Loma Linda University Health is nearing the finish line in achieving Stage 7 status for the Outpatient Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (O-EMRAM) from HIMSS Analytics, a healthcare industry organization that promotes best practices for optimizing patient care.
Site visitors from HIMSS Analytics will come to campus Tuesday, Sept. 25, to validate Loma Linda University Health’s outpatient care sites’ achievement of Stage 7 — the highest level of the adoption model, held by less than 11 percent of outpatient facilities in the United States (as of fourth quarter 2017).
The three-person team will visit the following locations.
• Outpatient Surgery Center
• Pediatric Clinic (at Meridian Loma Linda Professional Center)
• Faculty Medical Offices:
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• Primary Care
Employees in these departments and general areas may be approached by the HIMSS team, who are evaluating our organization’s use of technology to support patient care. Things to keep in mind: reducing paper use, understanding downtime procedures, and using tools for reporting and analytics.
Learn more about this initiative and how to prepare for the visit on the One Portal page.
Loma Linda University Health has previously earned Stage 7 status of HIMSS Analytics’ Inpatient Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model for LLU Medical Center, including East Campus and Surgical Hospital, LLU Children’s Hospital and LLU Behavioral Medicine Center.
Fewer than 5 percent of organizations have achieved Stage 7 on both the Inpatient and Outpatient EMRAMs.