NKCH and MH Named Digital Health Most Wired
November 8, 2022Categories: PRESS RELEASE
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North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health has made the 2022 CHIME (College of Healthcare Information Management Executives) Digital Health Most Wired list for its use of information technology in supporting care delivery.
For over a decade, the health system has been selected as one of the nation’s Most Wired health systems. CHIME surveyed more than 38,000 organizations, designating NKCH and MH once again with the Quality Award – certified Level 8 – in Acute and Ambulatory, ranking above peers in several categories:
- Analytics and data management
- Clinical quality and safety
- Infrastructure
- Interoperability and population health
The CHIME Digital Health Most Wired program, a comprehensive “digital health checkup” for healthcare organizations around the world, conducts an annual survey to assess healthcare organizations that exemplify best practices through their use of information technology to improve health and health care in their communities. To attain Certified Acute and Ambulatory Level 8 status, organizations must show they have deployed technologies and strategies to analyze data and achieve meaningful clinical and efficiency outcomes.
“We are proud to honor your team’s exceptional dedication to excellence in digital health,” CHIME President and CEO Russell P. Branzell said. “Your pioneering performance in the industry inspires other organizations by example. Patients in communities around the world receive better care when you drive change through digital transformation, as you have proven through your success in this rigorous program.”
Kristen Guillaume, NKCH and MH chief information officer and marketing executive, pointed to the health system’s commitment to continuous optimization of the enterprise portfolio while leveraging innovations in analytics and artificial intelligence to expedite efficiency and inform progress centered on the patient experience.
“We are honored to again be recognized by CHIME, as this distinction represents the commitment of a long-standing partnership among operations leaders and the information technology team to create an exemplary digital experience supporting sustainable excellence in quality care,” Guillaume said. “This honor highlights the hard work of our analysts, informaticists, technicians, clinicians, engineers and innovators, and it serves as recognition of NKCH and MH’s commitment to collaboration and rapid transformation in the digital healthcare space.”
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 healthcare providers as they reinvent healthcare for a new century. Get more information about the CHIME Digital Health Most Wired program.
About CHIME
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is an executive organization dedicated to serving chief information officers, chief medical information officers, chief nursing information officers, chief innovation officers, chief digital officers and other senior healthcare IT leaders. With more than 5,000 members in 58 countries plus two U.S. territories and over 190 healthcare IT business partners and professional services firms, CHIME and its three associations provide a highly interactive, trusted environment enabling senior professional and industry leaders to collaborate, exchange best practices, address professional development needs and advocate the effective use of information management to improve the health and care in the communities they serve. For more information, please visit chimecentral.org.
About North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health
For more than 60 years, North Kansas City Hospital has been the Northland's preferred healthcare provider. Our mission is to provide hope and healing to every life we touch.
NKCH is an acute care facility with 451 licensed beds and 550 physicians representing 49 medical specialties. From our award-winning cardiovascular and orthopedic programs to our cancer, emergency, neurosciences, spine, women’s and other services, we provide a lifetime of care.
Through our Meritas Health subsidiary, NKCH offers the largest network of physician practices in the Northland, with more than 280 primary and specialty care doctors and advanced practice providers in 35 convenient locations, including an express care clinic in the 64th Street Hy-Vee store.
Our accreditations demonstrate our commitment to providing quality healthcare, including:
- American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet®designation
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services four-star rating
- The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® and certification for Comprehensive Cardiac Center, Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement, and Primary Stroke Center
Our oncology partnership with The University of Kansas Cancer Center provides patients with access to clinical trials and state-of-the-art radiation therapy.
Our mission, vision and values reflect a strong commitment to the health and well-being of our employees, the Northland community and beyond. U.S. News & World Report ranked NKCH High Performing in 10 procedures and conditions and named NKCH a Best Regional Hospital. Forbes honored NKCH as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers, ranking NKCH the top midsize hospital and health system in the Kansas City area and No. 182 midsize company in the nation.
In addition to our Wellness Corner in the Gladstone Community Center, each year NKCH serves more than 24,000 people through its dynamic Community Health & Wellness programs.