Researchers sought to determine any possible relationship between hospitals identified as a 100 Top Hospital and HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Records Adoption Model scores. Hospitals included in this assessment include those who received a top hospital award in either 2009 or 2010.
The research found statistically significant relationships between the 100 Top Hospitals of 2009 and 2010 and the advanced stages of the EMRAM model during the same time period. For example, 14 percent of 100 Top Hospitals were in Stages 5 to 7, compared to six percent of all U.S. hospitals in 2009. In 2010, 21 percent of 100 Top Hospitals were at Stage 5 or higher, compared to nearly 9 percent of all U.S. hospitals.
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