Louise Kuhny currently holds the position of Senior Associate Director, Standards Interpretation at The Joint Commission, providing leadership to associate directors for the hospital, critical access hospital, ambulatory and office based surgery accreditation programs.

Ms. Kuhnys primary responsibility is assisting accredited organizations, surveyors, consumers and other individuals in the interpretation of Joint Commission standards. She is also a Joint Commission surveyor for the Hospital Accreditation Program. Ms. Kuhny has 20 years of nursing experience. Prior to joining the Joint Commission, she worked in the fields of hospital epidemiology, employee health and critical care at several hospitals in the Chicago area.

Ms. Kuhny is certified in infection control by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and had led an emergency services team for the Suburban Emergency Management Project (SEMP). She also contributed a chapter to The First 72 Hours, a book by Margaret OLeary, on community disaster preparedness.

Ms. Kuhny holds Master of Public Health and Master of Business Administration degrees, both from Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Darryl S. Rich currently is a part-time Surveyor for The Joint Commission in the hospital, home care, and ambulatory accreditation programs. He also works as part of the Joint Commission's Standards Interpretation Group, serving as an internal resource on pharmacy and medication management issues. He has been with the Joint Commission for over 16 years, the first 10 of which he worked in the Joint Commission headquarters in surveyor management and development.

Darryl received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) from the University of California at San Francisco, and a MBA in Health Care Management from Bryant University in Rhode Island.
He also completed an ASHP accredited residency in hospital pharmacy from Rhode Island Hospital. Prior to coming to the Joint Commission, Darryl was Director of Pharmacy Services at Boston University Medical Center and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy at Northeastern University. He also served as National Director of Pharmacy Services for Critical Care America, Inc., a national home infusion company.

He is active member and Fellow in the American Society of Health System Pharmacists and a past President of the New England Council of Health-System Pharmacists. He has received numerous awards including the 2000 Cheers award by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, and received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Board of ASHP in 2004 for his work in medication safety at the Joint Commission.

As of December 2008, Darryl has 565 invited professional presentations and 75 publications in refereed journals, including 8 books and 4 video series.