Members of Stratus Healthcare will work together to build a clinically integrated network, to exchange best practices, and where appropriate combine resources. This will include the development of coordinated information systems along with developing the technology and skills required to manage the health of populations. This collaboration is in response to the increased financial pressures on rural hospital systems and the emphasis will be to provide the right patient care, in the right setting, at the right price while maintaining the financial health of each institution. With physician leadership and best in class administrative management, we are improving the health and access to care of the citizens of our region.
Members ListThe mission of Stratus Healthcare is to enhance the health and wellness of our patients by delivering exceptional care through a connected community of physicians, hospitals and shared services.
Our vision is to be the providers of choice by providing a clinically integrated network of medical professionals working together to coordinate patient-centered, high-quality and efficient care.
No. Each hospital system will remain independent. Stratus Healthcare is a formalized alliance which allows member hospitals to take advantage of a shared services model, yet remain independent. The ultimate goal is clinical integration within the region and greater efficiency in the management of patient populations.
The mission of Stratus Healthcare is to enhance the health and wellness of our patients by delivering exceptional care through a connected community of physicians, hospitals and shared services.
The vision of Stratus Healthcare is to be the providers of choice by providing a clinically integrated network of medical professionals working together to coordinate patient-centered, high-quality and efficient care.
A collaborative effort on computer technology will allow for the timely exchange of patient information that will improve outcomes and prevent duplication or over-utilization of health care services. This will assist hospitals and physicians across the region to work together in the development of consistent best medical practices. Shared services will be designed to carve out costs among member organizations and add value for patients, employers and payors.
The early work groups to date have explored primary care, emergency medicine, hospitalist and specialty care networks to include the development of clinical guidelines, telemedicine, transfer arrangements and the sharing of outcomes data. Other work groups will examine a computer technology platform and data warehouse capabilities which will allow for the seamless exchange of electronic medical information; collective purchasing, an integrated clinical network and shared business resources.
The work of the collaborative will be transparent to hospital employees. Stratus will be devoted to capturing opportunities to reduce or share costs in areas such as supplies, contracted services and information technology.
No. Each system will continue to operate independently with local governance and leadership. Initially, Stratus will not have staff or a physical location. The work of Stratus will be conducted through work groups with representatives from each partner hospital.
Stratus Healthcare, an alliance of hospital systems, said Wednesday that it’s entering partnership talks with a large physician organization in Central Georgia.
The talks between Stratus and Central Georgia Health Network could lead to forming a “clinically integrated network’’ to treat patients in South and Middle Georgia.
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