Welcome to the HIMSS Stories of Success!
Call for Case Studies, in co-sponsorship with the American Society for Quality (ASQ). This program recognizes healthcare organizations that have leveraged health IT to demonstrate fulfillment of national priorities recommended by the National Priorities Partnership (NPP) and The Joint Commission’s (TJC) National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG).
“With ARRA provisions being rolled out, with the requirements for Meaningful Use of HIT as the centerpiece, we are now faced with an explicit merging of HIT adoption and performance improvement. The Stories of Success project is focused on linking the use of HIT with two major national initiatives to generate change, The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals and the National Priorities Partnership recommendations for national focus for improvement activities. The SQUIRE—Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence — provides for a structured reporting tool that deals with all of the important dimensions of the case studies and will facilitate generalizability.”
Lou Diamond,
M.B.Ch.B., F.A.C.P., F.C.P. (S.A.).
VP & Medical Director
Thomson Reuters Healthcare
Chair, HIMSS, Patient Safety & Quality Outcomes Committee
Program Overview
- The inaugural call for case studies opened October 2009.
- Organizations submitted case studies showcasing real-world examples and personal stories about how their organization leveraged health IT to improve patient safety using a modified version of the Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE) www.squire-statement.org
- The next “Call for Case Studies” to open the first week of March. Learn more.
Peer Review Body
The selection of submissions was conducted by a Peer Review Body. Members of the HIMSS Patient Safety & Quality Outcomes Committee and additional subject matter experts from organizations such as The Joint Commission (TJC), , the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), and the American Society for Quality (ASQ), provided support to this review process. The National Quality Forum supports the project.
Congratulations to the Inaugural Organizations recognized for their Stories of Success
HIMSS and co-sponsor American Society for Quality (ASQ) are proud to showcase six “Tier 1” applicants (the most informative submissions aligned with the Stories of Success! purpose), and ten “Tier 2” applicants, additional impressive successes to highlight and share with the industry. Click here to see the news release and a list of those selected.