Are patients happier at most wired hospitals?
The results are in from H&HN's 10th annual Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study, and analyses of the data indicate that patients favor hospitals and health systems with advanced information technology. Moreover, among this year's 100 Most Wired organizations, quality outcomes--including risk-adjusted mortality rates--are better than among hospitals in general. Our fold-out section includes the top 100 list.
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D001363:Awards and Prizes; D019985:Benchmarking; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology