Centura Health receives HIMSS 7 award

HIMSS Analytics has awarded Englewood, Colo.-based Centura Health its Stage 7 award, recognizing the hospital for operating in a paperless environment and representing best practices in implementing EMRs.

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Thirteen Centura Health hospitals received the recognition.

“We dedicate enormous resources to employing standardized, evidence-based clinical protocols, monitoring outcomes throughout the network and leveraging technology to advance patient care,” said Sharon Kirby, chief nursing informatics officer of Centura Health. “Receiving the HIMSS Stage 7 award validates our unwavering commitment to quality improvement and delivery of high-quality care to the communities we serve in Colorado and western Kansas.”

HIMSS Analytics developed its EMR Adoption Model in 2005. The model measures eight stages — stage 0 through stage 7 — of a hospital’s implementation and utilization of IT applications.

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