What states have the most connected hospitals?

U.S. News and World Report recently published a list of the 118 Most Connected Hospitals in the United States. The list was compiled by HIMSS Analytics, a division of the nonprofit Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society that analyzes use of health information technology. HIMSS Analytics scores hospitals’ adoption of electronic medical records on a scale from Stage 0 (no use of EMRs) to Stage 7 (full use). Only hospitals at Stage 6 or Stage 7 appear on the Most Connected Hospitals list. (See the methodology for Most Connected Hospitals.)

The top three states with hospitals on the Most Connected Hospitals list are:
California - 14 hospitals
Illinois - 11 hospitals
Texas - 10 hospitals

California had the most amount of Stage 7 hospitals on the list with seven of the 25, Illinois had two stage 7 hospitals and Texas only had one stage 7 hospital. Virginia has eight hospitals on list of 118 Most Connected Hospitals and half of those hospitals are stage 7 hospitals with full integration.

Thirteen of the 50 states did not even make it on the list. We would love to know your thoughts on this list as well as hospital connectivity.

For a complete list of The Most Connected Hospitals by State visit azimahealth.com

Source: Most Connected Hospitals: the List - US News and World Report