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Medical Director's Report - Dr. Zun
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Physical Health
Provider Collaboration
* There are two new full-time physicians. Rajbir Grewal, MD, will start at Midlakes Health Center mid-October and Seema Khan, MD, will start at Zion Health Center late October.
* We are recruiting for two more providers to replace Danilo Alesna, MD, who is retiring in early December and Yelena Kolezeva, MD, who resigned on September 25, 2020.
Clinic Operations
* Kim Burke, Director of Healthcare Operations, is examining the current staffing of the clinics to ensure we are meeting the appropriate level of staffing.
External Relations
* The Health Department is working with Rosalind Franklin University on their graduate nursing program and APRN certification in Psychiatry.
* Dr. Zun, along with two colleagues, wrote the featured article titled, "Global Pandemic Impact on Behavioral Health Delivery" in the Physician Executive Forum Newsletter for the American College of Healthcare Executives.
* Dr. Zun presented a lecture at the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) International Meeting titled, "Evidence Based Evaluation and Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient in the Emergency Department."
Regulatory
* The Joint Commission (TJC) consultant completed a two-day review and provided a number of recommended improvements to ensure compliance.
* The focus for October is infection control.
* All clinically related policies are being reviewed and revised, as needed.
* The antibiotic stewardship program is reviewing the prescribing of antibiotics for patients with viral syndrome and pharyngitis.
Psychiatry - MAT
Provider Collaboration
* Daram Reddy, MD, has agreed to serve as Interim Behavioral Health (BH) Medical Director until a permanent replacement is hired. Dr. Reddy has been with the Health Department since April 1991.
Clinic Operations
* There are no significant FQHC-related changes in clinical operations. Most services continue to be provided via phone or video.
External Relation...
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