The Cleveland-based MetroHealth System has been named a 2015 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award Recipient.
The health system has leveraged IT to make drastic improvements in diabetic patient outcomes and more than doubled the number of HIV and HCV at-risk patient screenings. The drug resistant infections have been reduced by 30 percent.
“As an integrated care delivery network serving patients regardless of their ability to pay, MetroHealth’s commitment to prevention and chronic disease management is critical to avoid hospitalizations and reduce costs," said Jonathan French, director of quality and patient safety at HIMSS North America, said in a statement.
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MetroHealth, with its 20 locations throughout the Cleveland area, handles more than 1 million patients annually – 100,000 in its emergency department. The acute care hospital houses the only verified adult trauma and burn center in Cuyahoga County. The institution was also designated in 2014 as the only official Ebola Treatment Center in Ohio.
The organization has seen a return of investment of almost $8 million dollars and improved care outcomes with efficiencies from care delivery and cost benefits.
“We are proud to be leading the way in demonstrating high-quality, patient-centered and technology-enabled care," said David Kaelber, MD, chief medical informatics officer, MetroHealth, in a statement.
The recognition "acknowledges MetroHealth's leadership and commitment to pushing the use of electronic medical records for the benefit of our patients, our healthcare system, and all of Northeast Ohio,” he added.
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MetroHealth received the HIMSS Analytics EMRAM Stage 7 Ambulatory award in 2014.
“MetroHealth demonstrates how IT can be leveraged to improve the health of the most at-risk patients in the Cleveland area, while at the same time being responsible stewards of the public funding they receive from Cuyahoga County," said French.
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