Oct. 21, 2015 — CHOC Children’s, in partnership with Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego, has received a $17.7 million grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help Southern California pediatricians expand their quality improvement capacity, learn from one another and achieve common goals of improved care, better health and reduced cost, […]
Innovator Spotlight – Donny W. Suh
Donny W. Suh MD, FAAP, MBA, FACS LinkedIn This month, we had the opportunity to speak with pediatric ophthalmologist, Dr. Donny Suh. Dr. Suh, you have been innovating throughout your career, but how and why did you become an innovator? I think that we are all innovators by nature. Ever since I got into medical school, I’ve […]
Masimo’s Founder and CEO Joe Kiani On CHOC Board
Since 2015, Joe Kiani, founder, chairman and CEO of Masimo, has been a member of CHOC’s board of directors. Kiani, an inventor and trailblazer in medical technology, is a respected advocate for patient safety and healthcare innovation, championing change for more than two decades. He founded Masimo, a global leader in consumer and medical technology, […]
CHOC Children’s Quality Manager Earns Patient Safety Credential
The Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety (CBPPS) recently recognized MaryAnn Chanes, RN, BSN, quality manager, CHOC Children’s at Mission Hospital, as a Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS). This distinction places Chanes among an elite group of professionals who have earned the credential. “Earning this credential attests to Mary’s professional competency in patient […]
Innovator Spotlight – Choco’s Sea Adventure Team: Allison O’Berry, Melissa Kawanaka, Paula Moran, Bronwyn Stackleather, Mi4 and Eon
Last year, Mi4 and Eon Reality teamed up with CCMH to create Choco’s Sea Adventure, an augmented reality module designed to motivate patients to ambulate. We interviewed Melissa, Paula and Allison about what it was like to take such an active role in developing this solution for their patients and families. Melissa: CHOC at Mission has […]
CHOC Children’s Named 2015 Most Wired Hospital
CHOC Children’s Hospital has been named a “2015 Most Wired Hospital,” based on results of the 17th annual HealthCare’s Most Wired™ Survey by the American Hospital Association’s Health Forum and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). Considered a leading industry barometer measuring information technology (IT) use and adoption among hospitals nationwide, the survey […]