President Emeritus
CurrentDr. Frampton is the President of Planetree International, a non-profit advocacy and consultation organization working with a growing network of healthcare provider organizations in 28 countries to implement comprehensive person-centered models of care. Dr. Frampton, a medical anthropologist, has authored numerous publications, including three editions of Putting Patients First (Jossey-Bass 2004, 2008, 2013), contributed to opinion pieces in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Chicago Tribune, and served as lead author on the 2017 National Academy of Medicine’s Harnessing Evidence and Experience to Change Culture. Dr. Frampton chaired the National Academy of Medicine’s Scientific Advisory Panel on the Evidence Base for Patient-Centered Care, which led to this ground-breaking publication. Dr. Frampton currently participates on the National Quality Forum’s Task Force on Value Imperatives for the Next Generation of Quality, and has served as chair of the National Quality Partners Leadership Consortium, NQF Action Teams on Advanced Illness Care, Patient-Family Engagement, and Decreasing Hospital (Re)Admissions. She served on the Governing Board for the WHO-CC International Network of Health Promoting Hospitals, and the editorial board for the Journal of Compassionate Healthcare, and is an ISQua expert in patient-centered care. In addition to speaking internationally on culture change, quality, safety, and the patient experience, she was honored in 2009, when she was named one of “20 People who Make Healthcare Better” by Health Leaders Magazine., and in 2021 was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of New Haven for her advocacy and thought-leadership.
