Meet further, a healthcare improvement consulting group
At further, we aim to progress healthcare forward. We see a world where high quality, reliable care is at the fingertips of all who seek it. Where clinicians are empowered to agilely transform care for every patient, every day, driven through continuous learning and innovation.
Why us
Healthcare is evolving. It has transitioned its focus towards value-based care, specifically highlighting quality, efficiency, and access. The industry is shifting to emphasize and incentivize bundled care. Healthcare regulations and private payers are driving efficiency through performance benchmarks and reimbursement schemes. Most of all, patients have a choice, catalyzing increased transparency in quality metrics and hospital rankings. With competing priorities and the challenge of managing daily operations, there are times where expert partners are needed to instigate the evolution needed to meet ever-changing demands of healthcare delivery.
further. strives to equip clinicians and healthcare executives with comprehensive tools and strategies to meet the dynamic landscape and optimize patient care delivery across the care continuum.
What we do
We work to help you modernize the care you give, synchronizing research, technology, analytics, and automation to transform the value of healthcare delivery for all. We do this by partnering with you to deliver the following services:
design strategic approaches to cultivate a culture of safe and deliberate learning and innovation
empower staff through performance improvement and change management skills transfer
facilitate vision & strategy development (evidence based practice implementation, technology implementation)
streamline processes to optimize efficiency and quality of care and reduce practice variation
create and scale implementation plans and processes and formulas to effectively measure and improve
cultivate change management and sustainability plans
build clinical, operational, and financial data insights and analytics strategy (dashboards, auditing)
evolve knowledge management approaches
perform gap analysis (data, clinical operations)
generate bundle implementation strategies (sepsis, A-F Bundle, ERAS, Hand-off)
craft value measurement tactics
Our Services
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Coaching & Consultation
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Hands-on Improvement
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Vision & Strategy Setting
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Training & Education
What to expect
Efficient, reliable, and thorough collaboration with your teams in pursuit of your goals. At further, we strive to seamlessly integrate with your top talent to identify areas of opportunity, develop systematic solutions, and streamline change. We give your leaders the tools to sustain these initiatives through process improvement techniques and data-driven insights that catalyze high-value care for your patients. We work with you hand-in-hand to create an innovative culture that delivers modern care.
In-person and remote options
Conveniently located in the heart of Los Angeles, we offer services to the greater LA area and beyond.
Who we are
We are a group of future focused medical professionals who are passionate about process improvement that is focused on delivering high quality patient care to all. Through our collective experiences, we bring decades of clinical, technical, and change management expertise to aid in the transformation of your care delivery processes. We work with large and small organizations, from health systems and hospitals to start-ups. We develop solutions to minimize or eliminate manual data processes and shift focus towards driving results. We co-create user-friendly tools to evaluate the value of care and support sustainable improvements that are relevant to the context of your organization.
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Joan Brown EdD, MBA, CCE
Healthcare Administrator with 20 years of driving change through process improvement and technology innovation
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Jynette Querubin BSN, MSN
ICU RN with 15 years of experience in care delivery, quality & performance improvement, and informatics
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