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Yale-New Haven Hospital news release
Release date: July 18, 2005
Media contact: Mark D'Antonio, (203) 688-2493

Yale-New Haven Hospital selected as a 2005 Most Wired and Most Wireless award winner by Hospitals and Health Networks

For the sixth straight year, Yale-New Haven Hospital has been selected a Most Wired award winner for 2005 by Hospitals and Health Networks, a trade magazine published by the American Hospital Association. Yale-New Haven Hospital, along with Bridgeport and Greenwich Hospitals, all members of the Yale New Haven Health System, were three of the hospitals receiving this honor. In addition, Yale-New Haven Hospital was also selected for the second time as a Most Wireless award winner, having earned the honor in 2003.

This recognition is based on technology advancements made by the organization to enhance patient safety, clinical quality and customer service in health care centers.

"This tremendous honor once again demonstrates the importance Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Yale New Haven Health System place in consistently investing in the technology infrastructure to ensure patient safety and quality care," said Mark Andersen, senior vice president and chief information officer. "To be included on this prestigious list shows our continued dedication to enhancing immediate access to patient information to improve patient care. It's not technology for technology's sake. Our commitment to continually upgrading system technologies allows us to support the many improvements in the overall patient care process."

Some of the recent technology-related improvements at Yale-New Haven Hospital include:

• Deployment of a new bed management system
• Opening of the new Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center
• Continued expansion of the MDlink program
• The addition of online enrollments for employees to select benefits

This is the sixth year that Hospitals and Health Networks has conducted the Most Wired survey and benchmarking study, polling the nation's hospitals on the use of information technology. The awards were based on responses from nearly 500 hospitals and health systems that completed the survey, representing nearly 1,200 hospitals.

Yale-New Haven was also cited for its use of technology in appointment scheduling and pre-registration, as well as allowing employees to track their retirement funds, educational opportunities and job postings. Yale-New Haven Hospital received added praise and recognition for network connectivity speed, network security and how and what business is conducted online.

Reporters: For more information on this release, contact Mark D'Antonio, (203) 688-2493.

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