Kurt A. Patton, MS, RPh, is owner of Patton Healthcare Consulting, LLC, an accreditation, regulatory compliance, and patient safety consulting company. He served as executive director of accreditation services at TJC from 1997 to 2005. Before joining TJC, Kurt was deputy director for the Division of Strategic Initiatives and Managed Care in the New York State Office of Mental Health. He earned his bachelors degree in pharmacy and his masters degree in institutional administration from St. Johns University.