FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital again has been named as one of the nation’s most wired hospitals, according to the results of the 2015 Health Care’s Most Wired survey released Thursday in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association.
“Congratulations to our nation’s Most Wired hospitals for harnessing the potential of information technology to improve quality care and patient safety and lower health care costs,” said Rich Umbdenstock, the association’s president and CEO. “At the forefront of the field, these hospitals are setting the bar for protection of patient data through discerning security measures.”
Franklin Memorial Hospital was one of 400 hospitals recognized in one of three categories: Most Wired (338), Most Wired — Small and Rural (36), and Most Improved (26). Franklin received its recognition for Most Wired — Small and Rural.
Rebecca Arsenault, president of Franklin Community Health Network and Franklin Memorial Hospital, said being recognized six times and for the last five consecutive years is an important milestone. “This is a very prestigious and much sought after award,” she said. “Those recognized are extending the use of IT systems outside hospital walls, including connecting directly with patients to improve patient engagement and ultimately patient care.”
The 2015 Most Wired survey and benchmarking study, in partnership with College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and sponsored by VMware, is a leading industry barometer measuring information technology use and adoption among hospitals nationwide.
The survey examined 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.
According to the survey, hospitals are taking more aggressive privacy and security measures to protect and safeguard patient data. Top growth areas in security among this year’s Most Wired organizations include privacy audit systems, provisioning systems, data loss prevention, single sign-on and identity management.
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