2017 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award recipient Memorial Hermann, a Texas-based health system, has exemplified the successful use of health IT systems to substantially improve patient outcomes by implementing and monitoring IT interventions to ensure that all its patients receive safe, high-quality care, according to HIMSS officials.

The University of Kansas Health System is the first hospital in the nation to achieve Joint Commission Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification. To achieve this certification, a hospital must demonstrate evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for cardiac care, performance measurement requirements, and more.

The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association has named Ohio-based Barnesville Hospital its 2017 Energy Champion—an award that highlights the hospital’s leadership in becoming a more energy-efficient facility and using saved resources to support patient care.

Wyoming-based Sheridan Memorial Hospital has become the first hospital to integrate Cerner’s CareAware Event Management secondary alerting system with Hospira infusion system Alarm Forwarding technology—a move that expands the hospital’s infusion alarm management functionality.