Distinguished for Innovative Use of Technology
In 2009, Martin’s Point won the Best Solution for Business Intelligence Award from the IBM Cognos Innovation Center for Performance Management. This distinction was received for our innovative use of technology to monitor and improve patient health outcomes and their care experience.
Pioneering Information Technology
“Dr. David Howes has served both as Chairman of our Board and as a personal mentor to me in this important work. He has provided exceptional visionary, intellectual and financial support that has helped HealthInfoNet become a national model for statewide health exchanges.”
Dev Culver
Executive Director and
CEO, HealthInfoNet
At Martin’s Point, we strive for our patients to have better access to health care services and more time to develop trusted relationships with those providing their care.
The current structure of the national health care system has made it difficult for patients to develop trusted relationships with their doctors and other clinical providers. Our vision is to recapture the feeling of the small-town, family doctor’s office experience, while using the diagnostic, treatment, and technological advancements of modern medicine.
Some of the specific things that we are doing to support this vision include:
Enhancing the Way We Provide Care
We are beginning to group physicians and other medical staff into “care teams,” where everyone who is dedicated to a patient’s care works in close proximity so that they can easily communicate with each other. Thus, they are able to more effectively work together to anticipate patients’ needs and better coordinate their care. For patients, this also means that they have a direct line to reach everyone who provides and supports their care.
Our New Flagship Health Care Center
In 2010, we opened the doors to our new Portland Health Care Center, which was designed to support our team approach to care. To keep patients’ comfort and convenience as a high priority, we consulted with patients, doctors, and other clinical staff throughout the building design process. Their feedback helped inspire features such as warm and welcoming waiting rooms, valet parking, and patient health information resource rooms. Through this flagship center, we will translate what we learn about the patient experience to our other health care centers.
Martin’s Point is dedicated and driven to continue this critical work of making significant improvements to the way patients experience their care.
