Lean Behavioral Health: The Kings County Hospital Story - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199989524 ISBN 13: 9780199989522

Verlag: Oxford University Press, Usa, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

The first lean book that focuses entirely on behavioral health. Using the principles of the Toyota Production System, or lean, the contributors in this groundbreaking volume share their experience in transforming a major safety net public hospital after a tragic and internationally publicized event.

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Joseph Merlino is the chief executive for behavioral health services and Director of Psychiatry at Kings County Hospital Center, where he leads the transformation efforts of the largest public hospitals in New York. He is also Professor of Psychiatry at the State University of New York - Downstate Medical College. He is on the Board of Directors for the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry.


Joanna Omi is chief innovation officer and senior vice president for organizational innovation and effectiveness at the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC). Ms. Omi provides leadership and operational guidance to Breakthrough, the HHC Enterprise-wide Improvement System. She is responsible for the development and adoption of lean throughout HHC's various healthcare facilities and corporate offices. Prior to her current position, Ms. Omi was HHC's Senior Assistant Vice President for Corporate Planning and HIV Services. In this capacity, she led the Corporation's planning efforts and managed special projects, including the Corporate Ambulatory Care Restructuring Initiative, the Community Health Care Demonstration Project, HIV/AIDS programs and development of the first federally qualified health center on Staten Island.

Jill Bowen is the senior associate executive director and chief of staff for Behavioral Health Services at Kings County Hospital Center. Trained as a clinical psychologist, she has been employed at Kings County Hospital Center for the past 26 years, in a variety of roles involving direct care, supervision and administration, strategic planning and program development for the department. She has played a significant role in the transformation of the services provided in the Behavioral Health department across the continuum of care.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, Usa
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0199989524
• ISBN 13: 9780199989522
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288
• Herausgeber: Merlino Joseph P.
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