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While you might think a HIMSS Analytics Stage Six hospital sees the interim MU regulation as child’s play, think again. That’s because even though the hospital may be able to handle what’s being required, helping the local docs meet their criteria is looking to be a very tall order. The most troubling aspect of MU […]
HIMSS Analytics has recognized two academic medical centers and the first rural hospital with its Stage 7 Award. The hospitals are: Citizens Memorial Hospital, Boliver, Mo.; Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Palo Alto, Calif.; and University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, Madison, Wis. Stage 7 hospitals: deliver patient care without the use of paper charts; are […]
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (of UPMC) is the first children’s hospital to receive the HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 Award. According to HIMSS Analytics: “Now housed on its new campus that opened in May 2009, Children’s Hospital offers advanced technology throughout the hospital system with its EMR operating in a fully digital environment. Children’s Hospital’s clinical […]
