UH News

CLEVELAND – On Thursday, January 11, 2007, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital at University Hospitals Case Medical Center will host a Town Hall Meeting, as part of a national series of Town Hall Meetings to be held on the same day, addressing the issue of health coverage for children and the pending Congressional decision about whether to reauthorize the successful State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

Rainbow is hosting the Town Hall Meeting in partnership with Akron Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Columbus Children’s Hospital, The Center for Community Solutions, Dayton Children’s, Ohio Children’s Hospital Association, Toledo Children’s Hospital, and Voices for Ohio’s Children.

CLEVELAND – University Hospitals has recruited a top physician informatics expert with experience in implementing electronic health records to serve in the new position of Chief Medical Information Officer. In her role, Holly Miller, M.D., M.B.A., will oversee the strategy and implementation of the $88 million dollar system that will place UH at the forefront of electronic medical record management.

During her 20 years as a physician and administrator, Miller served since 2005 as the managing director of eCleveland Clinic, responsible for Cleveland Clinic’s MyChart (personal electronic health record), MyMonitoring, and VirtualVisit projects. Among her achievements were implementation and dissemination of the electronic system across the Clinic’s main campus, family health centers, and Florida facility. She joined the Clinic in 1999 as director of the clinical internet systems.

CLEVELAND – Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital at University Hospitals Case Medical Center has once again ranked among the top ten children’s hospitals in the country, according to Child magazine editors and a Medical Advisory Board consisting of leading pediatric experts.

Child conducted a detailed, data-driven survey, consisting of 247 questions examining vital medical information including survival rates, the number of complex procedures and intricate surgeries performed, volume of research studies, efforts to reduce medical errors, and the quality and training of the doctors and nurses – as well as child-friendliness, support for families and community involvement. The survey was sent to 116 full members of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions. Seventy-six hospitals completed the survey.