Winthrop has been recognized as
one of the nation’s Most Wired,
according to the results of the 2012
Most Wired Survey, which appeared
in the July issue of Hospitals &
Health Networks magazine. The survey
was conducted in cooperation with
McKesson Corporation, the College of
Healthcare Information Management
Executives, and the American Hospital
Association. This designation places
Winthrop in an elite field of hospitals
using health information technology
(HIT) to improve patient care.
“Winthrop-University Hospital is
a health IT trailblazer on Long Island
and beyond,” said John F. Collins,
President & CEO of Winthrop. “We
are proud to add ‘Most Wired’ to our
extensive list of accomplishments.”
The nation’s Most Wired hospitals
are leveraging the adoption and use of
HIT to improve performance in a number
of areas. As a field, hospitals are
focused on expanding and adopting HIT
that protects patient data, and optimizes
patient flow and communications.
“The desire to maintain the highest
level of patient safety has always been
the impetus for Winthrop’s health
information technology initiatives,”
said Maureen Gaffney, MHS, RPAC,
RN, Winthrop’s Senior Vice President
for Patient Care Services and Chief
Medical Information Officer.
“Our guiding principle for all of our
clinical system investments has been
improved quality of care and patient safety,”
added Nicholas Casabona, Winthrop’s
Chief Information Officer (CIO).
Winthrop was the first and only
Long Island hospital to demonstrate
meaningful use of electronic health
record technology during the 2011 federal
fiscal year. As a result, the Hospital
qualified for the financial incentive
program established by the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
and received $3.2 million from the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services to continue implementing its
HIT program.
Winthrop is a founding member of
the E-Health Network of Long Island,
the regional health information organization
working toward interconnectivity
with healthcare providers in other parts
of the state – and ultimately nationwide
– through compatible health information
exchange systems. For more information,
call 1-866-WINTHROP.
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Vol. 22, No. 2
Summer 2012
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