Healthcare Informatics Announces 12 Semi-Finalists in 2011 IT Innovator Awards

Healthcare Informatics has announced the 12 semi-finalists for its 2011 IT Innovator Awards. The 2011 Awards mark the publication’s fourth consecutive year of honoring healthcare leadership teams who have effectively employed information technology to make a difference in their organizations and in the industry at large. The 12 semi-finalists were chosen by the magazine’s editors from a pool of submissions 65% larger than that of last year. Reader voting will close on Tuesday, Nov. 23, and the Top Three Finalists will be announced at the 2011 HIMSS Conference. The 12 Semi-finalists in the 2011 IT Innovator Awards are (in alphabetical order): • Adventist Health System [clinical] For: CPOE implementation, 25 hospitals in 28 months • Adventist Health System [financial] For: Self-service billing and registration • Brigham and Women's Hospital For: Medication linking in chemotherapy • Children's Hospital and Medical Center (Omaha) For: Clinical analytics and business intelligence • Denver Health For: Clinical quality scorecard • Edward Hospital For: Text-click-call in the ED • Fletcher Allen Health CareFor: An EHR and meaningful use journey • HealthInfoNet For: Maine’s health information exchange • Memorial Hospital and Health System (South Bend) For: Telemedicine for high-risk OB • Muir Medical Group IPAFor: Enterprise chart • Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII)For: Statewide health information exchange • Southeast Texas Medical AssociatesFor: The SETMA model of care