Kirk B. Jensen | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Author, educator |
Years active | 1998–present |
Kirk B. Jensen is an American author and an educator.[1]
Jensen began his medical career as the medical director of the emergency department at Memorial Hospital in Michigan City, Indiana. In 1998 Jensen became a faculty member of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.[2]
Jensen served on the expert panel and site examination team of Urgent Matters, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative focusing on elimination of ED and Hospital crowding and preservation of the health care safety net, and presents expert insights through the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences.[3]
From 2004 to present Jensen has served as Chief Medical Officer for BestPractices.[4][5]
He also served as coach for the Studer Group, guiding individuals and healthcare organizations through specifics of operations and flow including components of emergency department front door flow, throughput, and hospital-wide flow.[6]
Jensen began an association with EmCare in 2011 as an Executive Vice President, and in 2015 was named as the company's Chief Innovation Officer.[7]
Jensen has won the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Speaker of the Year 2010–2011.[8] He also won James A. Hamilton Award 2008 for "Leadership for Smooth Patient Flow"[9] and in 2014 was awarded Urgent Matters, Blue Jay Consulting, and Schumacher Group Emergency Care Innovation of the Year 2014.[10]