Middle East Primary Care Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (PC-EMRAM)SM
Designed for the unique needs of the primary care setting.
The PC-EMRAM is the next generation tool in monitoring EMR adoption in primary care settings. This new evaluation model creates a framework for dialogues among your key stakeholders. It helps you focus on key IT systems that need to be implemented for achieving higher levels of access, quality, efficiency and safety.
| Primary Care EMR Adoption ModelSM | |
| Stage | Cumulative Capabilities |
|---|---|
| Stage 7 | Robust Clinical & Business Intelligence (C&BI), robust Health Information Exchange (HIE) with community based EHR |
| Stage 6 | Advanced CDS, proactive care management, population health management |
| Stage 5 | Patient Engagement |
| Stage 4 | CPOE, physician documentation with CDS, some discrete data exchange |
| Stage 3 | Nursing documentation with CDS, e-prescribing |
| Stage 2 | CDR, order entry, access to results from outside facilities |
| Stage 1 | Access to clinical information, unstructured data, multiple data sources |
| Stage 0 | Paper chart based |
How to get started
Once you have your PC-EMRAM score, you can:
- Start meeting application requirements and become operational stage by stage, working toward the final level, Stage 7
- Align IT initiatives with your overall business strategy and shape strategy for future IT investments
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