EMRAM

Anne Snowdon, chief scientific research officer at HIMSS, discusses the direct link between achieving EMRAM Stage 6 or 7 and higher quality-and-safety results, based on Leapfrog data on 2,000 U.S. hospitals.  

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital superintendent Dr Chien-Tzung Chen relays what challenges the health system overcame to achieve EMRAM Stage 7 and the benefit of embracing digital transformation to improve healthcare proficiency.

The greatest impact from reaching EMRAM Stage 6 was improved efficiency of hospital operations, says Nicholas Bunger, data engineer at Balgrist University Hospital. Systems seeking more digitalization need to move toward that vision.

Dr. Şuayip Birinci, Turkey's deputy minister of health, says the next priority in the country's drive to improve patient care, support clinical staff and pursue digital maturity is artificial intelligence.

Ilker Köse, technology transfer office director at Istanbul Medipol University in Turkey, says EMRAM is used to manage healthcare, but all stakeholders must work collaboratively to improve outcomes.

Deep Dive: The right culture, engagement, time frames and leadership must all be aligned, and EMRAM should provide the roadmap to benchmark your organization digitally.

Rajakumari Ravikumar, director of nursing with Dubai Health Authority, says the key is identifying super-users, communicating benefits to the staff and working together on the journey.

Physicians and nurses need to be part of any planned digital implementations to ensure a successful digital transformation, says Philippe Kolh, CIO at University Hospital of Liège, a Stage 6 EMRAM hospital.

The Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, a Global Digital Exemplar in the UK, is using EMRAM as a benchmarking tool to help drive its ongoing digital transformation strategy.

Will Smart, CIO for Health and Social Care in England, says the NHS can track the progress of the global digital exemplars against international standards by measuring digital maturity using tools such as EMRAM.