Solucient's 2006 Insight Awards Recognize Excellence in Performance Improvement

Business Wire, May 18, 2006

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Solucient recognized 18 hospitals for excellence in performance improvement with the presentation of the second annual Insight Awards. Winners of the 2006 awards were announced at a May 10 dinner held at the 2006 Solucient Insight Conference, at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Ariz.

"Solucient is proud to be a part of the success of our Insight Award winners," said Al Vega, senior vice president, sales and corporate marketing for Solucient. "Each organization honored has used Solucient tools or services to positively impact organizational efficiency, clinical quality and/or strategic planning and marketing."

The awards were given in five categories: clinical, operational, planning and marketing, professional services and overall performance. The winners in each category are listed below.

OVERALL PERFORMANCE

--St. Tammany Parish Hospital - Covington, La.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

--Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center - Chicago, Ill.

--Memorial Hermann Healthcare System - Houston, Texas

--Pomona Valley Medical Center - Pomona, Calif.

--Prince William Health System - Manassas, Va.

CLINICAL

--East Texas Medical Center - Tyler, Texas

--Gwinnett Health System - Lawrenceville, Ga.

--Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare - Tallahassee, Fla.

--Washington Regional Medical Center - Fayetteville, Ark.

OPERATIONAL

--Allina Hospitals and Clinics - Minneapolis, Minn.

--Houston Medical Center - Warner Robins, Ga.

--St. Michael's Hospital - Stevens Point, Wis.

--Sutter Health - Sacramento, Ca.

--VHA Georgia - Atlanta, Ga.

PLANNING & MARKETING

--CHRISTUS Health - Irving, Texas

--Paoli Hospital - Paoli, Penn.

--Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare - Tallahassee, Fla.

--UAB Health System - Birmingham, Ala.

The winner of the 2006 Insight Award for Overall Performance, St. Tammany Parish Hospital of Covington, La., used Solucient tools and services, including HBSI EXPLORE(R) and ACTION O-I(R), to reach its goals of improving quality of care and reducing costs.

St. Tammany used operational and clinical benchmarking to support and set goals for the hospital's cardiac catheterization lab, significantly reducing supply expenses within a year. In part, this was accomplished by using comparative peer data to persuade physicians to standardize vendors for certain cardiac devices and to create an environment where physicians request this data to share and discuss at medical staff committees.

About Solucient

Solucient(R) is an information products company serving the healthcare industry. It is the market leader in providing tools and vital insights that healthcare managers use to improve the performance of their organizations.

By integrating, standardizing and enhancing healthcare information, Solucient provides comparative measurements of cost, quality and market performance. Solucient's expertise and proven solutions enable providers and pharmaceutical companies to drive business growth, manage costs and deliver high quality care. For more information, visit www.solucient.com.