VETERANS’ CORNER: VA Medical Centers Make 2013 ‘Most Wired’ List

The 2013 “Most Wired” hospitals named the Department of Veterans Affairs, representing 152 VA medical centers, to its list.

This list which is released by Hospitals & Health Network, in partnership with McKesson, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and the American Hospital Association, is the result of a national survey aimed at ranking hospitals that are leveraging health information technology in new and innovative ways.

Over the past year, the VA has provided veterans and VA health care teams with 21st century health care through the use of new and innovative technology. Examples are: