EMRAM Stage 7
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Awardees from around the globe gathered at HIMSS25 Stage 7 and DHI Achievement Reception to discuss their journey toward achieving HIMSS Stage 6 and 7 validations, while enhancing care accessibility and adopting transformative technologies.
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HIMSS Media executive editors Jessica Hagen, Mike Miliard and Susan Morse discussed EMRAM Stage 7 adoption, implementing AI responsibly, workforce development, remote patient monitoring, telehealth, genomic data and precision medicine.
Dr. Min-Che Tung, chief superintendent at Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, discusses the country's international medical transfer services for critical care patients and how the health system accomplished Stage 7 EMRAM validation.
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.
Raed Alhamze, IT executive director of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, relays how the hospital system achieved HIMSS digital maturity in multiple categories: EMRAM, EHR, analytics, infrastructure and outpatient EMRs.
Patients at the majority of WVU hospitals that are in rural areas get an equal level of care because of EMRAM Stage 7, explains Kim Clarke, VP and assistant CIO at West Virginia United Health System.
Clinical leadership, government support and financial resources are central to driving digital transformation and attaining HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7, says Dr. Aziz Ahmet Surel, coordinator chief physician at Ankara City Hospital in Turkey.
Pieter Helmons, chief pharmacy informatics officer for EMRAM Stage 7 hospital St Jansdal in the Netherlands, says reducing clinician burnout is a major focus area for the hospital.
Dr. Elaine Batchlor, CEO of Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital – which attained HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 – shares the ups and downs of building a state-of-the-art hospital from scratch.
Ana Prado, CMIO at Hospital de Cascais in Portugal, details how having reached EMRAM Stage 7, the hospital’s work continues in an effort to improve even more clinical outcomes and patient care.