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Fayette County Memorial Hospital

“It is obvious, without saying, that you all are into your product and that energy is infectious.”

Katherine A. Raker, MT(ASCP)
Laboratory Director
Washington Court House, OH

Martha Jefferson Hospital

As you know, I am really glad that MJH was able to connect with HMC. We believe in your model and enjoy the continued growth and improvement in the benchmarking tool.

Elliot H. Kuida,
Chief Operating Officer
Charlottesville, VA

Intermountain Healthcare top in class

Cache Valley Daily

Intermountain has again been ranked as one of the nation’s top integrated health systems, receiving the fifth highest score in an annual study of healthcare organizations.

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http://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/local/83645857.html

HMC Names 2009 National "Top Performer" Hospital

Utah-based Dixie Regional Medical Center uses HMC tools to control costs and maintain patient care quality

NEEDHAM, MASS. – February 2, 2010 – The Healthcare Management Council, Inc. (HMC) named Dixie Regional Medical Center (DRMC) as its national “Top Performer” hospital.

This is the first year HMC is recognizing outstanding hospitals as Top Performers. In selecting the winners, analysts scored each hospital according to seven criteria, including cost-per-adjusted admission, overall profitability, and patient satisfaction. HMC believes these criteria enable hospitals to accurately measure how effectively they are delivering healthcare value.

HMC analysts found DRMC met six of the seven Top Performer criteria. A 245-bed referral center based in St. George, Utah, DRMC has been an HMC client for nearly 10 years. The DRMC is also part of Intermountain Healthcare, a Salt Lake City-based system with more than 32,000 employees and 23 hospitals.

“Finding the right balance between cost management, quality improvement, and growth is a tall order these days,” said John Whittlesey, HMC principal and one of the Top Performer judges. He explained DRMC had one of the strongest overall cost positions in its peer group, scored in the upper quartile for quality using the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety and Quality Indicators, and has consistently maintained a positive bottom line.

“Moreover, DRMC scored the highest in its peer group for overall patient satisfaction, and showed a remarkable 22 percent decrease in cited savings potential over the previous year’s benchmark report,” Whittlesey said.

According to Mary Hatch, chief financial officer for DRMC, the HMC tools enable staff to do drill-down analysis for cost control.  “We have been able to make changes that didn’t affect the quality of patient care, but did make a cost savings,” said Hatch. This “tightening up” included the standardization of supplies and equipment to receive better pricing from suppliers, the conservation of power and water, and other similar initiatives, she explained.

Among HMC’s eight Top Performer hospitals, three, including DRMC, were part of Intermountain Healthcare. Another was American Fork Hospital, based in American Fork, Utah, which was a Top Performer. The third was the Utah Valley Medical Center, based in Provo, Utah, which won an HMC “Honorable Mention.

HMC Launches New Hospital Span of Control Web Site

HMC has launched a new web site describing how hospitals use the HMC Span of Control Analysis™ and the HMC Smallest Practical Organization Modeler™ to improve their hospital organizations.

NEEDHAM, MASS. – January 3, 2010 – The Healthcare Management Council, Inc. (HMC) has launched a web site showcasing its enhanced span of control analysis. The HMC Span of Control Analysis gives you a clear picture of where your management structure can be streamlined, reducing your payroll costs and improving decision making without sacrificing care.

The new Web site is located at http://www.HospitalSpanOfControl.com and contains:

• Benefits of using the HMC Span of Control Analysis™ and HMC Smallest Practical Organization Modeler™:
• How an organization uses both products
• Demo of the HMC Span of Control Analysis™

Contact us for a personal tour of the Analysis and Modeler.