David Lansky

David Lansky, Ph.D., is senior advisor with PBGH, where he advises on strategy and implementation of patient-reported outcomes measures.

Previously, David served as president and CEO of PBGH. A nationally recognized expert in accountability, quality measurement and health IT, Lansky has served as a board member or advisor to numerous health care programs, including the National Quality Forum, federal Health IT Policy Committee,  Joint Commission, National Patient Safety Foundation, Leapfrog Group and the Medicare Beneficiary Education Advisory Panel.

From 2004 to 2008, David was senior director of the Health Program at the Markle Foundation, and from 1995 to 2004, he established the Foundation for Accountability (FACCT), a public-private venture developing quality measures and web-based tools to help consumers and purchasers assess the value of health care services and providers.

David was a senior policy analyst for the Jackson Hole Group during the national health care reform debate of 1993 and 1994. He led the Center for Outcomes Research and Education at Oregon-based Providence Health System between 1988 and 1993.

He is the author of more than 30 peer-reviewed papers on outcomes research and quality measurement, and holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.