Bon Secours Health System, Inc. Named 2015 Most Wired™
July 27, 2015
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GREENVILLE, SC – Bon Secours Health System, Inc. and several of its subsidiaries were named by AHA’s Health Forum as Most Wired for 2015. According to the results of the 17th annual HealthCare’s Most Wired™ survey, released by the American Hospital Association’s Health Forum and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), health data security and patient engagement are top priorities for the nation’s hospitals.
The 2015 Most Wired™ survey and benchmarking study, in partnership with CHIME and sponsored by VMware, is a leading industry barometer measuring information technology (IT) use and adoption among hospitals nationwide. The survey of more than 741 participants, representing more than 2,213 hospitals, examined how organizations are leveraging IT to improve performance for value-based healthcare in the areas of infrastructure, business and administrative management, quality and safety, and clinical integration.
“In addition to Bon Secours Health System (BSHSI), Bon Secours Baltimore Health System, Bon Secours Kentucky Health System, Bon Secours Charity Health System, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System in Greenville, South Carolina, and Bon Secours Virginia Health System were all named as Most Wired organizations in 2015. This is a significant milestone because it is the first time all of our Local Systems have received the award,” stated Laishy-Williams Carlson, BSHSI’s chief information officer.
According to the survey, hospitals are taking more aggressive privacy and security measures to protect and safeguard patient data. Top growth areas in security among this year’s Most Wired organizations include privacy audit systems, provisioning systems, data loss prevention, single sign-on and identity management. The survey also found:
- 96 percent of Most Wired organizations use intrusion detection systems compared to 85 percent of the all respondents. Privacy audit systems (94 percent) and security incident event management (93 percent) are also widely used
- 79 percent of Most Wired organizations conduct incident response exercises or tabletop tests annually, a high-level estimate of the current potential for success of a cybersecurity incident response plan, compared to 37 percent of all responding hospitals
- 83 percent of Most Wired organizations report that hospital board oversight of risk management and reduction includes cybersecurity risk
HealthCare’s Most Wired™ Survey, conducted between Jan. 15 and March 15, 2015, is published annually by Health & Hospitals Network. Respondents completed 741 surveys, representing more than 39 percent of all U.S. hospitals. Last October, the AHA/Health Forum and CHIME announced the formation of a Most Wired partnership to enhance collaboration between the two organizations in the development and sustainability of the survey, and to collectively help meet the growing demand for useful data on health IT integration.
Detailed results of the survey and study can be found in the July issue of H&HN; for a full list of winners visit www.hhnmag.com.
About Bon Secours Health System, Inc.
Bon Secours Health System, Inc. based in Marriottsville, Maryland, is a $3.5 billion dollar not-for-profit Catholic health system that owns, manages or joint ventures 19 acute care, 5 long term care, 4 assisted living, 6 retirement communities/senior housing, 14 home care and hospice services, and other facilities, primarily on the East Coast. Bon Secours Health System consists of more than 23,000 caregivers helping people in six states. Its vision is to be a prophetic Catholic health ministry partnering with communities to create a more humane world, build health and social justice and provide exceptional value for those served. For more information, visit www.bshsi.org.
