By Anne Snowdon RN, PhD, FAAN, Chief Scientific Research Officer, HIMSS, and Dana Trampas, Digital Health Advisor, HIMSS

In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, the concept of digital maturity stands as a beacon of progress, promising to revolutionize patient safety, quality of care, and workforce sustainability. Collaborative efforts between the HIMSS OSR (Office of Scientific Research) and the Leapfrog Group have shed light on the transformative impact of digital maturity in US hospitals, creating the evidence to inform strategies to accelerate progress towards advanced digital health ecosystems.