Solucient Recognizes Excellence in Performance Improvement with Insight Awards

EVANSTON, IL – May 25, 2005 — Solucient recognized 12 hospitals for excellence in performance improvement with the presentation of the first Insight Awards at the 2005 Solucient Client Conference, held at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate in Orlando, Fla. Winners of the newly-created Insight Awards were announced during a May 12 awards dinner sponsored by Modern Healthcare.

The 12 clients that received Insight Awards used one or more of Solucient's products and/or services to achieve success at their organizations, including improving patient care and outcomes, becoming more efficient or improving their outreach to the community.

"Modern Healthcare is pleased to support this new award program from Solucient which recognizes outstanding performance among healthcare providers in vital areas, such as healthcare delivery, operations and strategic planning," said Publisher Fawn Lopez.

The awards were given in five categories: clinical, operational, planning and marketing, professional services and overall performance. The winners in each category are listed below.

CLINICAL

• Forrest General Hospital - Hattiesburg, Miss.
• NorthEast Medical Center - Concord, N.C.
• St. Tammany Parish Hospital - Covington, La.
• Trumbull Memorial Hospital - Warren, Ohio

OPERATIONAL

• Ascension Health - St. Louis, Miss.
• Saint Thomas Hospital - Nashville, Tenn.
• Temple University Health System - Philadelphia, Pa.
• St. Cloud Hospital - St. Cloud, Minn

PLANNING & MARKETING

• CentraState Healthcare System - Freehold, N.J.
• PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center - Longview, Wash.
• University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, Texas

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

• Bay Medical Center - Panama City, Fla.

OVERALL PERFORMANCE

• Bay Medical Center - Panama City, Fla.

The winner of the Insight Award for Overall Performance, Bay Medical Center of Panama City, Fla., used numerous Solucient tools and services to reach their goals, including HBSI EXPLORE®, ConditionView™, Solucient's Core Measures Solution, ACTION O-I™, and Solucient's 100 Top Hospitals® benchmarking studies.

Bay Medical Center used Solucient's products and data to support and set goals for their Stroke Team, reducing costs per patient and length of stay. They were also able to decrease mortality rates in their acute myocardial infarction patients. In addition, Bay Medical Center used Solucient data as the foundation for an interdisciplinary approach to obtain certification as a Joint Commission Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Center of Excellence for acute myocardial infarction and stroke.

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