Middle East Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM)SM
Facilitate your progress towards paperless.
Unsure of where to begin? Start by analyzing your situation, charting your accomplishments and comparing your progress. HIMSS Analytics has devised the EMR Adoption Model, an 8-step process that allows you to track your progress against healthcare organisations across the region and view all scores in the HIMSS Analytics® Middle East Database.
| Middle East EMR Adoption ModelSM | |
| Stage | Cumulative Capabilities |
|---|---|
| Stage 7 | Complete EMR; CCD transactions to share data; Data warehousing; Data continuity with ED, ambulatory, OP |
| Stage 6 | Physician documentation (structured templates), full CDSS (variance & compliance), closed loop medication admin |
| Stage 5 | Full R-PACS |
| Stage 4 | CPOE, Clinical Decision Support (clinical protocols) |
| Stage 3 | Nursing / clinical documentation (flow sheets), CDSS (error checking), PACS available outside Radiology |
| Stage 2 | CDR, Controlled Medical Vocabulary, CDS, may have Document Imaging; HIE capable |
| Stage 1 | Ancillaries - Lab, Rad, Pharmacy - All Installed |
| Stage 0 | All Three Ancillaries Not Installed |
| Data from HIMSS Analytics® Database ©2012 | |
Once you have your EMRAM score, you can:
- Begin to meet application requirements and become operational stage by stage, working toward the final level, Stage 7
- Compare your progress with other organisations, and also across departments within your organisation
- Align IT initiatives with your overall business strategy and shape strategy for future IT investments
Learn more about the stages of EMRAM
