HIMSS Analytics Europe today announced that it will introduce awards for European Hospitals that have achieved the highest scores on the EMR Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM). The awards unveiling will take place at the upcoming HIMSS Europe Health IT Leadership Summit in Rome on September 29 - October 1, 2010.
HIMSS Analytics Europe recently launched the European EMR Adoption Model and is currently surveying hospitals across 12 European countries. Initial findings will be presented at the upcoming Leadership Summit, alongside the announcement of the criteria needed to achieve the highest level of EMR adoption.
The European EMR Adoption Model has been adapted to meet the unique needs of European Healthcare Institutions and draws on the HIMSS Analytics US EMR Adoption Model which was developed in 2005 as a methodology for evaluating the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems for hospitals in the HIMSS Analytics™ Database. Tracking their progress in completing eight stages (0-7), hospitals can review the implementation and utilization of information technology applications with the intent of reaching Stage 7, which represents an advanced electronic patient record environment.
Stage 7 hospitals:
- Deliver patient care without the use of paper charts
- Are able to share patient information by sending secure standardized summary record transactions to other care providers
- Use their vast database of clinical information to drive improved care delivery performance, patient safety clinical decision support, and outcomes using business intelligence solutions
- Are best practice examples of how to implement sophisticated EMR environments that fully engage their clinicians
The validation process that confirms a hospital has reached Stage 7 includes a site visit conducted by an executive from HIMSS Analytics Europe and two current chief information officers to ensure an unbiased evaluation of the Stage 7 environments.
"Stage 7 hospitals provide best practices that other healthcare organizations can study and emulate as they strive to use EMR applications to improve patient safety, clinical outcomes and patient care delivery efficiency," said Uwe Buddrus, General Manager, HIMSS Analytics Europe. "The accomplishments of Stage 7 hospitals serve as important indicators of high quality patient care with the interoperable electronic medical record in place."
Visit the HIMSS Analytics Europe web site for more information on the Stage 7 award: www.himssanalytics.eu
About the HIMSS Europe Leadership Summit
The HIMSS Europe Health IT Leadership Summit, is a new, Pan-European executive level forum for education, collaboration and dialogue. Top leaders from healthcare, IT and government will convene to help advance the quality of healthcare delivery. The event will feature conference and education sessions as well as focus groups designed to foster intensive knowledge exchange and networking opportunities at the most senior level.
www.hitleadershipsummit.eu
About HIMSS Analytics Europe
HIMSS Analytics Europe (HAE) provides health care organisations, governments and industry with extensive data resources and services about the adoption and use of healthcare information technology in Europe. HAE’s offerings include comparative Hospital IT adoption benchmarking, a European-formulated EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM) scale, and other resources to help hospital directors, IT executives and clinicians compare and measure their progress and how they compare to others. Country level and application specific reports also provide insights into major IT adoption trends and applications.
www.himssanalytics.eu