Digital Health April 20, 2023
A research project combining data from HIMSS on the digital maturity of hospitals and patient safety ratings data from the Leapfrog Group has shown an empirical link between digital maturity and performance against patient safety measures.
The study mapped data from the HIMSS EMRAM digital maturity benchmark of over 1,000 US hospitals with annual patient safety data from annual surveys carried out by Leapfrog Group, which scores 3,000 hospitals on their patient safety performance.
“The question we were trying to answer is does digital maturity relate to improved patient safety, does it make a difference? If you advance digital maturity, will you see improvements in patient safety and quality outcomes,” said Ann Snowdon chief scientific officer at HIMSS.
The study...
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