HIMSS Names Stage 6 Hospitals
As the country moves to transform healthcare with the passing of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 42 U.S. hospitals recognized
as a Stage 6 by HIMSS Analytics serve as role models in HIT adoption
for other healthcare systems just beginning this process. Achieving
electronic medical record (EMR) sophistication, these hospitals have
achieved significant advancement in their IT capabilities as measured
by the EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM).
HIMSS Analytics developed the EMRAM in 2005 as a methodology for evaluating
the progress and impact of EMR systems for acute care delivery environments.
With an almost paperless environment, Stage 6 hospitals are positioned
to successfully address many of the expected industry transformations,
such as HIPAA Claims Attachment, pay for performance, and government
quality reporting programs. There are a total of eight stages (0 through
7) on the EMRAM with the goal of reaching Stage 7—operating in
an environment where paper charts are not used to manage the delivery
of patient care, and clinical data are used for performance improvement
and analytics of care delivery.
“Only 0.5% of hospitals (tracked through the HIMSS Analytics Database)
have achieved Stage 6 capabilities,” says Mike Davis, executive
vice president of HIMSS Analytics. “The hospitals we rank as Stage
6 have implemented advanced clinical applications that improve patient
safety and care delivery outcomes.” The list includes hospital
systems and single hospitals with a total of 42 hospitals at the Stage
6 level.”
The hospitals will be honored at the upcoming HIMSS conference at the
first-ever Stage 7 Awards reception. The awards ceremony will celebrate
both Stage 6 and 7 hospitals in their efforts for leading the way in
EMR implementation.
The Stage 6 hospital systems (Integrated delivery system organizations
have multiple hospitals.) are as follows:
• Midland Memorial Hospital (320 beds) in Midland, Tex.
• Clarian Health (1,688 licensed beds for the system) in Indianapolis,
Ind.
• Newport Hospital (148 beds) in Newport, R.I.
• NorthShore University Health System (858 licensed beds for the
system) in Evanston, Ill.
• Citizens Memorial Healthcare (74 beds) in Bolivar, Mo.
• Memorial Health University Medical Center (580 beds) in Savannah,
Ga.
• Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center (763 beds) in Baton
Route, La.
• St. Clair Memorial Hospital (329 beds) in Pittsburgh, Pa.
• St. Agnes Hospital (322 beds) in Baltimore, Md.
• University Health System (597 beds) in San Antonio, Tex.
• Carle Foundation Hospital (535 beds) in Urbana, Ill.
• HCA — Lewis Gale Medical Center (521 beds) in Salem, Va.
• UC San Diego Medical Center in San Diego, Calif.
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
• SSM Health Care (5,000 beds) in St. Louis, Mo.
• Watertown Memorial Hospital (95 licensed beds) in Watertown,
Wis.
• UPMC (3,762 licensed beds for the system) in Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Parkview Adventist Medical Center (55 beds) in Brunswick, Me.
• Swedish Covenant Hospital (334 licensed beds) in Chicago, Ill.
• Sacred Heart Medical Center (623 licensed beds) in Spokane,
Wash.
• Stellaris Health Network (1056 beds for the system) in Armonk,
N.Y.
• Mercy Hospital & Medical Center (473 licensed beds) in Chicago,
Ill.
• Baystate Medical Center (746 licensed beds) in Springfield,
Mass.
• Kaiser Permanente Health Foundation (7,654 beds for the system)
in Oakland,
Calif.
Source: HIMSS Analytics
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