Improving Patient Satisfaction Through Inclusive Communications
HIMSS Analytics recognizes Hurley Medical Center for their status as a Stage 7 healthcare system, as tracked by the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model.
National Institutes of Health Improves Clinical Decision-Making with Blood Volume Tracking Tools: Stage 7 Success Story
“The success of managing our EHR comes from having an engaged community of healthcare practitioners as well as technical staff ... we have been able to make clinician workflows more efficient while allowing them to provide quality patient care."
Optimizing Value and Reducing Medication Costs in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Akron Children’s Hospital convened a multidisciplinary team to launch an initiative aimed at optimizing PICU care. Diverse in their areas of expertise, the team worked diligently to drive these improvements.
Providing Better Care with Patient Portals: Stage 7 Success Story
By encouraging patients to take a more active role in their health maintenance by leveraging their personal health portals, Altru Health System saw increased patient engagement and was recognized as a HIMSS Stage 7 healthcare system for both inpatient and outpatient care.
Providing Better Palliative Care
Keeping patients at the center means guiding their health journey from start to finish. This Stage 7 success story explores how one health system implemented a truly impactful palliative care program.
Streamlining Care Delivery with Specialty Registries
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, a Davies Award recipient and a HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 healthcare system, shares its journey to improving quality metrics processes by focusing on data delivery.
How Maintaining Patient Focus Improves Outcomes
Lafayette General Health was in search of a patient engagement solution to improve follow-up communications and reduce unnecessary patient visits. Discover what they implemented and what they accomplished.
How One Hospital Reduced Pediatric Emergency Transfers
In this Stage 7 success story, we explore how Arkansas Children's Hospital observed a sustained decreased in pediatric emergency transfers through the implementation of a new Watcher program.
How Telemedicine is Improving Care Coordination
As consumerism in healthcare changes how care is delivered, measured and maintained, health systems are being forced to adapt quickly.
Process Improvement in Stroke Patient Care
By combining technology, process improvement and clinical decision support tools, the Metro Health stroke care team is now able to prepare for patients before they arrive in the ED, improving communication and patient outcomes.
St. Stephen’s Hospital: From EMR Implementation to Digital Integration
2019 Davies Award winner St. Stephen’s Hospital of Hervey Bay, Australia is also the first HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 validated hospital in Australia. Read about how they innovated for improvement.
Streamlining Transitional Care Management Workflows
In this Stage 7 success story, we explore how Jefferson Health worked to improve transitional care management in a complex medical environment to keep patients well throughout their inpatient to outpatient journey.