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Hospital Efficiency Lowers Costs and Improves Quality
February 14, 2012 - Care Logistics®
today announced an agreement with Humility of Mary Health Partners
(HMHP), a member of Catholic Health Partners (CHP), to implement
the Care Logistics® Hospital Operating
SystemTM solution in the three HMHP hospitals. The
signing is the latest for Care Logistics® in a time
that has seen strong validation of its patient logistics solution
from hospitals across the country. Among the results hospitals have
achieved by working with Care Logistics® are: increase
in net operating margin from 1percent to more than 5 percent; 25
percent decrease in patient average length of stay; and a 49
percent decrease in hospital-acquired infection rates.
Care Logistics® helps hospitals
achieve these dramatic performance breakthroughs by creating a
culture of efficiency in the hospital, designing a new patient care
coordination model, implementing enterprise logistics software
suite and establishing real-time operational performance
management. The result is increased and smoother patient flow that
leads to a higher level of reliable and predictable operational
performance. Based on experience with its other customers, Care
Logistics® anticipates HMHPs' return on investment
will occur within the first 12 months of operation of the complete
solution.
"We are very excited about the partnership with
Care Logistics® and the implementation of its
enterprise-wide solution to increase our total hospital
efficiency," said Robert Shroder, president and chief executive
officer, HMHP. "We chose Care Logistics® because we
believe its ability to customize a solution to our needs will best
support our patient care efforts and, most importantly, help us
deliver higher quality care to the communities we serve."
"We wanted to extend the success we are having with
Care Logistics® in CHP's northwest Ohio region to HMHP
so that we can improve the care experience for our patients and
increase our capacity to serve more members of the communities in
which we operate," noted Samantha Platzke, senior vice president,
office of operations and systems effectiveness, CHP.
For too long, hospitals have been unable to
maximize performance because balancing the flow of patient needs
against a variable daily census created an unpredictable
environment. Care Logistics® solution helps bring a
structured process to the hospital in a manner that supports
real-time operational performance management.
"By combining successful performance improvement
methodologies with care coordination and customizable, enterprise
logistics software, we are able to help hospitals make dramatic
leaps in efficiency that enhances care quality, reduces lengths of
stay, and lowers the cost to provide care," said Karl Straub,
president of Care Logistics®. "We are proud that HMHP
has turned to Care Logistics® to help them implement
the systems that will deliver outstanding performance in a reliable
and predictable manner."
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About Humility of Mary Health Partners
Humility of Mary Health Partners is an integrated health system
located in the Youngstown/Warren area. It is a region of Catholic
Health Partners (CHP) in Cincinnati, the largest health system in
Ohio and one of the largest Catholic health systems in the United
States. HMHP provides a full spectrum of health care services,
including inpatient, outpatient, emergency, urgent care, home care
and long-term care. Members are St. Elizabeth Health Center,
St. Joseph Health Center, St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center, HM
Home Health Services, The Assumption Village, Humility House,
Hospice of the Valley and Laurel Lake. Learn more about HMHP online
at www.HMpartners.org.
About Catholic Health Partners
Catholic Health Partners (CHP) is the largest
health system in Ohio and the fourth largest employer in Ohio, and
CHP is also one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the
United States. With $5.6 billion in assets, CHP employs more than
38,000 associates in more than 100 organizations -- including 31
hospitals -- that meet the health care needs of people in Ohio,
Kentucky and contiguous states. Learn more about CHP at www.health-partners.org
About Care
Logistics®
In support of our customers' operational goals..., we provide a
leadership mindset curriculum, process reengineering and enterprise
logistics software, to help our hospitals achieve reliable and
predictable operational performance in the areas of throughput,
quality, & experience.. Care Logistics® is a
subsidiary of Jackson Healthcare, a group of companies focused on
providing the healthcare industry with innovative physician and
clinical resources and IT solutions. For more information, contact
Care Logistics® at 800.930.0870. Learn more
about Care Logistics® at www.carelogistics.com