Richardson, Texas
Kristi Verschelden serves as Director of Strategic Cardiovascular Analytics at Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital, where she leads enterprise registry operations and advanced analytics initiatives supporting 14 hospitals. Her team oversees national registries across multiple cardiovascular subspecialties, transforming complex clinical data into credible, actionable insights that drive quality improvement, regulatory readiness, and strategic performance initiatives.
A Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Kristi brings expertise in clinical performance measurement and cardiovascular registry analytics, leveraging data to inform strategy and advance measurable improvements in patient outcomes.
She began her career with Baylor Healthcare System in 2005 at a graduate nurse. From the bedside through progressive clinical leadership roles, she discovered her passion for quality improvement and analytics, transitioning into cardiovascular registry operations in 2011 and advancing data-driven care delivery across the cardiovascular service line.
Kristi actively contributes to national cardiovascular quality initiatives through participation in annual quality summits, including poster and podium presentations, curriculum workgroups, and serves as a national abstract reviewer.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Texas at Arlington
Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, NAHQ
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
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