Cover Story 2007 Most Wired

Ten Lessons from the Top 100

One thing is certain: Technology is part of the process of improving care

Team coverage by: Alden Solovy, Suzanna Hoppszallern, Sarah B. Brown

Information technology provides a wide range of tools to help hospitals improve quality. Here are 10 IT lessons from this year's 100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems.

Also we reveal the 2007 award winners for Most Improved, Innovator, Small and Rural, Supply Chain and Most Wireless. And inaugural Most Wired International Certifications of Merit go to hospitals in Ireland, Spain and Japan.

Cover Story

Ten Lessons from the Top 100
The Survey
List of 2007 Most Wired Winners
Link to previous winners (1999-2006)
2007 Innovator Awards
2007 International Citations
A Higher Standard
Figure 1. Use of Electronic Bed Boards
Figure 2. Project Analytics
Figure 3. Medications Ordered Electronically
Figure 4. Medication Orders Matched Electronically
Figure 5. Electronic Surveillance
Figure 6. Quality Indicator Compliance Alerts
Figure 7. Digital Clinical Imaging
Figure 8. Clinical Documentation in the OR
Figure 9. Primary Data Center Recovery

About the Survey
The Most Wired Team

The Most Wired--Small and Rural
The Most Wireless
The Most Improved
The 2007 Most Wired Sponsors

This article 1st appeared in the July 2007 issue of HHN Magazine.

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