WIHI - A Podcast from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Date: ​October 9, 2014 Featuring: Kelly McCutcheon Adams, LICSW, Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Anna Roth, RN, MS, MPH, CEO, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center & Health Centers Teresa Pasquini, Mom/Advocate, Chair, Behavioral Healthcare Partnership, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers James F. O’Dea, PhD, MBA, Regional Director, Hartford Healthcare Behavioral Health Network Richard Wohl, MSW, MBA, President, Princeton House Behavioral Health; Senior Vice President, Princeton Healthcare System With all the discussion going on about the integration of behavioral health with primary care in the outpatient setting, we don’t want to ignore what’s happening in the hospital for patients with psychiatric conditions and needs. Safety has been one of the major issues identified in recent years… safety for individuals in crisis, for the staff caring for them, and for family members. Those who’ve identified effective improvements are often the patients themselves. We ven