Client News•
on February 26th, 2010•
Mary Washington Healthcare
In September 2009, Mary Washington Hospital received the Magnet award for excellence in nursing services from the American Nurses Association. It’s one of the highest levels of recognition a hospital can achieve and demonstrates superior nursing. In fact, this award places Mary Washington Hospital in an elite group of only 15 Virginia hospitals that have attained this status.
Magnet designation is provided by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the world’s largest nurse credentialing organization and a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA). The recognition is achieved by healthcare organizations that meet designated performance benchmarks regarding the quality of nursing services they provide to patients and the caliber of their professional nursing environment. Only five percent of the nation’s hospitals have achieved Magnet status to date.
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http://www.marywashingtonhealthcare.com/nursing
Client News•
on February 26th, 2010•
MLive.com
GRAND RAPIDS — Do you want to track results of past cholesterol tests? Or monitor a chronic condition such as diabetes?
If your doctor is affiliated with Metro Health Hospital, the answer is a mouse click away.
The “My Chart” program, however, is just part of an integrated electronic medical record system, or EMR, that provides a database of patients’ history — linking records from doctors, the emergency room or hospital, neighborhood outpatient centers and laboratories.
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http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/02/doing_away_with_paper_metro_he.html
Client News•
on February 26th, 2010•
Inova Healthcare
Fairfax, VA — Inova Fair Oaks Hospital’s Spine and Joint Replacement Surgery programs have earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for healthcare quality. The Joint Commission awarded the hospital “Disease-Specific Care Certification” for its Cervical and Lumbar Spine Surgery, and Knee and Hip Joint-Replacement Surgery programs.
To earn this distinction, a disease management program undergoes an extensive, unannounced, on-site evaluation by a team of Joint Commission reviewers every two years. The program is evaluated against Joint Commission standards through an assessment of a program’s processes, the program’s ability to evaluate and improve care within its own organization, and interviews with patients and staff.
Read more:
http://inova.tekgroup.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=5364
Client News•
on February 17th, 2010•
Suffolk News-Herald
For the second time in 10 years, Sentara Healthcare has been ranked as the top integrated health care system in the nation, according to SDI Health and “Modern Healthcare” magazine.
The annual ranking measures eight performance indicators, such as clinical integration, technology integration, services offered, financial stability and more. Sentara is the only health system that has been listed in the top 10 each of the 13 years the list has been compiled.
“It’s a nice recognition, I think, of a lot of hard work by a lot of people in our health system over the years,” said David L. Bernd, chief executive officer of Sentara Healthcare. “It’s just a recognition of Sentara’s work to provide more seamless services.”
Read more at:
http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2010/feb/01/sentara-ranks-top-nation/
Client News•
on February 16th, 2010•
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.
Read more:
http://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/local/83645857.html
