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 Care
For: 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 IPA
For: Enterprise chart
• Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII)
For: Statewide health information exchange
• Southeast Texas Medical Associates
For: The SETMA model of care
