LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center of Lewiston has been recognized as one of the nation’s most wired, most improved, according to the results of the 2011 Most Wired Survey released in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.

The hospital’s recognition is for making progress toward greater health information technology adoption, according to Hospitals & Health Networks’ 2011 Most Wired Survey, recently released. As a field, hospitals are focused on expanding and adopting certain kinds of IT, such as computerized physician order entry, to promote improved patient care and data collection.

CMMC President Laird P. Covey said CMMC is committed to creating a digital health information management system that promotes the health of their patients, enhances patient safety, and ultimately reduces health care costs.

Hospitals & Health Networks’ Most Wired Survey, conducted between Jan. 15 and March 15, asked hospitals and health systems nationwide to answer questions regarding their IT initiatives. Respondents completed 530 surveys, representing 1,388 hospitals, or roughly 24 percent of all U.S. hospitals.