LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center has been named a Most Wired facility by the American Hospital Association’s Health Forum and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.

According to CMMC President Tina Legere, “Central Maine Medical Center is one of only 338 hospitals in the country to receive this important recognition and this is the second year in a row for our hospital.”

The 2015 Most Wired survey and benchmarking study, in partnership with CHIME and sponsored by VMware, is a leading industry barometer measuring information technology use and adoption among hospitals nationwide. The survey of more than 741 participants, representing more than 2,213 hospitals, examined how organizations are leveraging IT to improve performance for value-based health care in the areas of infrastructure, business and administrative management, quality and safety, and clinical integration.

As hospitals and health systems begin to transition away from volume-based care to more integrated, value-based care delivery, hospitals are utilizing IT to better facilitate information exchange across the care settings. This includes greater alignment between hospitals and physicians. According to the survey, the physician portal is a key factor in strengthening physician-hospital alignment.

HealthCare’s Most Wired Survey, conducted between Jan. 15 and March 15, is published annually by Health & Hospitals Network.