Nicklaus Children's Hospital Is Honored For Digital Excellence As A 2024 Digital Health Most Wired Survey Recipient

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MIAMI, Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicklaus Children's Hospital is proud to announce that the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has recognized the hospital with a Level 9 achievement for the Acute survey selection, and for the second year in a row, Ambulatory survey selection.

Among the almost 48,000 facilities represented, Nicklaus Children's Hospital distinguished itself by ranking above peers in critical categories such as analytics and data management, population health, infrastructure, and patient engagement. The survey evaluates the adoption, integration, and impact of technologies across healthcare organizations, from early-stage adopters to industry leaders.

"Receiving recognition from CHIME for the eighth consecutive year speaks to
Nicklaus Children's commitment to providing digital health excellence," said Dr. David
Seo, senior vice president and chief digital and information officer. "As healthcare continues to be revolutionized through technology, we're proud to be trailblazers using technology to enhance the expert pediatric care we deliver to the children and families we serve."

The Digital Health Most Wired program is designed to provide insights into best practices, HIT adoption patterns, and digital health market trends. The Digital Health Most Wired survey and recognition program serves as a comprehensive "Digital Health Check-up" for healthcare organizations globally. As success in digital health increasingly influences patient care quality, the CHIME Digital Health Most Wired survey reflects the progress of leading healthcare providers as they reshape healthcare for the future. This achievement extends beyond information technology, symbolizing a collective organizational commitment to enhancing healthcare through advanced digital health strategies.

"We are proud to recognize
Nicklaus Children's Hospital's exceptional dedication to digital health," said CHIME President and CEO, Russ Branzell. "The hospital's pioneering performance in the industry not only inspires other organizations by example but also provides patients around the world with better care."

About
Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Where Your Child Matters MostTM
Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children. With more than 850 physicians, including over 500 pediatric subspecialists, the hospital and its network of outpatient centers and offices serve close to 70% of children in the Miami market. The only hospital "where your child matters mostTM," Nicklaus Children's is home to the region's most advanced Kenneth C. Griffin Surgical Tower, and its centers of excellence Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute, the Nicklaus Children's Orthopedics, Sports Health and Spine Institute, Nicklaus Children's Brain Institute and Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute. The Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Transfer Center, Nick4Kids, and LifeFlight are responsible for transporting and saving close to 5,000 lives a year. Our 307-bed hospital, which is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, has many specialty programs routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. Nicklaus Children's is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession's most prestigious institutional honor. For more information, please visit

About CHIME
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is an executive organization dedicated to serving chief information officers (CIOs), chief medical information officers (CMIOs), chief nursing information officers (CNIOs), chief innovation officers (CIOs), chief digital officers (CDOs) and other senior healthcare IT leaders. With more than 3,000 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.

For more information:

Alejandra Sanchez, PR Specialist
Nicklaus Children's Health System
786-624-4913
[email protected]

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