Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA Lower Length of Stay and Readmission Rates through Data Analysis As one of the top children’s hospitals in the country, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) welcomes patients from all over the world, often for medically complex care. The work of the health information team allows for precise digital assessments that [...]

Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) - Eastern Wisconsin Division Data Analyses Makes the Difference Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) - Eastern Wisconsin Division turns diagnoses and patient population data into critical care. Through regular, rigorous analysis by the HIM team, HSHS - Eastern Wisconsin Division made the decision to open a wound clinic, increase the [...]

Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, Connecticut Sharing Data Encourages Decisions that Benefit Patients Monthly meetings with the CFOs and CMOs across the network foster a culture of accountability and collaboration with finance and physicians. Yale New Haven HIM teams listen to ideas, concerns and feedback from these colleagues, generating actionable plans that streamline denial [...]

SCL Health, delivering health care throughout Colorado, Kansas and Montana Achieve Data Visualization through Staff Training SCL Health is a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization offering comprehensive, coordinated care through multiple care settings, including hospitals, physician clinics, home healthcare, hospice, mental healthcare, and safety-net services in Colorado, Kansas, and Montana. The AHIMA award committee selected SCL [...]

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus Ohio Data Modeling Identifies ‘Predictors’ for Better Health The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) received the 2016 Grace Award based on their excellence and advancements in five categories aligned with the 2014-2017 AHIMA Strategic Plan, including Innovation, Leadership, Public Good, Information Governance, and Informatics. “We [...]

Allina Health of Minneapolis, Minnesota HIM without Walls Allina exemplifies “HIM Without Walls” with health information professionals involved at a variety of program levels; chairing and participating on several enterprise-wide committees; serving as subject matter experts for electronic medical record (EMR) user groups; and providing education and training. Through its HIM consolidation efforts, Allina has [...]

Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, Texas Leveraging the EHR The AHIMA Grace Award Committee recognized Children’s Medical Center of Dallas for successfully integrating health information management (HIM) expertise enterprise-wide to improve patient care and population health, and lower costs. At Children’s, HIM credentialed professionals work in multiple departments, including in compliance, finance and information services, [...]

Truman Medical Centers, Kansas City, Missouri Putting Health Information at the Center of the Health Ecosystem When Truman Medical Centers (TMC) implemented Cerner’s Lighthouse Solutions, the organization was able to not only track patient care, but TMC also improved patient care by mitigating problematic issues caused by the hospital stay itself. One impressive result was [...]

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin Early Adopters of the EHR Reap Rewards University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (UWHC) first began their electronic health record (EHR) journey in the 1990s by interfacing labs, radiology, and transcribed documents. In 2008 they took the next step in utilizing health information, adopting the motto “great [...]