Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Selects CareScience to Support Quality Improvement Initiatives; CareScience Quality Manager Solution to Support Clinical Process Improvement Initiatives at One of the Region's Leading Medical Centers.PHILADELPHIA -- CareScience, a division of Quovadx, Inc. (Nasdaq:QVDX) providing care management, clinical analysis, reporting and quality improvement solutions, today announced a five-year agreement to provide Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, formerly known as Francis Scott Key Medical Center and Baltimore City Hospital, is a hospital and medical office center in East Baltimore. It is located along Eastern Avenue near Bayview Boulevard. , a full-service, JCAHO-accredited teaching hospital in Baltimore, with its industry-leading software, CareScience Quality Manager, as well as consulting and implementation services. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center will use CareScience Quality Manager and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" to support its quality improvement initiatives. Specifically, CareScience Quality Manager will help to identify and pursue care improvement opportunities, improve the effectiveness of clinical processes and support best practices that focus on quality of care and improving cost-efficiencies. This is accomplished by measuring clinical indicator clinical indicator Patient care An objective measure of the clinical management and outcome of Pt care performance and patient outcomes, and providing benchmarks and process improvement plans by which progress can be evaluated and enhanced. CareScience Solutions are ASP-based software and services designed for hospitals and healthcare organizations helping physicians, managers and clinicians identify optimum treatment protocols, improve clinical quality and efficiency, streamline reporting and data aggregation and reduce complications and medical errors. CareScience Quality Manager is used by hospitals and health systems across the country to isolate, prioritize pri·or·i·tize v. pri·or·i·tized, pri·or·i·tiz·ing, pri·or·i·tiz·es Usage Problem v.tr. To arrange or deal with in order of importance. v.intr. and quantify Quantify - A performance analysis tool from Pure Software. clinical process improvement opportunities and to implement strategies for adopting best practices that have a real-world impact on patient care. The solution leverages CareScience copyrighted, statistical methodologies for risk adjustment, developed at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine and Wharton School of Business. Coupled with CareScience expert consulting and mentoring services, the technology allows for significant financial, operational and clinical improvements. "Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center plays a critical role in the health and safety of its community, making quality and efficiency of care of utmost importance," said Thomas H. Zajac, president, CareScience and executive vice president, Quovadx, Inc. "We believe that the success CareScience customers have had in improving care and operational efficiencies, and reducing costs, has proven that a focus on quality of patient care drives improved operational and financial performance. We are pleased to work with Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center to help achieve its quality initiatives and financial goals." About CareScience CareScience, a division of Quovadx, Inc. (Nasdaq:QVDX), assists hospitals in translating organizational vision and goals into quality improvement plans that optimize patient outcomes and operational performance, increase staff efficiency and reduce costs. CareScience supplies the people and technology to help its customers ensure that high-quality care is delivered, throughout the healthcare system, through clinical data access and clinical process transformation. For more information, please visit www.carescience.com. About Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Founded in 1773, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center is one of the oldest, continuous healthcare systems on the East Coast. A member of the Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. Health System, Bayview has more than 700 beds and is home to one of Maryland's most comprehensive neonatal intensive care units Noun 1. neonatal intensive care unit - an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn NICU ICU, intensive care unit - a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care , a sleep disorders Sleep Disorders Definition Sleep disorders are a group of syndromes characterized by disturbance in the patient's amount of sleep, quality or timing of sleep, or in behaviors or physiological conditions associated with sleep. center, an area-wide trauma center trauma center n. A medical facility that is designated to treat severe physical trauma as a result of the specialized training of its staff and the availability of appropriate diagnostic and treatment tools. , the state's only regional burn center, and geriatrics geriatrics (jĕrēă`trĭks), the branch of medicine concerned with conditions and diseases of the aged. Many disabilities in old age are caused by or related to the deterioration of the circulatory system (see arteriosclerosis), e.g. programs that enjoy a national reputation in the field of aging. QUOVADX is a trademark of Quovadx, Inc. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. |
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