James Couch is a medical doctor, lawyer, and accomplished healthcare professional with over 40 years of experience. He is a renowned authority on patient safety, healthcare quality, value-based purchasing, disease management, and medicolegal risk management. He has studied Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Law at the Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington, and Social and Behavioral Sciences at The Ohio State University. Mr. Couch has extensive experience working with physicians, hospitals, health plans, governments, and employers in achieving the Quadruple Aim - better care delivery, improved healthcare, lower overall costs, and reduced medical liability. He authored a book in 2014 outlining the Quadruple Aim and his approach to using cutting-edge electronic health information technologies and population health analytics for achieving it.

Mr. Couch's professional and academic affiliations include Adjunct Professor of Health Administration at the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at Fordham University, Academic Associate at Quest Diagnostics, Strategic and Business Advisor at Interpreta Inc., Formerly Senior Medical Advisor at Evry Health, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Healthcare Law at Fordham University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He has also been a lecturer/adjunct faculty at the Jefferson College of Population Health, a fellow at Global Healthcare Innovation Management Center, and the managing partner and chief medical officer at Patient Safety Solutions LLC. Mr. Couch's vast experience and expertise have seen him serve in different positions, including Director of Health and Medical Systems/Chief Medical Quality Officer at Hahnemann University Hospital and Chief Medical Officer at Munich Re America.