UAMS Medical Center To Receive ‘2015 Most Wired’ Award

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center recently became the only Arkansas hospital to earn the 2015 Most Wired Award from the American Hospital Association Health Forum and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), according to UAMS.

Only 338 of the 2,213 hospitals surveyed by CHIME in 2015 received the Most Wired Award.

The award highlights excellence in information technology leadership in addressing patient care, customer service, business processes and safety issues. The hospitals named this year also are at the forefront in health data security and patient engagement, according to CHIME.

In 2012, UAMS reported that 1,500 patients may have had their data compromised by a security breach involving an ex-resident doctor.

“When UAMS implemented an integrated electronic health record over a year ago, it was a game changer,” said Rhonda Jorden, UAMS chief information officer. “Finally, the majority of information needed to care for the patient was in one user interface for our health care team. Having this integrated information, in conjunction with other efficiency and performance initiatives, has enabled UAMS to use data to streamline workflows and improve patient care.”