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2009 - IT Case Study Contest

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By David Burda | June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
If you’re looking to add meaning to your healthcare information technology project, you’ve come to... FULL STORY »

The Five Winners

No. 1: Medical University of South Carolina

By Frank C. Clark | June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
Most healthcare is delivered in rural settings that are far removed from academic and tertiary... FULL STORY »

No. 2: Avera Health

By James Veline | June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
The Avera Health system is composed of 235 facilities in 87 communities in a rural, five-state... FULL STORY »

No. 3: Banner Health

By Mike Warden and Judy Van Norman | June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
Banner Health exists to make a difference in people’s lives through excellent patient care. Based... FULL STORY »

No. 4: Northwest Healthcare

By Candy Deruchia Bunten | June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
The largest participant in the Health Information Exchange of Montana, Northwest Healthcare,... FULL STORY »

No. 5: UAB Health System

By Joan Hicks | June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
The University of Alabama Hospital, the cornerstone of the UAB Health System, is a 908-bed,... FULL STORY »

Additional Case Studies

Memorial Care/The Children's Clinic

July 06, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
The Children's Clinic, serving children and their families serves a culturally and linguistically... FULL STORY »

Decatur Memorial Hospital

July 01, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
The landscape of computerized physician order entry changed forever with the recent signing of the... FULL STORY »

Baptist Health

July 01, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
America's healthcare crisis—in terms of increasing costs and disappointing outcomes—is... FULL STORY »

Trinity Health Systems

July 01, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
In 2000, Trinity Health faced an IT crossroad. An infrastructure that better supported a... FULL STORY »

Iasis Healthcare

July 01, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
In the words of the famed hockey player Wayne Gretzky, IASIS Healthcare skates “to where the... FULL STORY »

Cardiovascular Institute of the South

July 01, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
Finding and implementing an electronic medical record system proved to be both an undertaking and... FULL STORY »

Baptist Health South Florida

July 01, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
In the past several years, there have been growing concerns related to the shortage of... FULL STORY »

ProMedica Health System

July 01, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
Infused within the culture of ProMedica Physician Group is a focus on our core mission: providing... FULL STORY »

Detroit Medical Center

July 01, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
The Detroit Medical Center is a 2,000 bed academic integrated delivery network working in... FULL STORY »

St. Vincent Healthcare

June 30, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
Today’s operating room, environment requires OR staff to be able to plan for, set up, assist with,... FULL STORY »

McLaren Regional Medical Center

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

SSM Health Care

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

Sanford Health

June 30, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
Sanford Health physicians and patients have been enjoying the many benefits of electronic... FULL STORY »

Texas Health Resources

June 30, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
Texas Health Resources is implementing an electronic health record solution across its 14... FULL STORY »

Wisconsin Health Information Exchange

June 30, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
The Wisconsin Health Information Exchange, or WHIE, a not-for-profit regional collaborative effort... FULL STORY »

New York Presbyterian Hospital

June 30, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
At New York-Presbyterian, it’s not just about implementing an electronic medical record system. FULL STORY »

Denver Health Hospital

June 30, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
Denver Health has developed a thin client strategy that has significantly improved PC user... FULL STORY »

Sentara Healthcare

June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
The federal economic stimulus plan provides unparalleled support for health information technology;... FULL STORY »

SSM Health Care

June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
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 | Basic Web Registration
In June 2007, Riverview Regional Medical Center, Gadsden, Ala., first installed a system used to... FULL STORY »

Duke Primary Care

June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
Duke Primary Care is the community based primary-care network for the Duke University Health... FULL STORY »

Duke University Behavioral Health

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

Medical & Surgical Clinic of Irving

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

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

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

Redlands Community Hospital

June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
Redlands Community Hospital located in Southern California, midway between Los Angeles and Palm... FULL STORY »

Missouri Department of Mental Health

June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
Persons diagnosed with serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major... FULL STORY »

HealthAlliance Hospital

June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
Formed more than a century ago, HealthAlliance Hospital, Leominster, Mass., has a rich and lengthy... FULL STORY »

Mercy Health Partners

June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
In 2004, Mercy Health Partners embarked on a project to expand its portal-based clinical... FULL STORY »

Memorial Hermann Healthcare System

June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
Across the past five years, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston has implemented a... FULL STORY »

Abington Memorial Hospital

June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
Abington Memorial Hospital, an acute-care teaching hospital, has always been committed to... FULL STORY »

Lifespan Corp.

June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
Lifespan Corp. is a health system based in Providence, R.I., and affiliated with the Warren Alpert... FULL STORY »

Eastern Maine Medical Center

June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
Eastern Maine Medical Center is a 349-bed medical center that serves communities throughout... FULL STORY »

AtlantiCare

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

Christiana Care Health System

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

Adena Health System

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

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare

June 29, 2009 | Basic Web Registration
In November 2005, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare committed to a new business model and strategies to... FULL STORY »



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