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2009 - IT Case Study Contest

Some IT insight

By David Burda
June 29, 2009
If you’re looking to add meaning to your healthcare information technology project, you’ve come to...
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The Five Winners

No. 1: Medical University of South Carolina

By Frank C. Clark
June 29, 2009
Most healthcare is delivered in rural settings that are far removed from academic and tertiary...
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No. 2: Avera Health

By James Veline
June 29, 2009
The Avera Health system is composed of 235 facilities in 87 communities in a rural, five-state...
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No. 3: Banner Health

By Mike Warden and Judy Van Norman
June 29, 2009
Banner Health exists to make a difference in people’s lives through excellent patient care. Based...
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No. 4: Northwest Healthcare

By Candy Deruchia Bunten
June 29, 2009
The largest participant in the Health Information Exchange of Montana, Northwest Healthcare,...
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No. 5: UAB Health System

By Joan Hicks
June 29, 2009
The University of Alabama Hospital, the cornerstone of the UAB Health System, is a 908-bed,...
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Additional Case Studies

Memorial Care/The Children's Clinic

July 06, 2009
The Children's Clinic, serving children and their families serves a culturally and linguistically...
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Decatur Memorial Hospital

July 01, 2009
The landscape of computerized physician order entry changed forever with the recent signing of the...
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Baptist Health

July 01, 2009
America's healthcare crisis—in terms of increasing costs and disappointing outcomes—is...
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Trinity Health Systems

July 01, 2009
In 2000, Trinity Health faced an IT crossroad. An infrastructure that better supported a...
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Iasis Healthcare

July 01, 2009
In the words of the famed hockey player Wayne Gretzky, IASIS Healthcare skates “to where the...
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Cardiovascular Institute of the South

July 01, 2009
Finding and implementing an electronic medical record system proved to be both an undertaking and...
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Baptist Health South Florida

July 01, 2009
In the past several years, there have been growing concerns related to the shortage of...
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ProMedica Health System

July 01, 2009
Infused within the culture of ProMedica Physician Group is a focus on our core mission: providing...
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Detroit Medical Center

July 01, 2009
The Detroit Medical Center is a 2,000 bed academic integrated delivery network working in...
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St. Vincent Healthcare

June 30, 2009
Today’s operating room, environment requires OR staff to be able to plan for, set up, assist with,...
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McLaren Regional Medical Center

June 30, 2009
The Patient Information Exchange, or PIE, at McLaren Health Care is reducing data chaos and...
... FULL STORY

SSM Health Care

June 30, 2009
At SSM Health Care, the conversion from paper charts to electronic health records means even safer,...
... FULL STORY

Sanford Health

June 30, 2009
Sanford Health physicians and patients have been enjoying the many benefits of electronic...
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Texas Health Resources

June 30, 2009
Texas Health Resources is implementing an electronic health record solution across its 14...
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Wisconsin Health Information Exchange

June 30, 2009
The Wisconsin Health Information Exchange, or WHIE, a not-for-profit regional collaborative effort...
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New York Presbyterian Hospital

June 30, 2009
At New York-Presbyterian, it’s not just about implementing an electronic medical record system.
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Denver Health Hospital

June 30, 2009
Denver Health has developed a thin client strategy that has significantly improved PC user...
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Sentara Healthcare

June 29, 2009
The federal economic stimulus plan provides unparalleled support for health information technology;...
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SSM Health Care

June 29, 2009
At SSM Health Care, the conversion from paper charts to electronic health records means even safer,...
... FULL STORY

Riverview Regional Medical Center

June 29, 2009
In June 2007, Riverview Regional Medical Center, Gadsden, Ala., first installed a system used to...
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Duke Primary Care

June 29, 2009
Duke Primary Care is the community based primary-care network for the Duke University Health...
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Duke University Behavioral Health

June 29, 2009
Dr. Kenneth Gersing uses Duke’s electronic behavioral healthcare management system to integrate...
... FULL STORY

Medical & Surgical Clinic of Irving

June 29, 2009
The Medical & Surgical Clinic of Irving, Texas, the largest multispecialty practice in the...
... FULL STORY

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

June 29, 2009
Imagine implementing an in-building wireless strategy for your hospital with guaranteed coverage in...
... FULL STORY

Redlands Community Hospital

June 29, 2009
Redlands Community Hospital located in Southern California, midway between Los Angeles and Palm...
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Missouri Department of Mental Health

June 29, 2009
Persons diagnosed with serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major...
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HealthAlliance Hospital

June 29, 2009
Formed more than a century ago, HealthAlliance Hospital, Leominster, Mass., has a rich and lengthy...
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Mercy Health Partners

June 29, 2009
In 2004, Mercy Health Partners embarked on a project to expand its portal-based clinical...
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Memorial Hermann Healthcare System

June 29, 2009
Across the past five years, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston has implemented a...
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Abington Memorial Hospital

June 29, 2009
Abington Memorial Hospital, an acute-care teaching hospital, has always been committed to...
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Lifespan Corp.

June 29, 2009
Lifespan Corp. is a health system based in Providence, R.I., and affiliated with the Warren Alpert...
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Eastern Maine Medical Center

June 29, 2009
Eastern Maine Medical Center is a 349-bed medical center that serves communities throughout...
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AtlantiCare

June 29, 2009
Building healthy communities. That's the vision of AtlantiCare, the largest southeastern New Jersey...
... FULL STORY

Christiana Care Health System

June 29, 2009
Christiana Care Health System in Delaware views patient engagement as a core strategy to improve...
... FULL STORY

Adena Health System

June 29, 2009
Adena Health System is an independent, not-for-profit health system with over 2,400 employees,...
... FULL STORY

Seattle Children's Hospital

June 29, 2009
Seattle Children’s Hospital recently celebrated its centennial anniversary. Over the first 100...
... FULL STORY

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare

June 29, 2009
In November 2005, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare committed to a new business model and strategies to...
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