Resource expected to control costs, improve care
The Hospital Association of Rhode Island and Solucient, a health care database provider, have entered into a three-year renewal agreement that offers Rhode Island hospitals access to the Solucient Polaris Suite, which provides clinical and market information from hospitals across the state, according to a Business Wire press release.
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Under terms of the contract, the hospital association has partnered with Evanston, Ill.-based Solucient to continue developing the state’s comprehensive inpatient and outpatient database based on information from all Rhode Island hospitals. Participating hospitals can use the Solucient Polaris Suite to access this statewide information to realize quality-of-care improvement and identify cost control and general business development opportunities for their facilities.
“This partnership will have tremendous benefit for our member hospitals,” said Edward J. Quinlan, president of the hospital association, in the release. “Rhode Island has led the way in quality improvement and this is another tool that will help us to achieve our goals.”
Powered by one of health care’s largest clinical treatment and cost databases, the Solucient Polaris Suite offers a source for hospitals seeking to:
– Improve quality of care by gathering comprehensive data to track clinical performance and quality improvement initiatives
– Improve margins by managing resources
– Understanding critical and strategic issues
– Identifying emerging trends and growth opportunities for patient care.
“Solucient is pleased to be working with (the hospital association) to offer Rhode Island hospitals an important tool that assists in performance improvement and strategic decision-making in today’s changing health care environment,” said Ruth Colby, senior vice president of Solucient’s provider unit.
