CoxHealth earns 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is pleased to announce that CoxHealth has earned 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition. The health system earned Level 9 – out of 10 – in both acute and ambulatory, putting CoxHealth in the top 20% of organizations that participated in these categories.

“This distinction is a great honor for CoxHealth, and ties to the hard work of many people across the organization,” says Cheryl Hertel, vice president and Chief Information Officer at CoxHealth. “It also represents substantial progress, as we have increased from Level 7 in 2019 to meeting this goal we set for ourselves. The real reward, however, is knowing this designation reflects the work that we are doing to improve the experience for our patients and employees.”

The CHIME Digital Health Most Wired program conducts an annual survey to assess how effectively health care organizations apply core and advanced technologies into their clinical and business programs to improve health and care in their communities. A total of 36,674 organizations were represented in the 2021 Digital Health Most Wired program, which includes four separate surveys: acute, ambulatory, long-term care and international acute. The surveys assessed the adoption, integration and impact of technologies in health care organizations at all stages of development, from early development to industry leading.

“Digital transformation in health care has accelerated to an unprecedented level since 2020, and the next few years will bring a wave of innovation that empowers health care consumers and will astound the industry,” said Russell P. Branzell, CHIME President and CEO. “The Digital Health Most Wired program recognizes the outstanding digital leaders who have paved the way for this imminent revolution in health care. Their trailblazing commitment to rapid transformation has set an example for the entire industry in how to pursue a leadership vision with determination, brilliant planning and courage to overcome all challenges.”

Each participating organization received a customized benchmarking report, an overall score and scores for individual levels in eight segments: infrastructure; security; business/disaster recovery; administrative/supply chain; analytics/data management; interoperability/population health; patient engagement; and clinical quality/safety. Participants can use the report and scores to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement.

As in past years, CHIME will publish an industry trends report based on Digital Health Most Wired responses from U.S. participants. The 2021 National Trends Report is scheduled to be released in October during CHIME21 in San Diego.

For more information about the CHIME Digital Health Most Wired program, click here.