Multimodal Pain Management: A Successful Approach to System Initiatives by Targeting Different Aspects of Opioid Reduction
Intermountain Health enacted opioid stewardship measures in 2018, focusing on reducing opioid prescriptions, educating caregivers, standardizing pain management techniques, and utilizing data-driven tools for sustained practice changes.
Use of AI-enhanced data analysis to identify persons at risk of chronic kidney disease, assist in delivery of kidney-protective therapeutics and reduce hospitalizations
Intermountain Health Kidney Services (IKS) is a collaborative effort between Intermountain Health and MDClone to improve care for individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Implementation of a Pulmonary Disease Navigator Program for 30-day Chronic Lung Disease Readmission Reduction
This case study describes a COPD playbook driven by a multi-disciplinary team, integrating tools like a COPD dashboard and evidence-based protocols in the electronic medical record.
Monoclonal Antibodies: A Reduction in Hospital Admissions in COVID-19 Therapy Northern Light Health
Northern Light Health began sporadically giving its first doses of monoclonal antibodies (MAb) as a treatment for COVID-19. Teams went through major transitions to create a system-wide approach that included utilization of algorithms to proactively identify high-risk patients, creation of workflo...
Comprehensive and Standardized Cardiovascular Care Leads to Decreased Readmissions
On June 15, 2020, Northern Light Health went live with a 30-day readmission prevention risk predictor. The predictor assists the care team in identifying patients who are at risk for readmission and to mitigate those risks through coordinated discharge and transition planning. The solution integr...
Dallas County Public Health Disease Surveillance and Investigation System
Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) has been recognized as a 2023 HIMSS Public Health Davies Award recipient.
Innovation and Partnership: COVID-19 Exposure Notifications in Washington State
Washington State Department of Health has been recognized as a 2023 HIMSS Public Health Davies Award recipient.
Atrium Health Improves Care for Opioid Use Disorder
2019 Davies Award winner Atrium Health of North Carolina observes the devastating impact of the opioid crisis in its communities daily and felt compelled to respond to the challenge of treating opioid use disorder. Here's how they addressed it.
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Improves tPA Treatment for Stroke
Greater Baltimore Medical Center set a goal to leverage their EHR to improve recognition of qualified patients for tPA treatment and to administer tPA more efficiently and safely through workflow improvements. Here's what they accomplished.
Hawai‘i Pacific Health Utilizes Virtual Solutions for Success
2019 Davies Award winner Hawai‘i Pacific Health knows finding more ways to maintain health outside the hospital is key to addressing burnout issues impacting our doctors, nurses and other frontline healthcare professionals. Read about the implementation of virtual observation solutions helped t...