2012 Most Wired Survey And Benchmarking Study Now Open
The 2012 Most Wired Survey is now open. Since 1999, Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association, has annually named the nation's Most Wired hospitals and health systems. Hospitals may also be named to the Most Improved and/or Most Wired—Small and Rural lists.
Participating hospitals and health systems are assessed based on progress in adoption, implementation and use of information technology in four critical areas:
- Infrastructure
- Business and Administrative Management
- Clinical Quality and Safety (Inpatient/Outpatient Hospital)
- Clinical Integration (Ambulatory/Physician/Community)
Hospitals that have unique IT projects may also compete in the Innovator Award essay contest. A panel of hospital and information technology leaders will evaluate submissions based upon achievement of the business objective, creativity and uniqueness of concept, scope of solution and impact on the organization. A list of 2011 Innovator Award winners is available here.
The annual survey link and the Innovator Award application are available at www.hhnmostwired.com. The deadline for submission is March 1, 2012.
User ID codes and passwords have been mailed to all hospital CEOs and CIOs. Hospitals that need the ID and password resent or are experiencing problems accessing the survey can send an email to mostwired@healthforum.com with the hospital's name, city and state.
About the Most Wired Survey
The 2012 Most Wired Survey is conducted in cooperation with the American Hospital Association, McKesson Corporation, HIT Exchange and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. Close to 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 42,000 individual members come together to form the AHA.
About McKesson Corporation
McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 15th on the FORTUNE 500, is a health care services and information technology company dedicated to making the business of health care run better. We partner with payers, hospitals, physician offices, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies and others across the spectrum of care to build healthier organizations that deliver better care to patients in every setting. McKesson helps its customers improve their financial, operational, and clinical performance with solutions that include pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management, health care information technology, and business and clinical services. For more information, visit www.mckesson.com
About HIT Exchange
HITExchange connects health care executives who set strategy for their organizations and the IT professionals charged with implementing these strategies. Delivered in print, online, and mobile formats, HIT Exchange covers the most salient IT issues, innovations, and trends from both business and technical perspectives. HIT Exchange's award winning website and mobile edition—now available on the App Store—continue the convergent conversation with expanded and exclusive content including news, thought leadership videos, blogs, and industry resources. For more information, visit www.HITExchangeMedia.com
About College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)
CHIME is the professional organization for chief information officers and other senior healthcare IT leaders. With more than 1,400 CIO members and 80 healthcare IT vendors and professional services firms, CHIME provides a highly interactive, trusted environment enabling senior professionals and industry leaders to collaborate; exchange best practices; address professional development needs; and advocate the effective use of information management to improve the health and healthcare in the communities they serve. For more information, visit www.cio-chime.org
SOURCE: The American Hospital Association