Ohio State University's 263 clinics have achieved Stage 7 of HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, which represents the top level of EMR use, adding to the Stage 7 award for the university's medical center EMR use.
[See also: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center achieves Stage 7.]
HIMSS Analytics uses the EMRAM model to track EMR progress at hospitals and health systems.
In 2011, HIMSS Analytics developed the EMR Ambulatory Adoption Model to provide a methodology for evaluating the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems for ambulatory facilities owned by hospitals in the HIMSS Analytics database.
During the fourth quarter of 2013, only 4.33 percent of the more than 20,000 U.S. ambulatory clinics in the HIMSS Analytics database received the Stage 7 Ambulatory Award.
[See also: NorthShore clinics first to Stage 7.]
"Achieving Stage 7 is a result of our belief that the advanced use of technology can improve the quality of patient care and ultimately improve people's lives," said Phyllis Teater, chief information officer for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, in a statement. "Our EMR system, IHIS, allows us to make medical information available whenever it is needed by patients and health providers alike. We take this very seriously and are extremely proud of the people who made this a reality. That includes the project team and our community of users who work with us to adopt and improve the system."
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, based in Columbus, is the only academic medical center in central Ohio and one of the largest academic medical centers in the country. It includes a top-ranked college of medicine, six hospitals, a unified physician practice, a network of primary and specialty care practices, more than a dozen research centers and institutes, and 20 core laboratories.
"Ohio State University has deployed their EHR across their clinics and begun to reap the benefits that a unified system can deliver," John P. Hoyt, executive vice president, HIMSS Analytics, said in a news release. "The clinical and operational analytics at Ohio State are among the best in the nation. They have begun devising proactive alerts to drive improvements in cancer care prevention and early detection. We are proud to have Ohio State recognized as a Stage 7 ambulatory care organization to go along with their designation as a Stage 7 acute care."
