HIMSS Analytics released a report, “Summary of Meaningful Use Readiness,” that showed approximately 53 percent of hospitals were identified as not likely to achieve Stage 1 because they met only nine or fewer core measures out of 14. In addition, 6 percent of hospitals reported that they do not have the capability to currently meet any core or menu measures.
The HIMSS Analytics report also indicated that the percent of hospitals that achieved Stage 6 on the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption ModelSM increased from 2.6 percent last year to 4 percent today. The percent of hospitals that achieved Stage 7 increased from 0.8 percent to 1.1 percent in the same time period.
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