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CareTech Solutions provides IT services and/or Web products and services to the following winning client hospitals and health systems:
"I am delighted to see ten of CareTech's hospital clients recognized for their commitment to improving patient care and connectivity through the use of technology," said Jim Giordano, president and CEO of CareTech Solutions. "This is a time of unprecedented change for hospitals, and we can offer the experience and technical expertise they need to ensure their IT investment is aligned with strategic business goals."
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Hospitals understand the importance of health IT and the benefits of its adoption, yet still face significant barriers to implementation according to the newly released survey of America's Most Wired hospitals and health systems.
"The survey results highlight that continued progress is being made but the full potential of health IT has not been meet," says Rich Umbdenstock, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association (AHA). "Hospitals embrace health IT and recognize the many benefits it can provide to patients, but even Most Wired hospitals face barriers to adoption. We have asked that the federal government stimulate greater adoption by making Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments more widely available to hospitals and physicians so more hospitals can move in this direction."
Survey results speak to the fact that the full potential of health IT has not been met and that the use of electronic medical record (EHR) functions is still not widespread, even with independent physicians who practice within hospitals. For Most Wired hospitals, only 43 percent of independent physician practices have the ability to electronically document medical records, 41 percent have computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and 44 percent have decision support.
Hospitals & Health Networks conducted the 2010 survey in cooperation with McKesson Corporation and CHIME. The July H&HN cover story detailing results is available at www.hhnmag.com.
About the AHA
The AHA is a not-for-profit association of health care provider organizations and individuals that are committed to the improvement of health in their communities. The AHA is the national advocate for its members, which includes more than 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, and 38,000 individual members. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and trends.
About CareTech Solutions
CareTech Solutions, Inc., an information technology and Web products and services provider for more than 150 U.S. hospitals and health systems, creates value for clients through customized IT solutions that contribute to improving patient care while lowering healthcare costs. From implementing emerging technologies to supporting day-to-day IT operations, CareTech offers clients expert health information management services across the entire patient data lifecycle earning it the 2008 and 2009 Best in KLAS award for IT Outsourcing (Extensive) as ranked by healthcare executives and professionals in the Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report.
For more information, please visit www.caretech.com.
-- Continuum Health Partners (New York, N.Y.) - Most Wired -- Covenant Health (Knoxville, Tenn.) - Most Wired -- Crittenton Hospital Medical Center (Rochester, Mich.) - Most Wired and Most Wireless -- Detroit Medical Center (Detroit, Mich.) - Most Wired and Most Wireless -- Greenville Hospital System (Greenville, S.C.) - Most Wired -- Greenwich Hospital (Greenwich, Conn.) - Most Wired and Most Wireless -- Inova Health System (Falls Church, Va.) - Most Wired -- Lehigh Valley Health Network (Allentown, Pa.) - Most Wired and Most Wireless -- Northern Michigan Regional Health System (Petoskey, Mich.) - Most Wired Small and Rural -- The Christ Hospital (Cincinnati, Ohio) - Most Wired and Most Wireless
SOURCE CareTech Solutions, Inc.
