Most Wired® hospitals use technology to partner with patients on health. For the second consecutive year (and six years in total), Cooper University Health Care has been named one of the nation’s Most Wired hospitals by the annual Health Care’s Most Wired survey developed by the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Health Forum. According to the survey, now in its 19th year, the hospitals listed are those who make it easier for patients and providers to interact, thus improving communication, safety, and patient-provider relationships.
“We are honored to be acknowledged as a Most Wired hospital for 2017,” said Jayashree Raman, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Cooper. “At Cooper we are committed to leveraging technology to offer the highest quality care and patient experience in support of our mission to serve, to heal, and to educate. Every day we are implementing new innovations that improve health care access, safety, and delivery of care.”
According to the survey, Most Wired hospitals are using smart phones, electronic medical records, remote monitoring, and other technologies to create more ways for patients to access health care services and capture health information.
“The Most Wired hospitals are using every available technology option to create more ways to reach their patients in order to provide access to care,” said AHA President and Chief Executive Officer Rick Pollack. “They are transforming care delivery, investing in new delivery models in order to improve quality, provide access, and control costs.”
Health Care’s Most Wired survey, conducted between January 15 and March 15, 2017, is published annually by “Hospitals & Health Networks” (H&HN). The 2017 Most Wired survey and benchmarking study is a leading industry barometer measuring information technology (IT) use and adoption among hospitals nationwide. The survey of 698 participants, representing an estimated 2,158 hospitals — more than 39 percent of all hospitals in the U.S. — examines how organizations are leveraging IT to improve performance for value-based health care in the areas of infrastructure, business and administrative management, quality and safety, and clinical integration.
Detailed results of the survey and study can be found in the July 2017 issue of H&HN. For a full list of winners, visit www.hhnmag.com.
The 2017 Most Wired survey is conducted in cooperation with the American Hospital Association and Clearwater Compliance, LLC.