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Transamerica Bolsters Enrollment for Acquired Healthcare Providers
Case Study
Learn how Trinity Health streamlined the retirment benefits enrollment across three newly acquired organizations, each with their own unique culture.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Transamerica
Reduced Preventable Readmissions by Pharmacist-led Care Transition
Case Study
This pharmacist-led care transition program resulted in fewer unplanned hospital readmissions for patient age and CMS target conditions.
Challenge: Clinical Integration Care Continuum Financial Sustainability Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Walgreens
How a Business Associate Chose to Ensure HIPAA Compliance
Case Study
Ensure your Business Associates are serious about compliance: See how Pulsara and Clearwater made HIPAA compliance a competitive advantage.
Challenge: Clinical Integration Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Clearwater Compliance
Enterprise Shared IT Services A Healthcare Solution Case Study
Case Study
With 13 facilities and hundreds of people depending on the IT systems, PHC was determined to find the best approach in dealing with their IT management concerns.
Challenge: Clinical Integration
AHA Endorsement: IP Services
Managed Data Center and IT Infrastructure - A Banking Industry Case Study
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Implementing a proven and knowledgeable managed IT services provider that developed the necessary design, provided professional deployment of systems and infrastructure, and offered the expertise to manage and maintain the system.
Challenge: Clinical Integration
AHA Endorsement: IP Services
Managed SaaS and PaaS A Software Industry Case Study
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Enterprise level management capabilities and around the clock support enabled this company to focus on their business growth.
Challenge: Clinical Integration
AHA Endorsement: IP Services
Healthcare Giant Accelerates into Future of Wireless
Case Study
Houston Methodist embraces gigabit Wi-Fi to enable proliferating wireless devices and high-bandwidth applications.
Challenge: Clinical Integration
AHA Endorsement: Cisco Wireless
Medical Center Supports Network Based Care
Case Study
Chilton Hospital builds infrastructure for the future with integrated wired and wireless solutions.
Challenge: Clinical Integration
AHA Endorsement: Cisco Wireless
Effects of Remote Patient Monitoring on Hospital Readmission Rates and Hypertension Improvement
Case Study
Read in-depth details on how certified home health agency nurses used Remote Patient Monitoring to reduce readmissions by 47%.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: AMC Health
Emory Healthcare Network Case Study
Case Study
Transforming Emorys Language Services Program into a Program of Excellence.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: CyraCom, LLC.
Blue Mountain Health System Uses Equipment Financing to Prepare for ICD-10
Case Study
Learn how one health system got creative to guard against potential cash flow disruptions.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: First American Healthcare Finance
Phoenix Health Plan Improves Patient Safety and Quality of Care by Protecting Patient Information
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Find out how Phoenix Health Plan strengthened its HIPAA compliance program - helping it safeguard protected health information and improve patient safety.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Clearwater Compliance
Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers Improve HCAHPS Scores and Responsiveness with Secure Messaging
Case Study
Learn how CHWC turned to Imprivata Cortext to replace legacy pagers, improve care quality, reduce overhead paging, and increase patient satisfaction rates.
Challenge: Clinical Integration Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Imprivata
Customer Success Story: Secure Text Messaging Replaces Pagers at Beaufort Memorial Hospital
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Learn how this IT team mitigated potential insecure text messaging between clinicians while better managing its pager system.
Challenge: Clinical Integration Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Imprivata
Nicklaus Childrens Hospital
Case Study
Ensuring compliance with HIPAA-HITECH Security Rule requirements, and preparing to readily and comprehensively satisfy OIG requests in an upcoming audit.
Challenge: Clinical Integration Care Continuum Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Clearwater Compliance
SHIELDS for Families
Case Study
Learn how SHIELDS for Families successfully identified existing security and compliance gaps and prioritized a remediation plan.
Challenge: Clinical Integration Care Continuum Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Clearwater Compliance
Executive Brief: Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Case Study
Hospital Adds $1.5 Million of New Operating Income and Slashes Length of Stay by Applying New Patient Flow Processes
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: MEDHOST
Geisinger Health System: 44% Lower Risk of 30-day Readmission
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This case study outlines the methods by which Geisinger Health System identified and fixed gaps in post-discharge care, using telehealth. Comprehensive Case Management with IVR yielded dramatic results.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: AMC Health
Geisinger Health System: Reducing Readmissions for Medicare Advantage Patients
Case Study
Geisinger Health System wanted to cut all-cause 30-day hospital readmissions among Medicare Advantage patients.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: AMC Health
HealthPartners Medical Group: Improving BP Control in Patients with Hypertension
Case Study
This case study outlines the methods by which HealthPartners Medical Group improved BP control in Patients with Hypertension, through remote monitoring plus pharmacist case management.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: AMC Health
WalgreensWellTransitions: Over 50% Reduction of Hospital Readmissions in two years at Texas based Health System
Case Study
Learn how Two Valley Baptist Health System hospitals reduced readmission rates by 51.1% from 2011 to 2013 by changing their approach to readmission management and by implementing Walgreens WellTransitions program.1
Challenge: Care Continuum Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Walgreens
ValleyCare Health System Success Story
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Happier patients, higher collections, lower costs. ValleyCare improved cash flow by $1.8 million and achieved 78% patient satisfaction.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability Cultural Transformation
El Camino Hospital Success Story
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Consumer friendly billing in action - El Camino achieved 56% self-service payments, 2.5X ROI and 82% patient satisfaction.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability Cultural Transformation
Samaritan Medical Center Chooses Transamerica for DB Plan After Success with 401(k) Plan
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Learn how Samaritan delivered an improved 401(k) fund line-up, lower plan costs, and a more equitable participant fee structure through Fund Revenue Equalization.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Transamerica
Targeted communications and strong on-the-ground support make the difference
Case Study
Read how this organization kept participants on target in their retirement goals despite challenging economic times.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Transamerica
Award-Winning Campaign Advances Retirement Readiness
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Learn what process Essentia Health went through that led to thier 2014 first place Pensions & Investments Eddy Award.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Transamerica
Development and Evolution of a Best-Practice Hospital-Based Care Transitions Program
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This case study outlines how Healthways can help avoid hospital readmissions and improve patient care.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Healthways
Operation Momma: Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, NY
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Learn how Crouse Hospital leveraged Avatar Health Care Survey Tools to achieve it's Goal: To reinforce the importance of understanding the view of the patient at all times.
Challenge: Care Continuum Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Avatar Solutions
Bridging the Gap: Chart
Case Study
Read how centralized event reorting helps Chart member-hospitals collaborate and improve patient safety.
Challenge: Care Continuum Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: RL Solutions
Building a Just Culture: Wellspan Health
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Learn how Wellspan Health implemented risk management software to help promote system-wide just culture.
Challenge: Care Continuum Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: RL Solutions
The Good Catch: Bridgepoint Health
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Read how Bridgeport Health's customized good catch form increased their reporting by almost 400%.
Challenge: Care Continuum Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: RL Solutions
The New Kid on the Block: Arkansas Children's Hospital
Case Study
Learn how Arkansas Children's Hospital overcame the challenges of new staff and a new event reporting system.
Challenge: Care Continuum Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: RL Solutions
RiseSmart Health System Customer Success Story
Case Study
Learn about the success of this innovative approach to delivering a redeployment solution for an integrated health care delivery system.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: RiseSmart
Allina Completes an EHR with Enterprise Content Management
Case Study
To work better and faster from the bedside to the back office, Allina chose the OnBase enterprise content management (ECM) suite.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
Cleveland Clinic realizes local and global interoperability
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Cleveland Clinic turned to the OnBase ECM software suite to integrate clinical content like EKGs, photos, paper charts, forms, insurance information.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
North York General Hospital Delivers the Complete EHR
Case Study
Learn how North York General was able to harvest he Power of Enterprise Content Management: Delivering the Complete EHR across the Hospital.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
Skagit Valley Hospital Increased Dependability
Case Study
Learn how OnBase from Hyland Software supplied Skagit with the increased speed and quality it required.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
Language Services as Part of the Patient-Centered Culture
Case Study
With a large and diverse population, learn how Palomar Health developed a successful three-pronged approach to their language services program.
Challenge: Care Continuum Financial Sustainability Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: CyraCom, LLC.
WESTMED Medical: Leveraging Enterprise Content Management
Case Study
Hyland Software OnBase ECM enabled WESTMED to streamline paperless processes across departments, delivering greater value to the entire organization.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center's Improved Performance Pays Off After First Audit
Case Study
Director of quality management, Chris Bliersbach, cuts costs while increasing productivity and compliance with the implementation of PolicyTech.
Challenge: Clinical Integration Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: NAVEX Global
Florida Hospital: Language Interpretation "the Cornerstone" of Diversity and Inclusion
Case Study
Hear how language services, including education, cultural competency, diversity and inclusion programs, increased care outcomes and satisfaction for patients with limited English proficiency.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: CyraCom, LLC.
Cedars-Sinai Health System Cures the Policy Management Ills
Case Study
This study reviews the document management challenges faced by this hospital before installing PolicyTech's Policy and Procedure Manager (PPM).
Challenge: Clinical Integration Care Continuum Financial Sustainability Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: NAVEX Global
Florida Hospital: Reducing Call Time and Increasing Quality in Language
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Florida Hospital (FH) decided to officially implement CyraCom's language services, citing interpretation quality and reduced call time as major factors.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: CyraCom, LLC.
Dependent Eligibility Audit: El Camino Hospital
Case Study
In 2009, El Camino Hospital partnered with HMS to conduct a review of all enrolled dependents in their health and welfare plans. Learn how they were able to recoup the investment cost in 11 days.
Challenge: Care Continuum Financial Sustainability Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: HMS Employer Solutions
Banner Health: Lowering Risk and Providing Exceptional Patient Care
Case Study
Learn how BH provides a multipronged approach to language services and coordinates its fforts through a comprehensive Language Access Plan.
Challenge: Care Continuum Financial Sustainability Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: CyraCom, LLC.
Winning the EHR Battle with Enterprise Content Management
Case Study
Learn how Sentara Healthcare created a comprehensive EHR solution. This article is based on a webinar presented by Hyland Software in May 2011.
Challenge: Clinical Integration Care Continuum Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
PolicyTech Slashes Six Months Off San Juan Regional Medical Center's Policy Process
Case Study
PolicyTech helped SJRMC connect its policies to its seven outside health care facilities and improve its policy management system.
Challenge: Clinical Integration
AHA Endorsement: NAVEX Global
Growing Content Management into an Enterprise Strategy
Case Study
When Sharp began implementing Cerner Millennium in its hospitals in 2006, it soon discovered that OnBase delivered value across all departments, including enabling the EMRs to provide clinicians with a complete patient record.
Challenge: Clinical Integration Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
