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is compiled and administered by The Leapfrog Group, an indepen- dent industry watchdog. More than 2,500 U.S. general hospitals were assigned scores this spring, with about 32 percent receiving an "A" grade. Aultman Orrville Hospital is proud to announce the recent imple - mentation of more than 20 computer systems. Physicians now have 24/7 access to patient information. Physician orders can also be processed electronically as soon as they are placed. Patients will benefit from the addition of a patient portal system, which allows them to see a summary of their care online. All patients receive ac - cess instructions upon discharge. Cleveland Clinic and HealthSpot have entered into a letter of intent to form a joint venture. HealthSpot stations — private, 8-by-5- foot enclosures outfitted with touch screens, integrated medical devices, and videoconferencing capabilities — will enable Cleveland Clinic medical providers to see and treat patients in a variety of nontraditional healthcare settings, like universities, employers' and retail locations. Fairview Hospital has received the 2014 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get with the Guidelines – Gold Plus Stroke Quality Achievement Award. The award rec - ognizes the Hospital's commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations. Mercy Medical Center has received the Mission: Lifeline – Gold Plus Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association (AHA) for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks. The AHA's Mission: Lifeline program helps hospitals, emergency medical services and communities improve response times. MetroHealth System is reportedly among the first safety-net health systems in the country, and the first in Northeast Ohio, to earn HIMSS Stage 7 Ambulatory Recognition. All 16 of MetroHealth's community health centers, along with its Cancer Care Center and Women & Children's Pavilion, have attained "the pinnacle achieve - ment" on HIMSS' ambulatory electronic medical record adoption model (A-EMRAM). St. Vincent Charity Medical Center has received $500,000 via the state capital bill for expansion of its Geriatric Behavioral Health Program. These funds will help to renovate a portion of a hospital floor to increase psychiatric bed capacity from 50 to 62 beds. They will also allow St. Vincent Charity to replaced dated patient rooms with a facilities upgrade for its senior behavioral health clients. Southwest General was honored with an "A" in the Spring 2014 Hospital Safety Score Report. Calculated under the guidance of Leapfrog's Blue Ribbon Expert Panel, the Hospital Safety Score uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce an A, B, C, D or F score representing a hospital's overall capacity to keep patients safe from preventable harm. Summa Health System was awarded the 2014 Best Practice Award for its Maternal-fetal Opiate Medical Home Care (MOMH) program by the Ohio Patient Safety Institute (OPSI). This award recognizes the program that has best incorporated regional and national pa - tient safety benchmarks, demonstrated a clear focus on improving patient safety in a healthcare setting and is innovative and unique to the Ohio healthcare market. Union Hospital in Dover is now a certified Primary Stroke Center. The DNV certification is based on standards set forth by the Brain Attack Coalition and American Stroke Association. It means Union Hospital addresses the full spectrum of stroke care; diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, education, and is measur - ing and evaluating patient outcomes. In January, Union Hospital also received the "Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Bronze Quality Achievement Award." University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center, UH Ahuja Medical Center, UH Bedford Medical Center, UH Geauga Medical Center and joint-venture hospital St. John Medical Center all received an "A" in the latest update to the Hospital Safety Score. The A, B, C, D or F scores assigned to U.S. hospitals are calculated under the guidance of Leapfrog's Blue Ribbon Expert Panel, using 28 mea - sures of publicly available hospital safety data. Less than one-third of the 2,500 U.S. general hospitals assigned scores in spring 2014, received an "A" grade. UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital will evaluate treatment guidelines for African American children and young adults with asthma. The study of Best African American Response to Asthma Drugs (BARD) will examine whether African Americans respond differently to asthma therapies compared to Caucasians and will help to identify the best add-on therapy based on the patients' age. Special thanks to the hospital Public Relations administrators who submitted information for this column. To include your hospital's news, add us to your press release list or e-mail news items to jraabe@mdnews.com. The editorial deadline for the September– October issue is July 30. ■ 2 0 1 4 J U LY/AU G U S T ■ M D N E W S . CO M ■ MD NEWS Cleveland/Akron/Canton | 4 3

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