Six Connecticut hospitals were named among the nation’s “Most Wired” medical centers for leveraging the adoption and use of health information technology (IT) to improve performance in a number of areas, according to Health Care’s Most Wired 2012 Survey released Tuesday.
According to the annual survey the “Most Wired” hospitals are focused on expanding and adopting IT that protects patient data, and optimizes patient flow and communications. The Connecticut winners include: Hartford Hospital, Middlesex Health System, MidState Medical Center, St. Francis Care, William W. Backus Hospital, and the Yale New Haven Health System.
According to the survey results:
- Ninety-three percent of Most Wired hospitals employ intrusion detection systems to protect patient privacy and security of patient data, in comparison to seventy-seven percent of the total responders.
- Seventy-four percent of Most Wired hospitals and fifty-seven percent of all surveyed hospitals use automated patient flow systems.
- Ninety percent of Most Wired hospitals and seventy three percent of all surveyed use performance improvement scorecards to help reduce inefficiencies.
- One hundred percent of Most Wired hospitals check drug interactions and drug allergies when medications are ordered as a major step in reducing medication errors
