Bio: Emma Stanton, B.M., MRCPsych, a 2010-11 Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice, is former clinical advisor to the Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, England. She is also a core member of the NHS Leadership Council. Stanton is also recipient of the NHS London "Prepare to Lead" mentoring scheme and co-editor of Clinical Leadership: Bridging the Divide, a book written by "Prepare to Lead" 2008 participants from NHS London, as well as co-author of M.B.A. for Medics, published October 2010. Previously, she served as clinical advisor to BUPA Health Dialog, Chief Medical Officer's Clinical Advisory Scheme, and was clinically trained at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Stanton holds an Executive M.B.A. from Imperial College, London, an MRCPsych from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and a bachelor of medicine from Southampton University.
Placement: Partners Community Health Care Inc.
Mentors: David Goodman, M.D., M.S., Professor and Director, Center for Health Policy Research, Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Medical School; Elliott Fisher, M.D., M.P.H., Professor and Director, Center for Health Policy Research, Dartmouth Medical School; Richard Bohmer, Professor, Harvard Business School; Thomas Lee, M.D., M.Sc., CEO, Partners Community HealthCare
Project: Value in Mental Health Care
Description: Stanton's project considered the challenge of how to measure "value" in mental health care, and whether value might be improved by integrating mental health care into primary care settings. "Value" was defined as patient health outcomes achieved relative to costs expended (as proposed by Michael Porter). Site visits were conducted at a set of mental health organizations that integrate mental and physical health care (Cherokee Health System, DIAMOND [Depression Improvement Across Minnesota, Offering a New Direction], Intermountain Healthcare, and the Veteran Health Administration). At each site, semi-structured interviews with staff (medical, nursing, allied health, academic and administrative) were conducted, and information sought on both the outcomes and costs of care.
