The recognition is the result of the 19th Annual Health
Care’s Most Wired® survey, which is an industry-standard benchmark study
examining how organizations leverage information technology to improve
performance for value-based healthcare in the areas of infrastructure, business
and administrative management, quality and safety, and clinical integration.
UAHS is one of only two health systems in Western New York
and one of only two providers in Northwestern Pennsylvania to be named Most
Wired™. Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY, also received Most Wired™ recognition.
The results and the list of Health Care’s Most Wired®
hospitals and health system are published in the July 2017 issue of Health
& Hospitals Networks (H&HN).
“We are extremely pleased to again be named to the list of
the nation’s Most Wired® hospitals and health systems,” said Timothy J. Finan,
president and CEO of Upper Allegheny Health System, Bradford Regional Medical
Center and Olean General Hospital. “We know full well the impact information
technology (IT) can have on improving patient quality, safety and enhancing
access to services. I am very proud of the effort of our employees and
physicians that resulted in the national recognition,” Finan said.
“Our organization has
worked hard to leverage IT and redefine the way we provide care to our
communities, including implementation of the electronic health record,
computerized order entry for physicians, digital clinical imaging, introduction
of a patient portal and much more,” said Jason Yaworsky, senior vice president
and chief information officer at UAHS.
“As we move forward, we’ll see continual growth in the use of IT
applications in every aspect of healthcare to benefit patient care, the patient
experience and performance improvement.
We’re grateful to be recognized for our efforts,” Yaworsky said.
