Carolinas Health Systems clinics achieve EMRAM Stage 7
HIMSS Analytics has awarded 230 Carolinas Health System clinics with Stage 7 Ambulatory Awards.
Developed in 2011, the EMR Ambulatory Adoption Model provides a methodology for evaluating the progress and impact of EMR systems for ambulatory facilities owned by hospitals in the HIMSS Analytics Database. Stage 7 represents the highest level of EHR adoption and indicates a health system’s advanced electronic patient record environment.
“As the first healthcare system to achieve Stage 7 for both hospitals and physician offices in North and South Carolina, it shows our commitment and dedication to our patients to provide access to quality health and care,” said Craig Richardville, FACHE, MBA, senior vice president and chief information officer. “Using electronic medical records to its fullest potential connects our clinical providers and our patients across all points of health and care. That means our patients experience a seamless integrated system of care from their work or home, to their physicians’ offices, to the emergency department, to the hospital, at all points of care. Most importantly, our EHR engages our patients to become full partners with their providers to live healthier lives.”
As of the fourth quarter of 2014, only 6.21 percent of the more than 30,000 U.S. ambulatory clinics in the HIMSS Analytics Database received the Stage 7 Ambulatory Award.
Carolinas Health System will be recognized at the 2015 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in April in Chicago.
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