Thursday, February 2, 2012

CoxHealth named Top 100 Integrated Health Network






CoxHealth has been named to the IMS Health Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks listing for the seventh year in a row – one of only three health systems in Missouri to make the list.

The IMS Health Top 100 list is the nation’s premiere integrated healthcare network rating system. Each year IMS evaluates nearly 600 health systems from across the country based on their ability to operate as a unified organization in each of eight categories: integration, integrated technology, contractual capabilities, outpatient utilization, financial stability, services and access, hospital utilization, and physicians.

“Integrated care means better care, and we are proud to be recognized as one of the most integrated health systems in the nation,” says Steve Edwards, CoxHealth president and CEO. “Our staff and our physicians work hard to provide a seamless, coordinated experience for our patients, and we’ve invested heavily in the tools and technology they need to achieve this goal.”

The listing was previously performed by research company SDI, which was purchased by IMS in 2011; CoxHealth is ranked 79th.