October 19, 2023 – Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) has been honored for Digital Excellence as a 2023 Digital Health Most Wired Survey Recipient for the fourth year in a row. The college of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), has released their coveted Digital Health Most Wired Survey results for the 2023 data collection period. ARH is proud to announce our level 8 achievement for the Ambulatory and Acute survey selection.

Among more than 55,000 facilities represented, ARH ranked above peers in categories like analytics and data management, population health, infrastructure, and patient engagement. The survey assessed the adoption, integration, and impact of technologies in health care organizations at all stages of development, from early development to industry leading.

“We are proud to recognize ARH and it’s exceptional dedication to digital health excellence,” says CHIME President and CEO Russell P. Branzell. “Your pioneering performance in the industry not only inspires other organizations by example, but also provides patients around the world with better care.”

Amid escalating challenges posed by growing cybersecurity threats and evolving care models, the call for revolutionizing healthcare through technology is moving forward at a rapid pace. The future of health and care that should be envisioned over the nest 30 years will be a world apart from what the current landscape is. Driven by emerging technology, digital innovation—enabled by fully interoperable data, artificial intelligence, and open, secure platforms—will drive much of this change. A strategic roadmap will be more critical than ever to navigate this myriad of change.

“To support your planning for the future, we have designed the Digital Health Most Wired program to deliver valuable insights into the best practices, HIT adoption patterns, and digital health market trends,” says Branzell.

“We are so proud of our ARH family across the system as we use the latest in available technology to care for our patients. ARH is designated as a Most Wired Leader on a world-wide basis, with modern technology across the acute, ambulatory, and home health patient service spectrums of care,” says Montie Hodge, ARH Chief Information Officer. “The designation as Most Wired demonstrates the continued growth and ongoing commitment to invest in the latest technology to deliver the highest standard of care to our patients by ARH.”

The Digital Health Most Wire Survey and recognition program serves as a comprehensive “Digital Health Check-up” for healthcare 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 healthcare providers as they reinvent healthcare for a new century. This remarkable achievement stretches far beyond information technology and reflects an entire organization’s commitment to improve healthcare through the advancement of digital health strategies.