Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) recently became one of only 26 health systems across the country, and the only one in Georgia, to receive Level 10 Digital Health Most Wired status from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
The recognition puts NGHS in elite company with other (leading natioinal) health
systems achieving Level 10 status including Cedars Sinai (Los Angeles), NYU Langone Health
(New York City), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and more.
“We’re truly leading the way in the state of Georgia, making life easier for everyone who
walks through our doors – whether it be one of our five hospital campuses or one of our many
doctors’ offices across the region,” said Chris Paravate, chief information officer at NGHS.
“We’re constantly striving to be better tomorrow than we are today, and this designation is proof
of what that mindset can achieve.
To achieve Level 10 Most Wired status, NGHS was visited by independent, third-party
surveyors who measured the organization’s adoption, implementation and use of information
technology. According to CHIME, organizations that achieve Level 10 are leaders in healthcare
technology who actively push the industry forward and see meaningful outcomes including improved quality of care, improved access to healthcare services, improved experiences for patients and reduced costs.