Newswise — NEW ORLEANS, La. – Vizient Southern States, a membership alliance for not-for-profit health care providers, awarded Jason Hill, MD, MMM, clinical innovation officer, Ochsner Health, the 2023 Brilliance Award as a result of being selected to present at the 2023 Connections Summit.
This year, six Vizient Southern States’ members were selected to share their stories of success with a national audience of Vizient members. Selected abstracts showcased their organization’s projects that demonstrated a commitment to quality patient care, patient safety, expense management and performance improvement.
Dr. Hill received the Brilliance Award for his presentation, "Using Automated Text to Reduce Queries and Enhance Clinical Documentation." This project showcases how Ochsner, an innovator in digital healthcare, is testing generative AI to draft message responses from healthcare workers to patients.
“It is an honor to be selected to present our work to our healthcare peers at the Connections Summit. Sharing best practices and valuable information learned through real-life application helps our field grow and allows us to continue administering the highest quality of care to our patients,” said Dr. Hill.
For the conference’s educational content, members were selected from a total of 650 abstract submissions where they highlighted their projects in the form of peer-to-peer meetings, power huddles and panels, and poster presentations. Areas of focus included growth strategy, care delivery excellence and expense management.
“Vizient Southern States is proud to recognize its member hospitals with Brilliance Awards for improvements made throughout their organizations. We want to show our appreciation for all that they do to provide high quality care in their communities,” said Bill Senneff, president and CEO of Vizient Southern States.
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About Ochsner Health
Ochsner Health is an integrated healthcare system with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate. Celebrating more than 80 years of service, it leads nationally in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, liver and kidney transplants and pediatrics, among other areas. Ochsner is consistently named both the top hospital and top children’s hospital in Louisiana by U.S. News & World Report. The not-for-profit organization is inspiring healthier lives and stronger communities through its Healthy State initiative, a bold and collaborative plan to realize a healthier Louisiana. Its focus is on preventing diseases and providing patient-centered care that is accessible, affordable, convenient and effective. Ochsner Health pioneers new treatments, deploys emerging technologies and performs groundbreaking research, including 4,000 patients enrolled in 685 clinical studies in 2022. It has more than 37,000 employees and over 4,700 employed and affiliated physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties. It operates 46 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Gulf South; and its cutting-edge Connected Health digital medicine program is caring for patients beyond its walls. In 2022, Ochsner Health treated more than 1.4 million people from every state and 62 countries. As Louisiana’s top healthcare educator of physicians, Ochsner Health and its partners educate thousands of healthcare professionals annually. To learn more, visit https://www.ochsner.org/.
About Vizient Southern States
Vizient Southern States is a membership alliance for not-for-profit health care providers that provides solutions and services that improve the delivery of high-value care by aligning cost, quality and market performance for its members.
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