Hospital leaders and decision makers turn to the HIMSS Analytics Benchmark Suite, including the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM), to chart their path forward to reducing costs and increasing the quality of care in their facilities by implementing electronic medical records.

An elite group of organizations achieve HIMSS Analytics EMRAM Stage 7, the top tier of health IT adoption and utilization. with the aim of clinical and operational success in mind, hospitals can be assured that they are implementing technology appropriately and effectively for greatest impact on their organization.

Utilizing over 25 years of data about health IT implementations as a meter for best practices, the EMRAM lays out a roadmap that enables hospital CIOs to prioritize their IT implementations and then measure and demonstrate their success against other healthcare organizations. 

Hear from one of our EMRAM Stage 7 organizations below:

Candice Friestad of Avera Health on the value of achieving EMRAM Stage 7

The EMRAM is valuable to healthcare decision makers like Candice Friestad, Director of Clinical Informatics at Avera Health because they can use the model and approach to deliver better care through technology even when their patients may not be able to get to their facility. When partnering with HIMSS Analytics Healthcare Advisory Services Group, hospitals receive access to field experts who are familiar with their systems, use state of the art assessment tools, and provide advice and collaboration which facilitates better health and healthcare.

Avera Health's HIMSS Analytics EMRAM Stage 7 case study is just one example of how a hospital was able to accomplish many goals by partnering with HIMSS Analytics to chart their course and achieve Stage 7 on the EMRAM.