Healthcare IT News July 31, 2024
The validations are part of the Hospital Authority’s ongoing smart hospital transformation programme.
All 43 public hospitals under Hong Kong Hospital Authority have been validated for Stage 7 of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model.
The EMRAM is a globally validated model that measures an organisation’s maturity in the use of EMR technology.
WHY IT MATTERS
After achieving Stage 6 of the EMRAM, HA set its sights on getting validated for the highest EMRAM stage in line with its smart hospital transformation strategy.
“The HA had previous experience achieving Stage 6 validation, but Stage 7 represented a significant step up in the level of requirements and scrutiny,” admitted Dr Ngai Tseung Cheung, head of Information Technology and...