Biography: Kim Streit

Kim serves as the Vice President of Health Care Research and Information for the Florida Hospital Association.  She is responsible for data analysis and tracking issues and trends impacting Florida hospitals.  Areas of special concentration include the uninsured, managed care, hospital report cards and hospital preparedness.   As part of her responsibilities, she has authored numerous reports on health care trends in Florida, the nursing and allied health professional shortage, the uninsured, and financial issues impacting hospitals.  She serves as chair of the Comprehensive Health Information Systems Council of the Agency for Health Care Administration, and chair of the Hospital-Acquired Infections Technical Workgroup and the Health Care Facilities Consumer Website Workgroup.  She has participated on previous AHCA workgroups including the Hospital Services and Ambulatory Surgery Services Guide Workgroup, the HMO report card workgroup,  and served as a technical advisor to the Florida Health Insurance Study.  Kim has been with the FHA since 1986 and holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from Stetson University  and a Master in Business Administration and Master in Health Administration from the University of Florida.  She is a diplomate in the American College of Healthcare Executives.