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IPC The Hospitalist Company: Physician Collaboration forBetter
Patient CareFounded in 1995, with its headquarters in
NorthHollywood CA, IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc.provides a
network of over 1,400 hospitalists physicians who specialize in
hospital-based, inpatientcare. Operating over 150 practice groups
thatprovide care in more than 500 medical facilitiesacross 21
states, the organization sought to enable its physicians to
communicate and collaboratein real time in order to create a more
dynamic organizational structure.
Patients receive better care whenphysicians can communicate with
other physicians quickly and effectively.Yammer puts our physicians
in control of the dialog and thats what they want.
- Roie Edery, Director of Information Systems, IPC The
Hospitalist Company, Inc.
SolutionIPC chose Yammer to facilitate its communication and
collaboration initiative. The technology has been adopted broadly
across the organization, and is now a primary communication channel
for the company. Yammer continues to connect dispersedphysicians in
various regions of the country, providing IPC a major
differentiator fromother physician groups: a superior means of
collaboration. The real-time, open nature of Yammer enables an
unrestricted, peer-level communications channel, breaking
downorganizational hierarchies and fostering dialog among the
companys many clinical experts.
Results and Benefits Better Collaboration: IPCs physicians find
Yammer to be better than email in many
cases for obtaining advice and quick answers to questions from
their physician peers. Flattened Hierarchy: Yammer allows the best
ideas to gain momentum, regardless of
who or where they come from within the organization. Mobile
Connectivity: IPC physicians across the U.S. can easily access
company
knowledge and connect to their fellow physicians via their
mobile devices.
Organization IPC TheHospitalistCompany
Industry Healthcare
Employees 1000+Founded 1995Net Revenues $310 M
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