PHILADELPHIA- For the 19th time Penn Medicine has been named to CHIME (College of Healthcare Information Management Executives) Healthcare's "Most Wired" list for its use of information technology in supporting care delivery. And this year, the health system has achieved its highest score ever, a Level 9 (of 10) in both Ambulatory and Acute services.
Penn Medicine has been honored by CHIME's "Most Wired" designation for 11 consecutive years. Last year, Penn Medicine achieved a Level 8 designation for both Ambulatory and Acute services on the CHIME list.
"Attaining this Level 9 status for both environments signifies Penn Medicine's exemplary utilization of technology to support enhanced patient care and patient engagement services throughout the institution," said Michael Restuccia, senior vice president and chief information officer and head of Penn Medicine Information Services. "Only through tireless collaboration between operational leaders and our corporate Information Services can such a high level of achievement be recognized. Ultimately, this is about patient care value and the quality we are providing throughout our community."
Each year, the CHIME list recognizes health care organizations that have made strides in deploying technologies and strategies to analyze data and make meaningful improvements in care delivery and efficiency, according to the official designation.
In addition to the enterprise-wide scores that Penn Medicine achieved, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health achieved Level 9 in Ambulatory services and Level 8 in Acute.
Among the items that elevated Penn Medicine this year were improvements in technological infrastructure and clinical quality and safety, as well as efforts to continue improving telemedicine and assist in the transition from the COVID-19 pandemic.
