| SETMA has received the HIMSS Tier I Stories of  Success in collaboration  with ASQ, NCQA, and  NPSF.  This is the second year of the Stories of Success program, which is  pier-reviewed.  Attached is SETMA’s “story”.  A description of the  Stories-of-Success program is found below with a listing of all Tier 1 and Tier  II submissions for 2011.  SETMA is proud to have been recognized in this  manner for the work we have done in improving healthcare in Southeast Texas and  for showing that The SETMA Model of Care works in improving healthcare  outcomes. 
   Stories  of Success! Leveraging HIT, Improving Quality & Safety
  
    These selected case studies represent  outstanding accomplishments in the adoption and use of health IT to fulfill  national priorities recommended by the National Priorities Partnership (NPP)  and The Joint Commission’s (TJC) National Patient Safety Goals. HIMSS and  co-sponsor American Society for Quality (ASQ).  “Tier 1” applicants  (the most informative submissions aligned with the Stories of Success! purpose),  and “Tier 2” applicants, additional impressive successes to 
    
    	
      		| 2011 – Tier 1 Organizations | 
      		Case Study Title & Example of Successful    Outcomes  | 
      		Health IT | 
      		TJC National Goal or NPP Priority Impacted  | 
    	 
    	
    		| Southeast Texas Medical Associates | 
    		Improving Population    Healthcare and Safety Through Real-time Data access, Auditing and Reporting 
      			
        			- EHR and business intelligence tools drive quality metrics on its entire population of 7,600 diabetes patients, and all providers can calculate all 12 Framingham risk scores in one second.
 
      			 
      		Read the case study  | 
    		EHR | 
    		NPP - Patient and family engagement  
                    		NPP-Population health  
                    		NPP-Safety 
                    		NPP-Care Coordination 
                    		NPP-Infrastructure supports* | 
    	 
     
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