HIMSS Analytics recently announced NorthShore University HealthSystem as the first to reach EMRAM Stage 7 in its ambulatory clinics. Essentia Health was announced as reaching the milestone two days later. Cited benefits closing gaps in care and significant reduction in claims denial. Read more: NorthShore | Essentia
Research conducted at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, TX, shows that an automated model, using EMR data, has potential to identify patients at risk for out-of-ICU cardiac arrest and unexpected death. In the study, the automated model performed better than both a prior risk model and the human judgment-driven Rapid Response Team. Read the study.
Carolyn Byerly, CIO of Stanford Hospital and Clinics, shares with Anthony Guerra some of what she’s learned in her 40 years – including the value of honesty and transparency in the CIO role – and how it served her on Stanford’s path to Stage 7. Read the interview.
