Docent Health Introduces Innovation Partnership with Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) to Transform the Patient Experience
New York, NY—April 4, 2016
Docent Health, a new healthcare company focused on radical transformation of the patient experience across the continuum, today unveiled its partnership with the Innovation Center at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the global leader in musculoskeletal care and patient satisfaction.
Docent Health is working closely with HSS to co-develop and test the platform. "We are excited to work with HSS, who has led the healthcare industry in delivering world class patient experiences. They have consistently demonstrated a commitment to innovation and service excellence," said Paul Roscoe, cofounder and CEO of Docent Health.
"An essential part of the HSS Innovation Center mission is to partner with early stage companies and co-develop, test and refine care delivery and digital health solutions that create scalable value to the global healthcare community," said Leonard Achan, HSS - Chief Innovation Officer. HSS has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Report for the past six consecutive years. HSS has also continuously ranked in the 99th percentile among the nation’s top hospitals for overall patient satisfaction and likelihood to recommend to others.
"Continuous, collaborative innovation has long helped to earn the quality of outcomes and patient satisfaction that make HSS a hospital of choice for people from more than 100 countries and all 50 states," said Louis A. Shapiro, President and CEO of HSS. "We're excited to be partnering with Docent Health to codify this expertise and these capabilities into a solution that not only enables us to continue to improve our level of service, but also extends to other institutions to elevate the patient experience across healthcare more broadly."
About HSS | Hospital for Special Surgery
HSS is the world’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health. At its core is Hospital for Special Surgery, nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopedics for 14 years in a row and No. 2 in rheumatology by U.S.News & World Report (2023-2024). Founded in 1863, the Hospital has one of the lowest infection rates in the country and was the first in New York State to receive Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service from the American Nurses Credentialing Center four consecutive times. The global standard total knee replacement was developed at HSS in 1969. An affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College, HSS has a main campus in New York City and facilities in New Jersey, Connecticut and in the Long Island and Westchester County regions of New York State. In addition, HSS opened a new facility in Florida in early 2020. In 2019, HSS provided care to 151,000 patients and performed more than 35,000 surgical procedures, and people from all 50 U.S. states and 89 countries travelled to receive care at HSS. In addition to patient care, HSS leads the field in research, innovation and education. The HSS Research Institute comprises 20 translational research laboratories, 33 scientists, 10 clinician-scientists, 55 clinical investigators and 245 scientific support staff that drive the HSS research enterprise in the musculoskeletal “ecosystem,” neurology, pain management and rheumatic diseases. The HSS Innovation Institute was formed in 2016 to realize the potential of new drugs, therapeutics and devices. The HSS Education Institute is the world’s leading provider of education on musculoskeletal health, with its online learning platform offering more than 300 courses to more than 30,000 medical professional members worldwide. Through HSS Global Ventures, the institution is collaborating with medical centers and other organizations to advance the quality and value of musculoskeletal care and to make world-class HSS care more widely accessible nationally and internationally.
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