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March 1, 2010
The Advisory Board Company and HIMSS Analytics to Collaborate to Solve Health Care IT Challenges
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- (March 1, 2010) – The Advisory Board Company and HIMSS Analytics™ LLC are collaborating to provide a new level of business-oriented information technology (IT) research to health care executives and IT leaders. Through this affiliation, data from the HIMSS Analytics™ Database will be provided to The Advisory Board Company as the foundation for new and expanded services and projects.

February 24, 2010
HIMSS Analytics Honors Sentara® Healthcare with Stage 7 Award
CHICAGO (February 24, 2010) - HIMSS Analytics announced Sentara Healthcare of Norfolk, Va. received its Stage 7 Award. The hospital will be recognized at the 2010 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition in February 2010 in Atlanta, Ga. The award represents attainment of the highest level on the EMR Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM). The hospital is a national leader in heart and kidney care, stroke care, infection prevention and was the first in the nation to pioneer and develop the eICU®, a remote monitoring system for intensive care.

January 22, 2010
HIMSS Analytics Honors Three Hospitals with Stage 7 Award
These Stage 7 hospitals will be recognized at the 2010 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition in February 2010 in Atlanta, Ga. HIMSS Analytics developed the EMR Adoption Model in 2005 as a methodology for evaluating the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems for hospitals in the HIMSS Analytics™ Database. Tracking their progress in completing eight stages (0-7), hospitals can review the implementation and utilization of information technology applications with the intent of reaching Stage 7, which represents an advanced patient record environment.

December 18, 2009
HIMSS Analytics Honors Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC with Stage 7 Award
CHICAGO (December 18, 2009) - HIMSS Analytics announced Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC as the first children’s hospital to receive its Stage 7 Award. The hospital will be recognized at the 2010 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition in February 2010 in Atlanta, Ga. The award represents attainment of the highest level on the EMR Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM). The hospital is renowned for its outstanding clinical services, research programs and medical education.

November 17, 2009
New HIMSS Analytics Survey Reveals Healthcare "Business Associates" Are Unprepared for Data Breach
CHICAGO and BEAVERTON, Ore. — November 17, 2009 — Business associates, those who handle private patient information for healthcare organizations—including everyone from billing, credit bureaus, benefits management, legal services, claims processing, insurance brokers, data processing firms, pharmacy chains, accounting firms, temporary office personnel, and offshore transcription vendors —are largely unprepared to meet the new data breach related obligations included in the HITECH Act.

October 7, 2009
Make Good Decisions for EMR Strategies with Guidelines from HIMSS Analytics CHICAGO (October 7, 2009) – As the nation continues its journey toward adoption of the electronic medical record, hospitals must understand and meet the funding requirements established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  A new HIMSS Analytics white paper, The State of US Hospitals Relative to Achieving Meaningful Use Measurements, offers an overview of market gaps that must addressed to achieve ARRA compliance.  

June 2, 2009
Understand ARRA Spending Allocations with HIMSS Analytics™ Market Intelligence
CHICAGO (June 2, 2009) – With more than $19 billion available for US hospitals and ambulatory clinics to implement the electronic medical record, HIMSS Analytics cuts through the information clutter to clarify which technology applications are expected to receive more funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act with its Essentials of the US Hospital IT Market – 4th Edition. Captured from the HIMSS Analytics Database™, this data covers more than 5,100 hospitals and 32,000 medical facilities in the United States.

April 2, 2009
Most U.S. Hospitals within Two Steps of Having Essential EMR Tools in Place
CHICAGO (April 2, 2009) — With the Medicare and Medicaid incentives for health information technology use announced, almost 70 percent of U.S. hospitals are only two steps or less away from having the health IT applications necessary to deliver the likely objectives of ‘meaningful use’ for the electronic medical record, according to the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM). While only six percent of hospitals report comprehensive adoption of health IT applications often associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), EHR criteria (major ancillary department information systems, clinical documentation, computerized physician order entry and clinical decision support), 67 percent need to add only one or two of these applications to have this threshold of EHR functionality available for their clinicians’ use.

March 10, 2009
HIMSS Analytics Honors 15 Hospitals with Stage 7 Award
CHICAGO (March 10, 2009) – HIMSS Analytics will recognize 15 hospitals with its first Stage 7 Award at the HIMSS Annual Conference next month in Chicago. The award represents attainment of the highest level on the EMR Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM). The 15 hospitals are part of two integrated delivery systems:  Kaiser Permanente, based in Oakland, Calif. with 12 hospitals, and NorthShore University HealthSystem, based in Evanston, Ill. with three hospitals.

February 26, 2009
Honored for EMR Sophistication, HIMSS Analytics Announces Stage 6 Hospitals CHICAGO (February 26, 2009) – As the country moves to transform healthcare with the passing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 42 US hospitals recognized as a Stage 6 by HIMSS Analytics serve as  role models in healthcare IT adoption for other healthcare systems just beginning this process. Achieving electronic medical record sophistication, these hospitals have achieved significant advancement in their information technology capabilities as measured by the EMR Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM). 

January 26, 2009
HIMSS Analytics Enhances Data Mining with New Navigation Tools
CHICAGO (January 26, 2009) - HIMSS Analytics announces the release of an enhanced user interface and new features to the HIMSS Analytics Database that offer easier navigation to detailed demographic and information technology (IT) data on healthcare providers.  The expanded criteria for standard database reports gives users greater flexibility when mining data because they can sort by and combine more information, such as facility types, specific geographic locations, and bed ranges.

 

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