Baylor Health Care System: high-performance integrated health care

Baylor Health Care System: high-performance integrated health care

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Case study. High-performing health care organization
Contributor(s):
Emswiler, Tom.
Nichols, Len M.
Commonwealth Fund.
Publication:
New York, N.Y. : Commonwealth Fund, [2009]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Hospitals, Voluntary
Organizational Case Studies
Texas
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Vital Signs. Location: Dallas/Fort Worth area, Texas. Type: Nonprofit integrated delivery system. BHCS owns a 450-physician medical group subsidiary and is affiliated with 3,000 independent physicians who deliver care at 15 Baylor-owned, leased, or affiliated hospitals and six "short-stay" hospitals. ABSTRACT: Baylor Health Care System is a nonprofit integrated delivery system based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Baylor comprises a network of hospitals, primary care and specialty care centers, rehabilitation clinics, senior health centers, and affiliated ambulatory surgery centers. Founded over a century ago, it has grown from a one-building hospital to a 3,000-bed integrated system that uses electronic health records and numerous quality improvement tools. Baylor owns a 450-physician medical group subsidiary and is affiliated with 3,000 independent physicians who deliver care at 15 Baylor-owned, leased, or affiliated hospitals and six "short-stay" hospitals. Baylor uses training programs, as well as physicians, to encourage systemwide initiatives and cement the quality mission across the system. The system has successfully implemented electronic health records, decreased mortality rates, and standardized care.
Copyright:
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Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101530753 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101530753