Population Health Improvement Initiative

Patient-Centered Care Report

A Population Health Improvement Initiative (PHII), is a plan to better the health among the target population and considers the population’s cultural beliefs, economics, environmental issues and overall health. Furthermore, PHII interventions are attentive to the details to improve the quality of care, and patient satisfaction, while reducing the cost of the healthcare (Stoto, 2014). A PHII is patient-centered care that is evidenced-based to ensure the optimal outcomes and quality of care to improve the targeted population’s health.

Safe Headspace is an organization that has focused energies on a building a PHII that centers on older adults simultaneously diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). The PHII strategies are aimed at improving the participant's health by utilizing exercise, medication, and therapy to better memory, mood, and muscle control (Capella University, n.d.). The Safe Headspace is hopeful to gain knowledge from the PHII to expand its efforts to improve the health of other patients with PTSD and TBI in the community.

The Uptown Wellness Clinic (UWC), is the local health clinic, where the Director recently attended an informational conference about the Safe Headspace PHII. The

The LEAN principles are based upon the Toyota care company model that centers on effective change, improving quality, and efficiency without wasting resources such as time and money (Lawal et al., 2014). LEAN in healthcare is creating the perspective of teamwork for a common goal, continually improving quality of care, and usefulness by weighing the benefits versus the costs, following visual information such as idea mapping, respecting others, and being flexible (D’Andreamatteo, Ianni, Lega, & Sargiacomo,