Charles Kenney: 11 books
The Son of John Devlin
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011
Charles Kenney has written an authentic, compelling, morally complex novel of the men and women of law enforcement, penetrating the very heart of police culture--and bringing the powerful, tumultuous brotherhood of cops brilliantly to life. In The Son of John Devlin, a determined detective fights...
A Leadership Journey in Health Care
Virginia Mason's Story
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Since adapting the principles of the Toyota Production System to health care in 2002, Virginia Mason Health System has made enormous leaps forward in quality, safety, patient experience of care, and affordability. It has achieved world-class levels of patient satisfaction and has been honored as one...
Keep The Faith, Change The Church
The Battle By Catholics For The Soul Of Their Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2004
A Defining Moment in the Life of the Church
Even before the terrible revelations of sexual misconduct and the cover-up that allowed such atrocities to continue happening, the Catholic Church was in trouble. With a devout but aging congregation giving way to a generation of so-called lapsed...
Pursuing the Triple Aim
Seven Innovators Show the Way to Better Care, Better Health, and Lower Costs
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Written by the President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and a leading health care journalist, this groundbreaking book examines how leading organizations in the United States are pursuing the Triple Aim—improving the individual experience of care, improving the health...
No Ordinary Life
The Biography of Elizabeth J. McCormack
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
A member in the Society of the Sacred Heart for nearly thirty years; president of Manhattanville College in New York; recipient of a doctorate in philosophy; philanthropic advisor to the Rockefeller family; beloved wife of Jerome I. Aron; pivotal board member of some of the most generous foundations...
Disrupting the Status Quo
Northwell Health's Mission to Reshape the Future of Health Care
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
We are in the midst of what may well be the most confusing, turbulent period in the history of modern medicine. This book seeks to cut through the fog and confusion that enshrouds the health care industry to provide clarity on where the industry stands today and where it is headed. The book defines...
The Last Man
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2009
For decades Gerta Wahljak has been haunted by a photograph of ten Nazi officers taken in the concentration camp where she was imprisoned during the Holocaust. Since emigrating to the United States, she has carefully traced and recorded the fates of nine of these men. But there is one whom she has...
by Charles C. Kenney
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2007
The men in Charles Kenney's family have been drawn to firefighting since his grandfather Charles "Pops" Kenney joined the Boston Fire Department in 1932. In his working class, Irish-Catholic neighborhood, there were other jobs that offered a decent wage, but none had the sense of belonging...
The Doctor Crisis
How Physicians Can, and Must, Lead the Way to Better Health Care
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Calming fears, alleviating suffering, enhancing and saving lives-this is what motivates doctors virtually every single day. When the structure and culture in which physicians work are well aligned, being a doctor is a most rewarding job. But something has gone wrong in the physician world, and it...
Breaking the Mold of Preservice and Inservice Teacher Education
Innovative and Successful Practices for the Twenty-first Century
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
This unique collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative preservice and inservice teacher education practices from many regions of the United States, Canada and the world. Each of the chapters offers an authentic, documentary account of successful initiatives that break...
The Best Practice
How the New Quality Movement is Transforming Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2008
In the late 1990s, treatment-related deaths or complications” were the fifth leading cause of death for Americans. Spurred by the crisis, a group of dedicated physicians like Paul Batalden and Don Berwick made it their goal to study the concepts of quality improvement” used at Toyota and NASA,...