October 7, 2021 – UPMC was named one of the nation’s “Digital Health Most Wired” health systems by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) for the 23rd year in a row.
It was one of only seven health systems eligible for the highest tier of recognition.
The CHIME Digital Health Most Wired program conducts an annual survey to assess how effectively healthcare organizations use advanced technologies in their clinical and business operations to improve the health of their communities. More than 36,000 organizations completed the survey this year, UPMC said.
UPMC earned the highest score possible of a level 10 rating in the domestic ambulatory and acute categories. To achieve this recognition, UPMC and others in this group implemented advanced technologies – including telemedicine, access to data at the bedside and cost analysis tools – and leveraged them to improve care, patient experience and access to services, while reducing costs.
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center facilities nationwide and UPMC-managed ISMETT in Palermo, Italy, also earned high recognition with a score of 7 in the ambulatory domestic and international acute categories respectively.
Over the last five years, UPMC has invested more than $2.4 billion in technologies across the health system to improve the quality and effectiveness of care. The health system says it also was an early adopter of electronic medical records and is pioneering advancements in biometrics, machine learning and natural language processing.