2020 Year End List of Lists

Who doesn’t like a good list? Whether you are on it, know someone on it, or aspire to be on it, you always want to read the list. As hard as it is to look back on 2020 we still think these lists are worth sharing, from most wired to most promising, from top influencers to rising stars, check them out.

CHIME
CHIME and CHIME Foundation Congratulate 2020 Award Winners in Year-end Recap – As the year draws to a close, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the CHIME Foundation are honoring members and Foundation partners whose outstanding contributions earned them special recognition in 2020. Ten members of the CHIME and CHIME Foundation communities were selected by their peers to receive prestigious awards this year.

Most Wired
2020 Digital Health Most Wired Results – The mission of the CHIME “Digital Health Most Wired” program is to elevate the health and care of communities around the world by encouraging the optimal use of information technology. The program does this by conducting an annual survey to identify, recognize, and certify the adoption, implementation, and use of information technology by healthcare provider organizations. The results are intended to improve patient safety and outcomes by driving change in the healthcare IT industry. The results of the 2020 Digital Health Most Wired Survey are now available.

Most Promising
The Top 100 Digital Health Companies: An Infographic – By 2025, the global digital health market is expected to exceed $504.4 billion and COVID-19 has made the  adoption and innovation in digital health increase by rapid fire. The Medical Futurist has found over 230 companies that are branching into digital health. They rank the 100 most promising digital health companies here:

Most Innovative
2020 Technology Fast 500 winners – Deloitte continues to honor the most innovative public and private technology companies for the 26th straight year.  Focused on companies located in  cities in North America, they have seen software become an overpowering industry for the last 25 years. Considered the “industry disruptors” the Technology Fast 500 was brought on to appreciate the passion and dedication of these companies. Winners selected are based on submitted applications, public company database research, and percentage fiscal-year growth over a three-year period.

Medical Design & Outsourcing
The 10 Largest Medical Device Companies in the World – Even as the world’s largest medical device companies grapple with COVID-19 and the resulting recession, they’re doing important work to help humanity manage the crisis. Read on to find out more about the 10 largest companies in the Big 100, MassDevice and Medical Design & Outsourcing‘s annual analysis of the worlds’ 100 largest medical device companies.

Follow, Like, Subscribe
30 Healthcare IT Influencers Worth a Follow in 2020 – While people have been blogging, tweeting, podcasting and posting for years in the healthcare industry, the COVID-19 pandemic did help elevate many of those making an imprint in the digital world. Check out Health Tech’s list of Healthcare IT influencers and click follow.

Health Influencers 50 2020 – COVID-19 and health equity dominated the news headlines and doctors, nurses, and politicians lives throughout 2020. From Dr. Fauci and Dr. Uché Blackstock to Andrew Cuomo and Gretchen Whitmer, here are PR Week’s top 50 Health Influencers of 2020.

30 Top Public Health Influencers for 2020 – The rise of social media has unfortunately made everyone an expert at disseminating information whether factual or not. In the height of a global pandemic, it is paramount that data, statistics, and guidance that are based in facts and science be on the forefront of everyone’s smart devices. Public Health leaders rose to this challenge in 2020. From the WHO and CDC to the Surgeon General and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, here are MPHonlines’ top public health influencers.

Leading Ladies
70 Women Leaders in Health IT to Know | 2020 – Becker’s Hospital Review has compiled a list of 70 women, from those who have been dominant in the field for years, to those who are just emerging, as the leaders in healthIT to know.

Rising Stars
30 Under 30 in Healthcare -Forbes is know for their 30 under 30 lists in every category. Who is innovating, inventing, problem solving and discovering all before they light 30 candles on a birthday cake?

Let’s Make a Deal
10 Health IT Acquisitions Over $100M in 2020 – Digital healthcare adoption soared during the pandemic and Healthcare IT companies increasingly signed acquisition deals. Becker’s Hospital Review lists 10 deals that were either announced or finalized in 2020 that are worth more than $100 million.

Startups
Digital Health 150: The Digital Health Startups Transforming The Future Of Healthcare – Each year CB Insights ranks the most promising digital health startups from around the globe. This year’s list of 150 includes companies located in 18 different countries. The list identifies 12 unicorns! These are companies valued at $1B+ with a focus on a variety of digital health solutions. These startups are redefining the healthcare experience in these 12 categories: