Press Releases - 2008

October 29, 2008
Electronic Medical Records: Slow but Steady Growth in Ambulatory Care
CHICAGO (Oct. 29, 2008) – Market growth of electronic medical record implementations in ambulatory healthcare settings, such as private medical practices or specialty clinics, continues at a slow but steady pace, according to results from the Ambulatory Healthcare IT Survey, conducted by the Healthcare Information and Management System Society (HIMSS) and HIMSS Analytics. The 2008 survey collected information about key technology use in the ambulatory market, such as EMRs and e-prescribing.

October 28, 2008
Plan Now and Budget More for Clinical Health IT Applications
CHICAGO (Oct. 28, 2008) – New research based on the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) suggest that costs rise throughout the EMR implementation process, especially at Stages 4 and 6 of the EMRAM scale. Summarized in the white paper, “Hospital IT Expenses and Budgets Related to Clinical Sophistication,” the findings provide another analytical dimension to the EMR Adoption Model, which identifies the levels of EMR capabilities ranging from the initial clinical data repository (CDR) environment through a paperless EMR environment.

October 8, 2008
Reviewing the Impact of Medical Device Data on Patient Care
CHICAGO (Oct. 8, 2008) – To evaluate patient safety and quality care benefits of medical devices that share data with EMRs, HIMSS Analytics and the American College of Clinical Engineering have agreed to jointly conduct an ongoing research study of medical devices in American hospitals.  As part of this research process, HIMSS Analytics will be creating benchmark reports for hospitals that complete the survey so that these organizations can more clearly compare their operations to peer hospitals.  This information can be used to review and defend allocations for both operating and capital budgets for the clinical engineering/biomedical operations.

May 20, 2008
Find Out How the Economy Impacts Healthcare IT Spending & Adoption
CHICAGO (May 20, 2008) – Understanding the healthcare information technology marketplace requires timely and targeted analysis supported by accurate industry data. The third edition of the HIMSS Analytics Essentials of the US Hospital IT Market provides useful insights into hospital IT market spending and IT application, technology adoption and growth to assist healthcare professionals with their market assessments.  

January 24, 2008
HIMSS Analytics Doubles the Number of Free Benchmark Reports Given to Healthcare Organizations
CHICAGO (January 24, 2008) – Today, HIMSS Analytics announces they’ve more than doubled the benchmarking reports made available to healthcare providers. The new reports include 27 additional hospital-level reports and 13 new reports that compare de-identified healthcare system IDS/datacenter information. These FREE hospital benchmarking reports are offered to all healthcare providers who complete HIMSS Analytics’ Annual Study, which populates the HIMSS Analytics™ Database.  The reports have enhanced, highly flexible peer-selection capabilities that enable users to define peers based on 32 characteristics.

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