Harkness Project Title: What Can Be Learned From Organizations That Have Improved Their 30-Day Readmission Rates?

Placement: Harvard School of Public Health/Brigham and Women's Hospital

Mentor: David W. Bates, Harvard School of Public Health/Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ashish Jha, Harvard School of Public Health 

Biography at time of Harkness Fellowship: Matthew Inada-Kim, M.B.B.S., a 2011-12 U.K. Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice, is lead consultant in acute medicine, Emergency Medical Assessment Unit, Winchester Hospital. His background is in general practice and emergency medicine, and he is particularly interested in quality improvement and patient safety in health care. Innovative projects that he has led in this area include: a multidisciplinary quality improvement intervention for patients with severe sepsis to reduce time to antibiotic administration; early recognition in deterioration of hospital patients to prevent cardiac arrests and reduce costs; and, a verbal/written/computerized handover tool to reduce errors and save time. He has also led simulation projects to teach patient safety. For his work, Inada-Kim has received several awards, been designated as a NHS "National Clinical Expert in Handover," named an NHS "High Potential Leader," and selected for the Kings Fund "Leading for Quality Program." He also has three peer-reviewed publications in Clinical Medicine, Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, and British Journal of Hospital Medicine. Inada-Kim holds an M.B.B.S. from Kings College London.

Current Position: Lead Consultant in Acute Medicine, Emergency Medical Assessment Unit, Winchester Hospital.

Email: mattinadakim@hotmail.com