Bon Secours Uses Premier's Clinical Advisor System-Wide to Support Clinical Excellence.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2004 Bon Secours Health System, Marriottsville, MD, will implement Premier Inc.'s Clinical Advisor(TM) solution to support its clinical quality program in all hospitals throughout the system. Bon Secours' agreement with Premier provides the full range of features in the Perspective(TM) clinical benchmarking database. The Bon Secours system is also participating in the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project, the first national Medicare project to pay hospitals based on quality of care. "Bon Secours' commitment to clinical excellence is well known," said Stephanie Alexander, senior vice president and general manager for Premier Healthcare Informatics. "From its participation in the demonstration project to its extensive use of measurement and reporting to drive quality improvement, Bon Secours is a leader in the hospital quality movement." Premier's Clinical Advisor is powered by the Perspective Web-based clinical comparative database, which provides hospitals and health systems with patient-level detail to identify opportunities for improvement in clinical quality and efficiency. Through Clinical Advisor, hospitals can improve care processes and outcomes by integrating the latest evidence-based clinical research; identifying specific drivers of clinical quality variance; and evaluating physician practice variations. "Bon Secours Health System, Inc. is committed to providing the highest quality healthcare services and equally committed to demonstrating that quality to our patients and the communities we serve," said Ed Boyer, Senior Vice President of Corporate Services Activities that combine or consolidate certain enterprise-wide needed support services, provided based on specialized knowledge, best practices, and technology to serve internal (and sometimes external) customers and business partners. for Bon Secours. "Premier's clinical database, Perspective, offers us a useful benchmarking tool to help us achieve that goal." About Bon Secours Health System Bon Secours Health System in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , a Catholic healthcare ministry headquartered in Marriottsville, MD, fulfills its commitment to integrated care delivery in the communities it serves. The system includes 24 acute-care hospitals, one psychiatric hospital psychiatric hospital n. A hospital for the care and treatment of patients affected with acute or chronic mental illness. Also called mental hospital. , nine nursing care facilities, along with numerous ambulatory sites, eight assisted living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. facilities, two retirement communities, home health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , and hospice. BSHSI's more than 28,000 caregivers help people in 15 communities in nine states, primarily on the East Coast. About Premier Healthcare Informatics Premier Healthcare Informatics offers comparative data and related advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal to support hospitals' quality improvement efforts. Among its products and services, Premier Healthcare Informatics offers Web-based clinical and operational databases, project-specific guidance, and on-site expertise to support improvement of clinical outcomes and efficiency of care. Areas of expertise include patient satisfaction, JCAHO JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, see there and CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. performance measurement, departmental productivity improvement, balanced scorecards Balanced Scorecard A performance metric used in strategic management to identify and improve various internal functions and their resulting external outcomes. The balanced scorecard attempts to measure and provide feedback to organizations in order to assist in implementing , evidence-based research, and other business intelligence. Premier Healthcare Informatics is part of Premier, Inc., a strategic healthcare alliance that provides an array of performance solutions to hospitals and other providers. For more information about Premier Healthcare Informatics, visit www.premierinc.com/informatics or call 800.805.4608. |
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