founder & CEO · Barrins & Associates, an HBS Company
Anne Barrins has been Founder & CEO of Barrins & Associates, an HBS Company, since 1999. The profile says Anne's goal is to support behavioral healthcare organizations in maintaining compliance with Joint Commission standards and CMS regulations, and the listing shows Surveyor and Faculty Member at THE JOINT COMMISSION from 1990 to 2004.
Cheryl Gregory
LinkedInExperience: Continuous Services Readiness Consultant · Joint Commission Resources
Cheryl Gregory has been a Continuous Services Readiness Consultant at Joint Commission Resources since July 2025 and Principal Advisor at Healthcare Advisory Institute since 2014. The profile says that as a consultant with Joint Commission Resources, Cheryl partners with healthcare organizations to enhance patient safety, quality of care and regulatory compliance.
Diane Pullen
LinkedInExperience: Independent Consultant for Hospitals · Self-employed
Diane Pullen has been a self-employed Independent Consultant for Hospitals since February 2018. The profile says Diane assists with mock survey preparation for Joint Commission visits, remediates negative findings from agencies such as Joint Commission and AHCA, and prepares hospitals that wish to gain JC specific disease certification.
Donna Rossa PhD RNCNA CPHQ
LinkedInExperience: CEO, Consultant for Joint Commission and CMS Mock Surveys and Initial Survey Preparation · Rossa, Rossa & Associates
Donna Rossa has been CEO, Consultant for Joint Commission and CMS Mock Surveys and Initial Survey Preparation at Rossa, Rossa & Associates since July 1996. The profile headline lists standards interpretation, survey work and gap and tracer analysis, and the profile describes nationwide and remote review covering Medicare and The Joint Commission, including QAPI, mock surveys and life safety.
Hal Hudson CHFM
LinkedInExperience: Senior Consultant · MSL Healthcare Partners
Hal Hudson has been a Senior Consultant at MSL Healthcare Partners since February 2020. The profile says the firm consults on the environment of care, life safety, emergency management and construction risk assessments, and that as a consultant Hal goes to client sites and performs mock CMS/Joint Commission surveys.
Kathy Eichner, RN, MSN, CPHQ, CJCP
LinkedInExperience: Principal Consultant · Joint Commission Resources
Kathy Eichner is a former Principal Consultant at Joint Commission Resources, a role held from 2015 to May 2026, and was CSR Lead Consultant there from 2004 to 2015. Kathy has been a Principal Consultant at Patton Healthcare Consulting, an HBS Company, since May 2026, based in the Cincinnati area.
Lisa Hardesty
LinkedInExperience: Physical Environment Partner · Joint Commission Resources
Lisa Hardesty has been Physical Environment Partner at Joint Commission Resources since June 2026 and held Director of Global Consulting (2022 to 2024) and Principal Consultant (2015 to 2022) roles there. The profile describes leading the development of new consulting services aligned to Joint Commission accreditation and certification programs and streamlining operations for a team of global consultants.
Mark Halal
LinkedInExperience: Behavioral Healthcare Consultant · Accreditation Partners
Mark Halal has been a Behavioral Healthcare Consultant at Accreditation Partners since July 2016 and a Senior Associate at Barrins & Associates, an HBS Company, since 2015. The profile says Mark provides consulting support to hospitals and behavioral health organizations seeking Joint Commission accreditation, conducting training, gap analysis and mock surveys; the listing also shows Surveyor at Joint Commission from 2009 to 2015.
Mark Shamash
LinkedInExperience: Consultant · Safety and Disaster Solutions, Inc.
Mark Shamash has been a Consultant at Safety and Disaster Solutions, Inc. since December 2006, based in Pittsburgh. The profile says the work supports healthcare organizations in improving safety and building emergency management programs, including preparation for The Joint Commission and CMS surveys with a focus on the Environment of Care.
Richard Turbin, MD, FACPE
LinkedInExperience: Physician Executive and Accreditation Consultant · PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVE ADVISORS
Richard Turbin has been Physician Executive and Accreditation Consultant at PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVE ADVISORS since 2013, and the profile headline describes physician consulting on Joint Commission accreditation and readiness and support in legal cases involving TJC compliance. The listing also shows Physician Surveyor and Corporate Team Leader at Joint Commission from 2003 to 2012.
Choose the right perspective
Match the consultant's setting to yours, since hospital, behavioral health and physical environment work call for different experience. Ask whether the person has also worked as a surveyor and how recently they ran a mock survey.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What do you look at first when you run a mock survey for a new client?
- 02Which findings do you see most often when an organization is preparing for its survey?
- 03How do you help a team keep up with standards between surveys?
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