Healthcare Informatics has announced the 12 semi-finalists for its 2011 IT Innovator Awards. The 2011 Awards mark the publication’s fourth consecutive year of honoring healthcare leadership teams who have effectively employed information technology to make a difference in their organizations and in the industry at large.

The 12 semi-finalists were chosen by the magazine’s editors from a pool of submissions 65% larger than that of last year. Reader voting will close on Tuesday, Nov. 23, and the Top Three Finalists will be announced at the 2011 HIMSS Conference.

The 12 Semi-finalists in the 2011 IT Innovator Awards are (in alphabetical order):

•    Adventist Health System [clinical]
For: CPOE implementation, 25 hospitals in 28 months
•    Adventist Health System [financial]
For: Self-service billing and registration
•    Brigham and Women's Hospital
For: Medication linking in chemotherapy
•    Children's Hospital and Medical Center (Omaha)
For: Clinical analytics and business intelligence
•    Denver Health
For: Clinical quality scorecard
•    Edward Hospital
For: Text-click-call in the ED
•    Fletcher Allen Health Care
For: An EHR and meaningful use journey
•    HealthInfoNet
For: Maine’s health information exchange
•    Memorial Hospital and Health System (South Bend)
For: Telemedicine for high-risk OB
•    Muir Medical Group IPA
For: Enterprise chart
•    Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII)
For: Statewide health information exchange
•    Southeast Texas Medical Associates
For: The SETMA model of care