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SAS customer Brigham and Women’s Hospital among “CIO 100”CIO magazine recognizes hospital’s project to monitor patient careCARY, NC (Sep. 02, 2008) – Brigham and Women’s Hospital was honored recently by CIO magazine for its successful balanced scorecard initiative, using software from SAS®, the leader in business intelligence and analytics. The hospital uses SAS for Performance Management to improve health services and patient experiences, and to better manage the business of providing healthcare. Using SAS, Brigham and Women’s Hospital monitors data from 80 different sources and 50,000 patient encounters each year. The system also enables more than 1,200 employees and physicians to measure their performance against the industry standards for their positions. According to CIO magazine, the list recognizes organizations “that have used technology in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth or improving relationships with customers.” In order to qualify, entrants must have used either emerging or existing technology in a novel fashion. The award was presented on Aug. 26 to Sue Schade, Chief Information Officer of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, during a gala awards dinner at CIO’s annual CIO 100 Symposium and Awards Ceremony in Colorado Springs, CO. About CIOCIO magazine is a leading publication serving chief information officers and other IT leaders. CIO.com, CIO magazine, CIO Executive Programs, CIO Custom Solutions Group and the CIO Executive Council are produced by CXO Media, an award-winning business unit of International Data Group. CXO media also produces sister publications CSO magazine and CSOonline.com which targets chief security officers and other security executives. About Brigham and Women’s HospitalBrigham and Women’s Hospital is a 777-bed non-profit teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a founding member of Partners HealthCare, an integrated healthcare delivery network. BWH’s medical pre-eminence dates back to 1832, and today that rich history in clinical care is coupled with its national leadership in quality improvement and patient safety and its dedication to educating the next generation of health care professionals. BWH is an international leader in basic, clinical and translational research on human diseases involving nearly 1000 physician-scientists, faculty and biomedical investigators. For more information, visit brighamandwomens.org.
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