HIMSS Analytics has recognized 263 Ohio State University clinics with its Stage 7 Ambulatory Award, the highest level on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model.
The clinics are all affiliated with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, which was awarded HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 recognition in 2012.
"Ohio State University has deployed their EHR across their clinics and begun to reap the benefits that a unified system can deliver," said John P. Hoyt, executive vice president of HIMSS Analytics, 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."
Currently, just 4.33 percent of ambulatory providers across the country have reached stage 7. Providers are this stage are able to share health information with outside providers, have advanced clinical decision support software, offer patients an online portal and can use the EMR to gather clinical and business intelligence, among other capabilities.
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