Tom Gallagher, MD

Thomas Gallagher, MD, is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Medicine at the
University of Washington. He is the Executive Director of the Collaborative for Accountability and
Improvement. Dr. Gallagher was the principal investigator of an AHRQ demonstration project to
determine the feasibility of CRP implementation in healthcare systems where multiple insurers are
involved in the resolution of individual CRP events. He formed HealthPact, a state-wide coalition
of CRP stakeholders working together to improve the conditions for CRP adoption in Washington
State. He is the author of more than 80 scholarly articles addressing issues of transparency and
patient safety in peer-reviewed journals nationally and internationally.