Stony Brook University Hospital has been named a Most Wired Hospital by American Hospital Association’s Health Forum for a ninth consecutive year.
This recognition is based on the results of the 19th Annual Health Care’s Most Wired survey. Conducted between Jan. 15 and March 15 of this year, the survey is published annually by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, and is a leading industry barometer measuring information technology (IT) use and adoption among hospitals nationwide. This year, there were 698 survey participants, representing an estimated 2,158 hospitals — more than 39 percent of all hospitals in the U.S.
Stony Brook was one of 36 hospitals and health systems statewide and 512 nationwide named to the 2017 Most Wired list. Southampton Hospital, which will join the Stony Brook Medicine healthcare system in August, was also recognized for the sixth consecutive year. It is the only hospital on the East End of Long Island to receive this distinction.
“Being named a Most Wired hospital for nine consecutive years reflect the dedication of our IT team in bringing innovative technologies to improve the delivery of care here at Stony Brook,” said Reuven Pasternak, MD, CEO, Stony Brook University Hospital, and Vice President for Health Systems, Stony Brook Medicine.
According to the survey, technology is making it easier for patients and healthcare providers to interact, improving communication, safety and patient-provider relationships. New tools are helping patients become more actively involved in their care and maintaining their health.
“This significant accomplishment recognizes Stony Brook’s use of leading-edge technology to advance the coordination of quality care for our patients and the community,” said Sue Schade, FCHIME, LCHIME, FHIMSS, Interim Chief Information Officer. “Our investment in IT has a major impact on efficiency, quality and safety as we strive to achieve our goal of Top 10 performance in clinical outcomes, patient safety and the patient experience by 2019.”
The survey also found that many Most Wired hospitals are using smartphones, telehealth and remote monitoring to create more ways for patients to access healthcare services and capture health information.
Innovation in patient care embraces emerging technologies and underscores the need for secure patient information exchange. Most Wired hospitals have increased their use of sophisticated IT monitoring systems to detect patient privacy breaches, monitor for malicious activities or policy violations and produce real-time analysis of security alerts.
Additionally, Most Wired hospitals are transforming care delivery with knowledge gained from data and analytics. They are investing in analytics to support new delivery models and effective decision-making and training clinicians on how to use analytics to improve quality, provide access and control costs.
Detailed results of the Most Wired survey and study can be found in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. For a full list of Most Wired hospitals, visit hhnmag.com.
