Over the span of 13 years, BannerHealth has incrementally adopted PoCUS (Point-of-care ultrasonography) across the health system through organic growth, unintended disruption and intended disruption. In all cases, Banner Health's operating processes led to PoCUS becoming a facilitating innovation, which improved diagnosis, treatment decision-making, clinical outcomes and reduced costs.
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Banner Health, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, operates 24 hospitals and many ambulatory and other health delivery entities across seven states. It is one of the largest health systems in the nation. It generated 77% of its 2013 $4.9 billion net patient revenue from services provided in Arizona. Please feel free to share this case study and comment below.