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Allina Health System named one of nation’s
100 most wired hospitals & health systems
Minneapolis, MN 07/15/2001--
Allina Health System has been named one of the nation’s 100 Most
Wired hospitals and health care systems by
Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American
Hospital Association. This prestigious award is based on the third
annual survey, developed in conjunction with Deloitte Consulting and
McKessonHBOC, which polled the nation’s health care systems on their
use of Internet technologies to connect with patients, physicians and
nurses, payors, health plans and employees. This is the first time
Allina Health System has been named to the list.
Allina Chief Information Officer David Pryor, M.D., said, “Allina
has made an investment to improve our use of information systems
because we believe there are tremendous benefits to everyone involved
in our health system, ranging from improved patient care to better
communications with our health plan members."
Hospitals & Health Networks worked with two leading
firms—Deloitte Consulting and McKessonHBOC—to develop an in-depth
eight-page survey that was sent to every hospital in the United
States. The survey examines the use of Internet technologies to
connect hospitals with patients, doctors and nurses, employees,
payors and health plans. Results from the survey were used to name
the 100 Most Wired. More than 280 hospitals and health systems
responded to the survey, representing 1,177 hospitals.
For the first time, the magazine took the analysis one step
further. “We took the Most Wired data and asked if there is any
benefit to being a leader,” said Alden Solovy, executive editor,
Hospitals & Health Networks, Chicago. “Along with higher
credit ratings, the Most Wired have greater expense control and more
productivity.”
Randy Spratt, senior vice president, technology and standards with
McKessonHBOC, Atlanta, said that “these correlations aren’t
surprising, but they’re extremely important. This is the first
analysis that compares overall financial performance with IT
investment.”
The Most Wired have a key management strategy in common, says Jeff
Miller, an Atlanta-based partner with Deloitte Consulting:
leadership. “What does it take to be a leader? It’s the diligence
to continue to look at where you are and where you need to be.”
The 100 Most Wired were named in the July issue of
Hospitals & Health Networks.
Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American
Hospital Association, conducts the Most Wired survey annually. It is
the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors' 2001 Magazine
of the Year. Deloitte Consulting is one of the world's leading
consulting firms.
McKessonHBOC is a Fortune 35 company serving the supply
management and information technology needs of health care
organizations.
Minneapolis-based Allina Health System is a non-profit, integrated
health care organization serving communities throughout Minnesota,
western Wisconsin and eastern North and South Dakota. Allina Health
System owns and operates two divisions: Allina Hospitals &
Clinics and Medica, its health plan division. Allina Hospitals &
Clinics can be found online at
www.allina.com and the latest health information is at
www.medformation.com. —30—
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