WASHINGTON – U.S. News & World Report has released its list of 118 hospitals that are leaders when it comes to using electronic medical records and providing quality care.
"U.S. News defines a hospital as Most Connected if that hospital, or a major unit of it such as a children's hospital within the larger institution, has met twin standards: achieving Stage 6 or 7 of EMR adoption [based on HIMSS Analytics criteria] and earning either a national Best Hospital or Best Children's Hospital ranking or a high-performing designation in one or more medical specialties," according to the magazine's website.
Click here to read about the methodology of the Most Connected list and here for U.S. News rankings information, such as how many specialty rankings each hospital earned.
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(Note: The 118 Most Connected Hospital list is not a ranking of hospitals.)
The 118 Most Connected Hospitals:
Stage 7 Hospitals
1. Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
2. University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics Madison, WI
3. Stanford Hospital & Clinics Stanford, CA
4. Children's Hospital Boston Boston, MA
5. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pittsburgh, PA
6. Children's Medical Center Dallas Dallas, TX
7. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA
8. Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center Los Angeles, CA
9. NorthShore Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL
10. Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center Woodland Hills, CA
11. Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA
12. NorthShore Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL
13. Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA
14. Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center Fontana, CA
15. Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center Downey, CA
16. Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR
17. Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA
18. Kaiser Permanente San Francisco San Francisco, CA
19. Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center California
20. Sentara Williamsburg Regional Center Williamsburg, VA
21. South Bay Medical Center Harbor City, CA
22. Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City, CA
23. Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center Walnut Creek, CA
Click to the next page to see the Stage 6 Hospitals
