OLEAN, N.Y. — For the second consecutive year, Upper Allegheny Health System, representing member hospitals Bradford (Pa.) Regional Medical Center and Olean General Hospital, has been named to the nation’s list of Most Wired® hospitals and health systems by the American Hospital Association’s Health Care Forum.
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™.
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.
