UAB Medicine
UAB Medicine is again honored for excellence in the use of information technology in improving patient care. has again been named one of the nation’s leaders in the use of information technology in health care by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. Both UAB Hospital and UAB Medicine’s ambulatory clinics were cited for achieving Level 9 status in CHIME’s 2022 Digital Health Most Wired survey.
CHIME recognized 70 hospitals and 60 ambulatory facilities nationwide for achieving Level 9 status in 2022. No other health care organization in Alabama achieved Level 9 status. CHIME’s Most Wired list acknowledges health care organizations that have adopted and deployed information technology to improve patient safety and health outcomes across the industry.
The mission of the CHIME Most Wired program is to elevate the health and health care of communities around the world through the optimal use of information technology. The annual survey is designed to identify and recognize health care organizations that exemplify best practices through their adoption, implementation and use of information technology.
According to CHIME, hospitals and health systems at the forefront of using health care IT to improve the delivery of care have maximized the benefits of foundational technologies and are embracing new technologies that support population management and value-based care.
The Digital Health Most Wired survey and recognition program serve as a comprehensive digital health checkup for health care organizations across the world. As success in digital health increasingly determines the quality of patient care, the scope of the CHIME Digital Health Most Wired survey reflects the progress of leading health care providers as they reinvent health care for a new century.