October 28, 2024

MultiCare receives 16th consecutive ‘Most Wired’ award

TACOMA, Wash. —For the 16th consecutive year, MultiCare Health System was named a “Most Wired” U.S. health care organization by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

The CHIME digital health “Most Wired” award program conducts an annual survey to assess how effectively health care organizations use technology to improve care. MultiCare was one of more than 55,000 care sites — including approximately 40 percent of U.S. acute care hospitals — participating in the 2024 survey.

MultiCare has been at the forefront of implementing technology in patient care. The organization implemented Moxi robots in several hospitals to help nurses with everyday tasks to allow them to spend more time with patients. MultiCare Deaconess Hospital in Spokane uses a virtual nursing program designed for nurses to handle patient admissions and medicine list collections and provide discharge instructions virtually.

“This award reflects the partnership between operations and technology across MultiCare. We continue to look for ways to use the latest technology to help our staff spend more time with our patients while delivering exceptional care at our hospitals and clinics,” said Bradd Busick, senior vice president and chief information officer at MultiCare.

The “Most Wired” program ranks health care organizations from level 1-10 across four categories: acute, ambulatory, long-term care and international acute, as they apply. The highest levels recognize organizations that drive innovation and apply leading information technology practices.

MultiCare ranked as level 9 in both ambulatory and acute-care categories, demonstrating it has deployed technologies and strategies to analyze data and achieve meaningful clinical and efficiency outcomes.