Hospital Successes

Many leading medical centers with Picis solutions have leveraged HIT to drive their clinical and financial success long before ARRA entered the scene. Now they are reaping the benefits of Picis technology, and are realizing significant clinical and financial results.

Case Studies

• Driving accurate clinical documentation and regulatory compliance
  University Medical Center
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• Improving communication with families & loved ones
  Lakeridge Health Oshawa
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• Exchanging meaningful clinical information
  Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
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• Improving care coordination through interoperability
  Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital
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Podcasts

“In 2006 we had a five-year strategic plan to invest over $100 million in IT and that was ambulatory systems, acute care systems, and emergency department systems. I think our investment is going to pay off well in that achieving ‘meaningful use’ as I understand the early published rules should be within our reach…. if you get started and get started quickly you’ll be rewarded more than if you postpone it.”
David Pecoraro, CIO
Exempla Healthcare
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“As far as the technology initiatives, we’re trying to focus on getting it right the first time and helping the clinician do the job that they are there to do and facilitating accurate documentation of what’s being done on those patients. We experienced in excess of $3 million a year revenue improvement when we implemented this system, and half the value was from procedures that were not being captured.”
Drew Swiss, Vice President of Finance
Montefiore Medical Center
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“Most people are aware of ED overcrowding and patient flow issues. By implementing an IT solution we were able to take the same physical plant and increase the patient volume, decrease the length of stay by 50%, increase our patient satisfaction, and turn a chaotic environment into a relatively quiet area where people feel comfortable and safe. The ED system was the key tool that allowed us to really do a much, much better job.”
Dr. Douglas Rose, Emergency Department Medical Director
Stormont-Vail HealthCare
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Improving quality and safety in anesthesia
John Frenzel, MD, MS, associate professor, talks about how best practices in the aviation field have been used at MD Anderson to improve quality of care.
John Frenzel, MD
M.D. Anderson Medical Center
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