Essentia Health has been named as a leader in technology by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). 

Health care organizations are recognized annually for their information-technology achievements and receive certifications through the CHIME Digital Health Most Wired program. Organizations certified at level 9 or 10 (on a 1-10 scale) are considered leaders. This is the fourth year in a row Essentia has been recognized for its achievements in this field.

Essentia’s acute and ambulatory settings are certified level 9, meaning they reside in the top 1 percent of the nearly 48,000 organizations that were graded. Of those 48,000, only 133 organizations received a level 9 or 10 on the acute survey, and only 111 received a level 9 or 10 on the ambulatory survey. This highlights Essentia’s success in categories like analytics and data management; population health; infrastructure; and patient engagement. The surveys assess the adoption, integration and impact of technologies in health care organizations.

CHIME is a professional organization that represents senior health care IT leaders and executives. It focuses on advancing the use of technology and information management in health care to improve patient care, enhance operational efficiency and drive innovation.