HIMSS Europe has awarded seven new hospitals in Europe with Stage 6 Award during the fourth edition of HIMSS Europe CIO Summit, that took place in Madrid, Spain, from the 12th to 14th. Stage 6 & 7 hospitals provide best practices that other healthcare organizations can study as they strive to use EMR applications to improve patient safety, clinical outcomes and patient care delivery efficiency.
The awarded hospitals are: Amphia Ziekenhuis, with more than 830 beds and Stichting Antonius Ziekenhuis, with 304 beds, both in the Netherlands; the CHU Montpellier, and Hopital St Joseph, both from France, with 2274 and 610 beds respectively. In Spain, three hospitals have been awarded, all of them from the Region of Madrid: Hospital Universitario del Henares with 194 beds, Hospital Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda 613 beds, and Hospital Rey Juan Carlos with 260.
Spain leads the rank of countries by the number of awarded hospitals with now a total of twelve Stage 6 and one Stage 7. In The Netherlands and in France these new awarded hospitals join two hospitals previously recognised in each of two countries, making now a total of four Stage 6 in The Netherlands and four in France. In total there are 34 hospitals in Europe recognized with the Stage 6 and two hospitals with the Stage 7.
The European EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM) has been adapted to meet the unique needs of European Healthcare Institutions as a methodology for evaluating the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems in hospitals. Tracking their progress in completing eight stages (07), hospitals can review the implementation and utilization of information technology applications with the intent of reaching Stage 7, which represents a superior electronic patient record environment.
Rainer Herzog, Managing Director, HIMSS Europe, aims "We are pleased with the steady increase of hospitals reaching Stage 6, which shows the effort that Public Administrations and hospitals are doing to improve the management and patient’s care through the implementation of electronic medical record."
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HIMSS is a cause-based, not-for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded 52 years ago, HIMSS and its related organizations are headquartered in Chicago with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. HIMSS represents nearly 50,000 individual members, of which more than two thirds work in healthcare provider, governmental and not-for-profit organizations.
HIMSS also includes over 570 corporate members and more than 225 not-for-profit partner organizations that share our mission of transforming healthcare through the effective use of information technology and management systems. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare practices and public policy through its content expertise, professional development, research initiatives, and media vehicles designed to promote information and management systems' contributions to improving the quality, safety, access, and cost-effectiveness of patient care.