AnMed Health has been recognized as one of the nation’s Most Wired hospitals and health systems, according to the 2014 Most Wired Survey. The survey results were released in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.
 
The Most Wired hospitals are better positioned to improve patient care and safety, according to the American Hospital Association.
 
“The Most Wired data show that shared health information allows clinicians and patients to have the information they need to promote health and make the most informed decisions about treatments,” says Rich Umbdenstock, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association. “Hospitals, their clinicians and their communities are doing tremendous work to enhance their IT systems in ways that support care and delivery improvement, and patient engagement goals.”
 
At AnMed Health, information technology is an integral part of providing care. Patient medical records have been electronic since 2000, and AnMed Health was the first in the state to implement PACS, a picture archiving and communication system that gives doctors and clinicians instant and remote access to radiology images.
 
AnMed Health has also introduced speech recognition software that transforms dictated reports into electronic text, allowing radiologists to produce more accurate reports quickly and easily. Today, physicians routinely use a computer-based portal to view clinical data such as laboratory results, medications, vitals, radiology and cardiology results and images, and nursing documentation.
 
The H&HN cover story detailing results is available at www.hhnmag.com.