# Maturity Models * **Definition:** Maturity Models in healthcare or healthcare technology are structured frameworks that assess the progression and sophistication of processes, systems, or organizations in delivering healthcare services. They provide a roadmap for improvement by categorizing stages of maturity, typically ranging from initial or ad-hoc practices to optimized and fully integrated systems, enabling organizations to identify their current state and plan for future enhancements. * **Taxonomy:** CTO Topics / Maturity Models ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Maturity Models**, for healthcare technology leaders * 450 news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/27/2025 | [**Building resilient cyber threat intelligence communities - Computer Weekly**](https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Building-resilient-cyber-threat-intelligence-communities) | [[Computer Weekly]] | | 5/19/2025 | [**In southeast Kansas, housing is treated as healthcare, and people are getting off the streets**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/innovation/southeast-kansas-housing-treated-healthcare-and-people-are-getting-streets) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 5/18/2025 | [**Genesys Strengthens Asia Pacific Leadership Team - PR Newswire**](https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/genesys-strengthens-asia-pacific-leadership-team-302458072.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 5/17/2025 | [**Transforming Oral Health Access and Innovation with Delta Dental CEO Sarah Chavarria**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/podcasts/uncategorized/transforming-oral-health-access-and-innovation-with-delta-dental-ceo-sarah-chavarria/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/15/2025 | [**Exciting Collaboration Between Healthcare IT Today and Alliance for Smart Healthcare Excellence**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/04/15/exciting-collaboration-between-healthcare-it-today-and-alliance-for-smart-healthcare-excellence/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 4/3/2025 | [**HIMSS25 Stage 7 and DHI reception recap - MobiHealthNews**](https://www.mobihealthnews.com/video/himss25-stage-7-and-dhi-reception-recap) | [[MobiHealthNews]] | | 3/13/2025 | [**My HIMSS 2025 Story: AI, Alacrity and Three Heathers**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/my-himss-2025-story-ai-alacrity-and-three-heathers/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 3/3/2025 | [**Qo Expect at HIMSS 2025 in Las Vegas**](https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2025/03/qa-what-expect-himss-2025-las-vegas) | [[HealthTech Magazine]] | | 2/25/2025 | [**Artificial Intelligence - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/taxonomy/term/7341/m89gsv6dzcjz.jsp/page/27) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 2/20/2025 | [**News from HIMSS: February 2025**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/news-from-himss-february-2025/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 2/18/2025 | [**TruLite Health Bolsters Health Equity Expertise with Expanded Leadership Team - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trulite-health-bolsters-health-equity-155000432.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 2/10/2025 | [**The Future Of Work: Lessons From Space Innovation And Technology - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/02/10/the-future-of-work-lessons-from-space-innovation-and-technology/) | [[Forbes]] | | 2/10/2025 | [**Moving Toward Implementation of Responsible Artificial Intelligence in Health Care**](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2830339) | [[JAMA Network]] | | 1/22/2025 | [**Why physicians should take business courses in med school**](https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-news/why-physicians-should-take-business-courses-in-med-school.html) | [[Beckers ASC Review]] | | 1/17/2025 | [**Building the Connected Hospital: Bridging Operational Gaps Through Technology**](https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/webinars/webinar/55261140/building-the-connected-hospital-bridging-operational-gaps-through-technology) | [[Healthcare Innovation]] | | 1/10/2025 | [**HIMSS launches new member benefits, with research, analytics and other resources**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/himss-launches-new-member-benefits-research-analytics-and-other-resources) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 12/12/2024 | [**Major health systems including Mayo Clinic, UPMC join with ATA to launch digital tech alliance**](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/major-health-systems-including-mayo-clinic-upmc-join-ata-launch-digital-health-alliance) | [[FierceHealthcare]] | | 12/9/2024 | [**Blend Positioned in Leaders' Quadrant in AIM Research's "Top Generative AI Services ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blend-positioned-in-leaders-quadrant-in-aim-researchs-top-generative-ai-services-providers-2024-report-302326524.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 11/7/2024 | [**Independent Alliance formed to Drive Smart Hospital Advancement - PR Newswire**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/independent-alliance-formed-to-drive-smart-hospital-advancement-302297596.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 11/7/2024 | [**Alliance for Smart Healthcare Excellence Launches to Drive Smart Hospital Adoption**](https://hitconsultant.net/2024/11/08/alliance-for-smart-healthcare-excellence-launches-to-drive-smart-hospital-adoption/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 9/10/2024 | [**Sagar Ganapaneni: Championing Innovation And Excellence In Data Science And AI**](https://www.outlookindia.com/hub4business/sagar-ganapaneni-championing-innovation-and-excellence-in-data-science-and-ai) | outlookindia.com | | 8/29/2024 | [**Managed Services Market Insights Discussed Regarding Size, Demand, Share, Trends ...**](https://www.whatech.com/og/markets-research/it/873086-managed-services-market-size-demand-share-trends-forecast-to-2033.html) | whatech.com | | 7/12/2024 | [**Research from Vultr on AI Maturity ROI**](https://insidehpc.com/2024/07/research-from-vultr-on-ai-maturity-roi/) | insidehpc.com | | 7/9/2024 | [**Global Market Research: China leads world in GenAI usage while US leads in full implementation**](https://www.fanews.co.za/article/technology/41/general/1204/global-market-research-china-leads-world-in-genai-usage-while-us-leads-in-full-implementation/39720) | fanews.co.za | | 6/27/2024 | [**New Industry Research from Vultr Reveals Insights for Bridging the Gap Between AI Ambition and Maturity**](https://www.lelezard.com/en/news-21434509.html) | lelezard.com | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Vultr**: Released a report highlighting the correlation between AI maturity and business performance. - **HFMA**: Healthcare Financial Management Association, which collaborates with FinThrive to provide the Revenue Cycle Management Technology Adoption Model. - **Guidehouse**: A consulting firm that partners with HIMSS to enhance digital health transformation using HIMSS digital maturity models. - **China Medical University Hospital**: Achieved Stage 7 certification in the Analytics Maturity Adoption Model, showcasing commitment to AI-driven healthcare. - **Kasih Ibu Hospital Group**: The second Indonesian hospital validated for the EMR maturity model, indicating progress in healthcare technology adoption. - **HIMSS**: A global advisor and thought leader in health information and technology, HIMSS is involved in assessing digital maturity in healthcare systems. - **GE Healthcare**: A leading provider of medical technologies and services, focusing on enhancing decision-making performance among organizational leaders. - **Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center**: Utilizing algorithms to improve treatment processes. - **ASTP**: The Agency for Standards and Technology, which is involved in developing the Federal FHIR Action Plan to enhance healthcare interoperability. - **Cleveland Clinic**: A healthcare institution implementing ambient documentation software to enhance care delivery. - **American Medical Association (AMA)**: A professional association of physicians that addresses issues in medical education and practice, including diversity and burnout. - **Hippocratic AI**: Collaborating with Adtalem's Chamberlain University and Walden University to create a certification program for nurses on AI applications in healthcare. - **Alliance for Smart Healthcare Excellence**: A non-profit organization promoting the development of smart hospitals through advanced technologies. - **ServiceNow**: A company that, along with Deloitte, conducted a global study on AI usage in urban management. - **TruLite Health**: A company focused on health equity solutions using AI to address clinical bias at the point of care. - **SNS Network Technology Berhad**: The first HIMSS Digital Health Technology Partner in Malaysia, focusing on implementing digital health tools. - **American Telemedicine Association (ATA)**: An organization focused on advancing telehealth, the ATA launched the Center of Digital Excellence (CODE) to enhance virtual care integration. - **Digital Medicine Society**: Established the Virtual First Care Coalition to enhance virtual care capabilities in health systems. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Guidehouse and HIMSS**: Partnered to utilize HIMSS digital maturity models for assessing and improving healthcare organizations' technology capabilities. - **HIMSS and South Korean Hospitals**: A three-year collaboration to assess and enhance digital maturity in South Korea's hospital systems. - **ATA and Major U.S. Health Systems**: Collaboration through CODE to develop best practices for virtual care pathways. - **Hippocratic AI and Adtalem**: Collaborating to create a certification program for nurses to assess AI applications in healthcare. - **Healthcare IT Today and the Alliance for Smart Healthcare Excellence**: Launching a platform to provide insights on smart healthcare technologies. - **HIMSS and AMDIS**: Formed an exclusive partnership to strengthen educational resources for physicians and clinical leaders. - **TRAIN-Europe**: A network established to promote responsible AI in healthcare across Europe, encouraging collaboration among healthcare organizations. - **Alliance for Smart Healthcare Excellence**: Collaborates with healthcare providers to enhance smart care technology implementation. - **ATA and Health Systems**: The ATA Center of Digital Excellence collaborates with leading health systems to integrate digital technologies into healthcare delivery. - **SNS Network and HIMSS**: A partnership to implement HIMSS-developed digital health tools across Malaysia's healthcare facilities. - **Philips and Health Cluster**: Collaborating on three digital health projects to enhance AI focus in healthcare. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **HIMSS Digital Maturity Models**: Frameworks used to assess and enhance healthcare organizations' technology capabilities. - **EMR Maturity Model**: Used by Kasih Ibu Hospital Group to validate progress in healthcare technology adoption. - **V1C Health System Maturity Model**: A framework for health systems to self-assess their virtual care capabilities and receive tailored recommendations. - **Smart Hospital Maturity Model**: An initiative to help healthcare organizations understand and implement smart technologies. - **Smart Hospital Maturity Model (SHMM)**: Developed to help hospitals assess their technological readiness and progress towards becoming smart hospitals. - **AI Maturity Report by Vultr**: Indicates that organizations with higher AI maturity achieve superior business outcomes. - **HIMSS Enhanced Membership Program**: A program providing healthcare organizations with access to maturity assessment tools and professional development resources. - **AMAM24**: An updated framework by HIMSS for enhancing data-driven decision-making in healthcare organizations, focusing on analytics maturity. - **Revenue Cycle Management Technology Adoption Model**: Developed by HFMA and FinThrive to optimize technology investments in healthcare. - **Generative AI (GenAI) Adoption**: Growing interest and investment in GenAI, with enterprises expected to double their investments by 2027. - **VBC Transformation Partners**: A new entity promoting innovation in value-based care through tailored, data-driven strategies. - **AI-Driven Precision Medicine**: China Medical University Hospital's commitment to integrating AI and big data analytics into clinical decision-making. - **Center of Digital Excellence (CODE)**: An initiative by ATA to innovate virtual care integration and improve clinical outcomes through collaboration. - **2024 Draft Federal FHIR Action Plan**: A plan cataloging federal agency uses of the FHIR standard to enhance healthcare interoperability. - **AI in Healthcare**: Increasing role of AI in healthcare, with organizations adopting AI for documentation and treatment processes. - **Telehealth and Hospital-at-Home Initiatives**: Extended regulations allowing for expanded telehealth services and reimbursement for home care. ### Challenges and Concerns - **AI Maturity Levels**: Many organizations are still in the experimental phase regarding their cloud and AI integration, facing challenges in implementation. - **Complexity in Healthcare Technology**: The complexity of healthcare technology implementation necessitates mature strategic intelligence for successful navigation. - **Data Privacy and Security**: Concerns regarding the lack of understanding, business strategy, and regulatory preparedness in the context of Generative AI. - **Healthcare Technology Adoption**: CIOs face challenges in adopting rapidly advancing technologies, necessitating strategic approaches. - **Skill Gaps in AI**: A significant gap exists between available talent and necessary skills for scaling complex technologies in healthcare. - **Healthcare Workforce Development**: Challenges in addressing workforce readiness and development in the face of evolving healthcare technologies. - **Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities**: Despite investments in cybersecurity, many organizations remain vulnerable to attacks due to insufficient resilience. - **Cloud Security Challenges**: Healthcare organizations face significant challenges in cloud security, management, and optimization. - **AI Implementation Risks**: Concerns regarding the potential for misinformation from AI and the need for responsible integration into healthcare. - **Cybersecurity Gaps**: Despite increased involvement of CISOs in leadership, gaps remain in cybersecurity priorities and budget adequacy. - **Ethical Challenges**: The rapid pace of AI innovation raises ethical concerns, necessitating a balance between innovation and ethical guidelines. - **Bias in Clinical Practice**: Concerns about bias in evidence application worsening health inequities, particularly in the context of big data. - **Uncertainty in Telehealth Regulations**: Healthcare organizations express concern over the lack of long-term solutions for telehealth and hospital-at-home initiatives. - **Physician Burnout**: Significant costs incurred due to physician burnout, highlighting the need for addressing non-clinical aspects of medicine.