{"111051":{"#nid":"111051","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Alumni Spotlight: Kristin Goin is one of the 2012 New Faces in Engineering","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKristin Goin, MS HS 2008, has been selected to\nbe the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) representative for the 2012 New\nFaces of Engineering, a program that honors promising young engineers who are\ncontributing greatly to society, thus promoting the image of engineering\nglobally. As part of this recognition, Goin will be featured in a \u003Cem\u003EUSA Today\u003C\/em\u003E advertisement during National\nEngineers Week February 19-25. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt is an incredible honor. I feel extremely\nfortunate to be part of a great program that is seeking to introduce and\nencourage the next generation to become engineers. It is also a reflection on\nthe wonderful mentors in my life who helped me become an engineer and continue\nto inspire me in my career today.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EMost recently, Goin has been working with\nChildren\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children\u2019s) as a strategy and planning\nconsultant, leading system efforts to drive innovation and improvements in\npediatric care across the organization. In March, Goin will be joining Shepherd\nCenter as a Senior Improvement Consultant on their Quality, Outcomes, and\nPatient Safety team. She will be leading clinical and operations teams to drive\nsystem wide process improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness,\nenhance care delivery, and drive improved patient outcomes. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGoin has been making a positive impact in the\nhealthcare industry since she was a student in the Stewart School of Industrial\nand Systems Engineering (ISyE).\u0026nbsp; She originally partnered with Children\u2019s\nduring her graduate studies at ISyE through a joint venture with the Georgia\nTech Health Systems Institute, Children\u2019s, and ISyE\u2019s Center for Humanitarian\nLogistics in the Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute. On the project, Goin\nworked with a team of other master\u2019s students to optimize patient flow at\nChildren\u2019s at Egleston.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGoin has been a member of IIE since 2002, and\nbelieves that her participation with the organization has contributed to her\npersonal and professional development, and has also helped her to establish\nrelationships with other IE\u0027s across the country. In addition, Goin, along with\nher partners at Children\u2019s, published two papers in the \u003Cem\u003ESociety for Critical\nCare Medicine\u003C\/em\u003E that won the 2010 Scientific and Administration awards, and\nshe was selected to present at the 2009 and 2010 Society for Health Systems\nconferences.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003ERead the interview below to learn more about\nGoin and her work in the healthcare industry. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: Describe a typical day at work.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: As an IE, I love working with people to\nhelp solve problems and develop new systems and processes. As an internal\nconsultant at Children\u0027s, I was very lucky to work on a variety of projects and\nlearn about many aspects of the hospital and our business. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this type of work, every day is a little bit\ndifferent, which keeps things interesting. A key aspect of my role with\nChildren\u2019s was leading and facilitating multi-disciplinary teams to solve\nproblems and develop recommendations for new business plans. There was a great\nmix of analytics, problem solving, and research, coupled with leading meetings\nand developing presentations. Meeting with our physicians and nurses and seeing\npatients in the hallways provided a great deal of inspiration for the work. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: What have been some of your achievements while\nworking in the healthcare industry?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: I have been very lucky to work with other\nengineers, clinicians, and professionals throughout my career to enhance\nhealthcare delivery. Many of my projects have focused on applying IE skills in\nunique and collaborative ways to improve quality, outcomes, and access for\npatients by designing more efficient and effective healthcare systems. Some of\nthe achievements from these collaborative efforts include: optimizing patient\nflow to reduce length of stay and maximize capacity, improving physician and\nnursing workflow in the pediatric ICU, reducing medication errors and waste,\ndeveloping plans to increase access to innovative diagnostic care, and modeling\nstatewide childhood obesity prevalence to guide interventions. Many of these\nprojects and results have been shared through national forums. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: What are some of the projects you have\nbeen involved with at Children\u2019s?\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: I have been supporting Children\u0027s efforts\nto optimize outpatient services to improve access to care for patients and\nfamilies. We are analyzing operations and facility space to maximize capacity,\nthroughput, quality of care, and the patient and family experience. This will\nhelp Children\u0027s better meet the needs of patients today and plan for the\nfuture. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWe have been developing new models of care for\nmedically complex patients with one or more chronic illnesses. Our goal is to\nimprove the quality of care and reduce cost through improved care coordination,\nprotocols, and care management approaches. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWe are also partnering with Georgia Tech to identify\ncollaborative research projects to leverage technology to improve child health.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: What influenced your decision to pursue a\nmaster\u2019s degree in health systems at ISyE?\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: After a close family experience I realized\nthere was\/is a great need to improve healthcare delivery and the impact on\npatients and families. Through that experience I developed a passion to be a\npart of the incredible mission of healthcare organizations. When I learned\nabout the Georgia Tech Health Systems program at ISyE, it was the perfect way\nto integrate my systems thinking with the complex nature of the healthcare\nindustry. Health Systems was a key factor in my transition into the healthcare\nindustry and preparing me to be able to make a significant impact in the field. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: How do you apply your IE skills in the\nhealthcare industry?\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: There are so many incredible opportunities\nto bring data driven approaches and systems thinking like Six Sigma and Lean to\nthe healthcare industry. Partnering with clinicians to understand key areas of\nopportunity and how we can work together to solve complex problems has been a\nkey to success. Together we have applied IE skills to improving throughput in\nthe emergency department, creating just-in-time medication production\nprocesses, determining root causes for patient safety errors, increasing time\nat the bedside for nurses, and more. There are many pioneers in the field and\norganizations like Georgia Tech\u0027s Health System Institute, IIE, Society for\nHealth Systems, and Institute for Healthcare Improvement that are continuing to\npave the way for IE\u0027s in healthcare. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: What is the most important thing you\nlearned while at ISyE?\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: The structured problem solving, robust\nanalytical thinking, and innovation at Georgia Tech is incredible. I think\nthese skills, coupled with the ability to effectively communicate complex\ninformation, is the most important thing I learned while at ISyE. The ability\nto effectively communicate an opportunity, recommendations, and impact is\ncritical to the success of any project. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: How do you stay connected to Georgia\nTech?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: One of the key ways I have stayed connected\nis through collaborative projects between Children\u0027s and Georgia Tech. I have\npartnered with faculty and students from Georgia Tech\u0027s ISyE program on various\nprojects, and the expertise and innovation of these partnerships has\naccelerated the outcomes. I have also been honored to give guest lectures and\nparticipate on alumni forums. Of course, watching and attending Georgia Tech\nsports is a great way to stay connected. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: What are your goals for the future?\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: I want to continue to explore the best ways\nto promote and implement IE skills and methods to improve the healthcare\nindustry. This is still in its infancy with incredible opportunity to make\nsignificant impact. I plan to continue to grow my skills and track the\nimplication of healthcare reform on improving healthcare systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: What do you enjoy doing outside of work?\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: Time with family is my first priority. I\nwas born and raised in Atlanta, so I am very lucky to have family close.\n\u0026nbsp;We love sports - both watching and playing. We are avid Braves, Falcons,\nTech, and Auburn fans. I play tennis and have completed a half marathon for the\nTrain to End Strokes program and two sprint triathlons that benefit Children\u0027s.\nI also love to cook and am always looking for new recipes and techniques on the\nFood Network.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: Is there any one person who has been an\ninspiration to you? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: Both of my grandfathers have been great\ninspirations to me. I have one grandfather who has a doctorate in microbiology\nand was the Chief of Microbiology for the CDC.\u0026nbsp; My other grandfather was a\nmechanical engineer from Georgia Tech who worked with IBM and NASA. \u0026nbsp;Both\nmade incredible contributions in the fields of engineering and healthcare and\ntaught me great ethics and values.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: Can you tell us one interesting thing\nabout yourself that you don\u0027t mind us sharing with the rest of the world?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: Before working in the healthcare industry,\nI was an Industrial Engineer at the Walt Disney World Company. One of my\nprojects at Disney was to redesign the monorails to increase capacity. A\nhighlight of the project was driving and parking one of the newly designed\nmonorails into the maintenance bay (of course, after the parks were closed and\nwithout any guests on board)!\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKristin Goin, MS HS 2008, has been selected to\nbe the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) representative for the 2012 New\nFaces of Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-02-21 10:06:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:57","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-02-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-02-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"111081":{"id":"111081","type":"image","title":"Kristin Goin, MS HS 2008","body":null,"created":"1449178213","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:30:13","changed":"1475894706","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:06","alt":"Kristin Goin, MS HS 2008","file":{"fid":"194129","name":"kristin_goin.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kristin_goin.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kristin_goin.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":65204,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/kristin_goin.jpg?itok=lv-KbqfC"}}},"media_ids":["111081"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1202","name":"H. 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