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Success Stories & ROI

Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Having gained some hard-won wisdom about the dos and don'ts of information technology investments in recent years, healthcare providers are getting bolder in their digital transformation spending. And many forward-thinking hospitals and health systems are finding significant clinical, financial and operational ROI for their efforts.

As they roll out new leading-edge technologies – AI and automation, telehealth and remote monitoring, EHR optimization and patient engagement – they're realizing lasting positive outcomes for their patients and their bottom lines. Here is a regularly updated list of deep-dive case studies showing how providers of all shapes and sizes are making their tech spend work for them.

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By reducing the number of flowsheets and their content, they've made documentation more than 10...
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Musculoskeletal imaging at UVA Health System
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More than two-thirds of the health system's abdominal CTs, chest MRIs and PET-CTs now have...
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Allina Health's Abbott Northwestern WestHealth
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That's been in med-surg and the ICU. In the ED, the health system has discharged 63% of its...
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Dr. Amy Lu of Denver Health
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In a partnership with the Denver Housing Authority, the health system has installed on-site...
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Gwendolyn Lewis, DNP, RN, of One Brooklyn Health
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At One Brooklyn Health System, tools such as the Brooklyn Health Equity Index survey are helping...
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Dr. Lynn T. Simon of Community Health Systems
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Remote patient monitoring has helped the health system boost patient engagement, improve patient...
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Mount Sinai in New York City
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The New York hospital's vice chairman of urology and robotics operations explains how a new...
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Jenny M. Smith of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
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The Louisiana health system is using the technology to help meet other Quadruple Aim goals of...
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Dr. Robin Arthur Williams of Ophelia
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Virtual care provider Ophelia found 56% of its OUD patients remained in treatment for six months...
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Houston Methodist buildings
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Further, when using this nurse-facilitated technology in patients’ homes, the percentages of...
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The behavioral health provider's virtual care visits now have higher satisfaction rates and...
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Dr. Denise Gomez of TrueCare
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The San Diego-based provider sees around 30 readings per patient per month, showing a high level of...
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Baptist Medical Center complex
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The Florida health system has converted more than 7.3 million medication instructions without...
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Community Health Network complex
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Since implementing discovery, navigation and merchandising tools, the health system achieved a 300...
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Simon Hargus of First Settlement Physical Therapy on EHRs
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The all-in-one practice management system reduced the amount of time a patient needs to spend in...
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Dr. Kendell Cannon of Herself Health on AI scribes
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Dr. Kendell Cannon describes how her primary care practice sifted through the hype of artificial...
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Penn Medicine's Smilow Research Center uses AI
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Nearly 4,000 medication-related text messages were exchanged between patients and Penny – and...
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Couple having a telemedicine visit with their doctor
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Through its virtual care and remote monitoring programs, University of Alabama at Birmingham has...
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Atrium Health's Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute
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That's for coronary artery bypass grafting patients at Atrium Health's Sanger Heart and...
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360 Human Services' Harry Jackson and staff
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Combined practice management tools have also helped the applied behavioral analysis clinic, which...
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Dr. Bill Farr Atadas telehealth medication monitoring
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In two years following 100 new-start opioid use disorder patients, Bill Farr says 94% remained in...
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Augusta University Medical Center telehealth
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Also through its Virtual Care at Home program, Augusta has been able to show a reduced readmission...
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Jackson Health System building
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"The more efficient we are and the faster we turn around the equipment, the more equipment is...
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NorthSight building
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By improving use of its data, the behavioral health agency has been able to help patients obtain...
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Tampa General Hospital building by river
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What's more, data work surrounding the early warning system helped spur physician use of...
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Maximilian Maile of Parkview Health System
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The Indiana health system has achieved massive success with its patient engagement and telemedicine...
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Lehigh Valley Hospital
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Further, the Pennsylvania health system has seen a reduction in the percentage of patients who...
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The University of Kansas Health System
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The University of Kansas Health System has boosted overall block utilization by 20% total, prime...
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