Netsmart Honors Clients Driving Innovation, AI Adoption and Measurable Value at CONNECTIONS2026

Award recipients embody the new strategic chapter: Intelligent Platform. Your Community. Endless Possibilities.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Netsmart, an industry-leading technology platform company with a suite of solutions and services for community-based care, today announced the recipients of the 2026 Healthcare IT (HIT) Value Model Awards at CONNECTIONS2026. The annual awards recognize organizations using augmented intelligence (AI), analytics, interoperability and optimized workflows to translate technology investments into measurable improvements in care delivery and enterprise operations.

The Netsmart HIT Value Model provides a framework for healthcare organizations to benchmark digital maturity, strengthen technology utilization and identify opportunities to maximize value across their enterprise. Built around seven critical dimensions of technology, the model helps organizations evaluate current strengths and prioritize strategic investments. This year’s recipients exemplify how healthcare leaders are moving beyond implementation to better support their workforces and achieve measurable transformation.

“The organizations receiving the HIT Value Model Awards demonstrate how a strategic approach to technology can empower their teams and create meaningful value for the communities they serve,” said Mike Valentine, CEO, Netsmart. “By leveraging the latest innovations like AI and automation, these organizations are turning data into more informed decisions and streamlining workflows to strengthen care delivery. Through the HIT Value Model, we can help clients measure the impact of those efforts and identify where their technology investments can deliver greater value.”

2026 HIT Value Model Award Recipients

Pinnacle Award

Seven Counties Services earned the HIT Value Model Pinnacle Award for demonstrating the highest standard of technology adoption and value realization through use of digital engagement tools, workforce enablement and enterprise-wide optimization.

Enterprise Excellence Awards

LifeWorks NorthWest, MHMR of Tarrant County, Crosswinds and All Care were recognized for their strategic use of technology aimed to improve outcomes, enhance operational performance, strengthen engagement and drive measurable value across their organizations and the communities they serve. Collectively, these organizations demonstrate how intentional technology adoption, continuous improvement and innovation can help advance organizational excellence and create meaningful impact.

The awards announcement coincides with the introduction of the new Netsmart strategic chapter: Intelligent Platform. Your Community. Endless Possibilities. The theme reflects the continued evolution of the CareFabric^® platform, bringing embedded AI, data and workflows together to enable providers to make more informed decisions, better outcomes and stronger performance while keeping the unique needs of each community at the center.

Through continued innovation and collaboration, Netsmart and its clients can transform service delivery, empower human potential and advance the broader healthcare landscape. CONNECTIONS2026 attendees are invited to learn more about leveraging advanced technology firsthand by visiting the Solutionarium or visit our website to learn how the HIT Value Model can help community-based providers meet changing demands, improve performance and support the delivery of high-quality care.

About Netsmart

Netsmart is an industry-leading healthcare technology organization empowering providers to deliver value-based care to the individuals and communities they serve. The Netsmart CareFabric^® platform serves as a unified, connected framework of solutions and services for human services, post-acute, payer and public sector communities. Together with our clients and Marketplace vendors, we develop and deliver innovative technology, including electronic health records (EHRs), interoperability, analytics, augmented intelligence (AI), population health management and telehealth solutions and services that assist organizations in transforming the care they deliver. The result has helped make a positive impact on the lives of more than 176 million individuals.

For more than 55 years, Netsmart has helped provider organizations in their efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities we collectively serve. To learn more, visit ntst.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook or X.