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GRITMAN
Medical Center
was named a 2014 Most Wired
Hospital by
Hospitals & Health
Networks
magazine—the sixth time
Gritman has received this honor.
e designation promotes better
use of technology to improve patient
safety and hospital administration by
highlighting hospitals using innova-
tive and best practices. A Most Wired
Hospital is an example to others on
the best use of technology to analyze
information, re ne practices and spot
areas of risk and ine ciency.
“Our technology gets important in-
formation to the care team, like doc-
tors and nurses, so they can quickly
make decisions about how best to
care for our patients, which means
that our patients get better faster and
return to their normal daily lives as
soon as possible,” said Kane France-
tich, Chief Information O cer at
Gritman. “Our use of technology im-
proves the documentation of the care
we provide, reduces the likelihood of
errors related to poor handwriting or
complex medication delivery and al-
lows doctors and other care providers
to access important information from
mobile devices so they can carefully
monitor our patient’s condition. And
the electronic records are safer and
more secure than any paper record
ever could be.”
Gritman President and CEO Kara
Besst said focusing on patients and be-
ing able to deliver high-quality care is
a top priority for Gritman leadership.
In the
Hospitals & Health Networks
story, Francetich describes how
Gritman’s participation in the Idaho
Health Data Exchange (IHDE) has
helped with continuity of care. at’s a
particular concern with Gritman,
which has a high transient student
population. e IHDE gives Grit-
man and other providers immedi-
ate access to allergy lists, lab results
and other information. e story
is available at
tinyurl.com/
gritmanwired2014
.
Leading with
technology
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE. President and CEO Kara Besst and Chief Information Officer Kane Francetich
