HT-NewsPharmacy OneSource Congratulates HealthGrades" Distinguished Hospitals
83 of the 269 hospitals on the list use one or more of Pharmacy OneSource"s web-based applications to improve patients" safety and outcomes.
/Software News Articles/ - BELLEVUE, WA, February 10, 2008 -- Pharmacy OneSource, Inc., software-as-a-service provider to more than 1,000 hospitals in the United States, offers its congratulations to the Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence named by HealthGrades.
"Technology and best-practice processes can genuinely and positively impact the quality of care patients receive," said Keith Streckenbach, Chief Strategy Officer of Pharmacy OneSource. "We"re delighted to see our customers gain national recognition for their accomplishments in providing the most effective and safest care possible to their patients."
The annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence study identifies hospitals in the top five percent nationally in terms of mortality and complication rates for 27 procedures and diagnoses, from bypass surgery to total knee replacement. Hospitals achieving this level of care are designated Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence by HealthGrades and are identified on the organization"s consumer Web site, HealthGrades.com.