Leveraging healthcare IT to improve operational performance.

ABSTRACT

The use of technology to automate clinical workflows at The Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pa., has resulted in the following benefits An 82 percent reduction in hospital-acquired MRSA infections. A significant reduction in catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Enhanced documentation of pre-existing pressure ulcers (The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services classifies pressure ulcers that develop during a hospital stay as "never events").