Katie Castree Benyo, MHA, CPHQ, ASQ CSSBB

Katie Benyo has over a decade of experience in healthcare performance improvement. At Accumen she spent six years in Lab Operations assessing the performance of labs, implementing efficiencies, improving quality/service, and driving bottom line improvement. Katie was a key contributor to a partnership delivering over $17M in lab savings. Today as a Client Engagement Executive, she assumes overall responsibility of value execution for clients. Her partnerships include Lab Operations, Supply Chain, Patient Blood Management, Anemia Management, and Lab Stewardship. Prior to Accumen, Katie was a Senior Performance Improvement Specialist for a multi-institutional healthcare system. Katie holds a Bachelor’s in Community Health from the University of Illinois, and a Master of Health Administration from Saint Louis University. She is a NAHQ-Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, ASQ-Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, TeamSTEPPS Master Trainer through AHRQ, and holds a Certificate in Laboratory Quality Management Systems from CLSI. Katie has given over 60 podium presentations, webinars, guest lectures, etc. on healthcare performance improvement.