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Show JANUARY 11,2007 THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER Page 9 healthcare repe £ a from soiirces such as Dartmouth. Medi or the Kaiser he:still bi Experts speak highly of Intermountain.The real winners are the peopleaf•Utah^*- '^•-' >-^"w technologically savvy systems by Hospitals & Health Networks. Healthcare scholars are continually looking for answers. And they're continually finding them at Intermountain Healthcare. Dartmouth Medical School, the Kaiser Family Foundation, Verispan and others liave recognized In termountain's talents for delivering exceptional quality at lower costs. But those who really benefit are the residents of Utah. Intermountain the second highest healthcare organization in the country for technology. Verispan ranks Intermountain Healthcare at the top. Verispan has again named Intermountain Healthcare as one of the nations top integrated health systems. The study examined 566 health systems. Intermountain has placed either first or second on the list for seven consecutive years. Intermountain recognized for technology. Twice. Intermountain Healthcare was named one of the nations 100 most USA Today report praises LDS Hospital. Similar reports on . Intermountain Healthcare'shigh quality, lower costs, '"• and use of technology have: been published Iry: - Intermountain's "LDS Hospital in ' Salt Lake Gity has reduced adverse drug events by nearly two-thirds since 1996. Patients who received computer-recommended medications had shorter stays." i Dartmouth Medical School praises Mayo and Intermountain. A Dartmouth Medical School study estimated Medicare could have reduced its costs by 15 percent if all hospitals operated like the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. It projected ' an even larger annual savings of 32 percent if all hospitals operated like Intermountain Healthcare. That's enough, by some estimates, to insure every uninsured American. ABC World News profiles Intermountain Healthcare. On October 17, Intermountain Healthcare was profiled by ABC World News. Their conclusion? Intcrmountain is "not just saving lives by doing it right the first timci they're also saving money." The bottom line: higher Kaiser Family Foundation says quality, lower cost. Utah has lower rates. At Intermountain Healthcare, we According to the Kaiser Family certainly don't, have all the answers. Foundation, Utah has the lowest But, the people in Utah receive rates for individual health insurance, excellent medical care at sqrnc of and the fourth lowest rates for the lowest prices in the nation. families despite having tr^e jargcsL- _. i;,Aqd that's soniethirigJe\ family size in the nation...,, .«who lives i • , • - • ' . . • • " ' « * ' ' ftpartrabuth ' Medical' School'' estimated Medicare could" aave '"; "fix ftuAinp np»rtedfromBinloen W«k, Etttuotniii, Inc., Huspluli fit Health Nenwrtu, Informal ion Vftck, U.S. New* , '32% annually if all hospitals operated like intermountain • Ci World Rqwtt. Ncwtwitk, ADC World Ncwv, USA Today. The Boiion Globe dnA Iht Lot AngAa Time* abaix art fmridei for imfimuutoHdl purpviet onlf. laUnrmunUia it nol tpo*Mnd hj. or tn/rrwiif uffUnltA with that intdia euthii. - Healthcare. .That:f.s enough to insure every uninsured American. . Intermountain Healthcare |