Transforming Mental Healthcare: Applying Performance Improvement Methods to Mental Healthcare Khushalani Sunil
One in five U.S. adults experiences a mental illness within a given year. With more than 550,000 people working to support this underserved community, the mental healthcare system has grappled with…
Specifikacia Transforming Mental Healthcare: Applying Performance Improvement Methods to Mental Healthcare Khushalani Sunil
One in five U.S. adults experiences a mental illness within a given year. With more than 550,000 people working to support this underserved community, the mental healthcare system has grappled with inadequacies and shortcomings in safety, quality, and care delivery. There is a wide range of problems, from access-to-care issues and errors, to complications stemming from poor care. Our country is also on an unsustainable path as our healthcare expenditure keeps growing. To add to all of this, we are facing a rampant epidemic of burnout among healthcare workers. Modern advancements introduced with many promises--such as electronic medical records, newer medications, or advanced treatments--have created unique challenges when ushered into a highly regulated healthcare system.What does it take to provide patients with everything they need--the right quality of care, at the right