Photo from L to R: Ariana Colina, IT Clinical Systems Analyst; Anita Wilson, Executive Director, IT, Strategic Projects; Ingrid Gonzalez, Manager, IT Clinical Systems; Jennifer Shapiro, Clinical Systems Analyst II; Lourdes Fernandez, Clinical Information Specialist; Ed Martinez, SVP & CIO; Dr. Jacques Orces, CMIO
Miami Children’s Health System is the recipient of the 2017 Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence, presented by Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a non-profit organization focused on better health through information technology. The Davies Award recognizes organizations that have utilized health information technology to substantially improve patient outcomes and value. Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is the first hospital in Florida to receive the Davies Enterprise Award.
MCHS fully committed itself to healthcare IT in 2012 with an electronic medical record implementation that resulted in a fully integrated solution for clinicians and the financial team, with the goal of advancing patient safety and clinical data access. This commitment has led to substantial clinical advancements, including a reduction in blood transfusion errors to zero through use of barcode technology, a 26 percent decrease in asthma readmission rates through improved patient adherence to the home plan of care, and a reduction in catheter-associated urinary tract infections through implementation and monitoring of industry best practices.
“Miami Children’s Health System recognizes the important role information technology plays in the delivery of care. We are honored and privileged to be recognized by HIMSS for demonstrating excellence through information technology. It is a testament of our ongoing commitment to provide the best care possible to the families we serve,” said Ed Martinez, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer.
“Miami Children’s Health System leverages information and technology to ensure that every child receives the highest quality of care,” said Jonathan French, CPHIMS, senior director, quality and patient safety, and director, Davies Award of Excellence Program, HIMSS. “MCHC leverages clinical decision support and care management tools to improve kids’ management of asthma and keep them out of the hospital. For inpatients, MCHS has significantly reduced the risk of hospital acquired infections through EHR-enabled standardized care. HIMSS congratulates the team members of Miami Children’s Health System on being selected as a 2017 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award recipient.”
Miami Children’s Health System will be recognized at the HIMSS18 Awards Gala taking place on Thursday, March 8, 2018 in Las Vegas. For more information, please visit HIMSSconference.org. To read the full case study, please visit http://www.himss.org/library/nicklaus-children-s-hospital-davies-enterprise-award.
About Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Where Your Child Matters Most ™ (2025)
For 75 years, Nicklaus Children's has stood as a beacon of hope for children and families across the state of Florida and beyond. Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children serving close to 70 percent of children in the Miami metropolitan community. In addition, Nicklaus Children's offers care within NCH North Hospital in Naples, Jupiter Medical Center's De George Pediatric Unit and select Baptist Health Hospital pediatric emergency units. The hospital and its network of more of nearly 35 outpatient care locations offer lifesaving care in in Miami-Dade, Broward, Martin, and Palm Beach counties. These outpatient locations include an array of urgent care, pediatric primary care, and subspecialty care centers and are either hospital-based or outpatient locations under Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists, LLC (NCPS). Providing a pipeline of future physicians and groundbreaking research, Nicklaus Children's is an academic and clinical affiliate of Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Nicklaus Children's is home to centers of excellence including the Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute, the Nicklaus Children's Orthopedics, Sports Health and Spine Institute, Nicklaus Children's Neuroscience Institute and Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute. The 325-bed hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, with many programs routinely ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. Nicklaus Children's also includes a nonprofit physician practice subsidiary with over 40 specialties, and an ambulatory surgery center.