Building consensus toward a national nursing home information technology maturity model.

Objectives: We describe the development of a nursing home information technology (IT) maturity model designed to capture stages of IT maturity.

Materials And Methods: This study had 2 phases. The purpose of phase I was to develop a preliminary nursing home IT maturity model.

Adoption of Health Information Technology Among US Nursing Facilities.

Objectives: Nursing facilities have lagged behind in the adoption of interoperable health information technology (ie technologies that allow the sharing and use of electronic patient information between different information systems). The objective of this study was to estimate the nationwide prevalence of electronic health record (EHR) adoption among nursing facilities and to identify the factors associated with adoption.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

The Association between eHealth Capabilities and the Quality and Safety of Health Care in the Netherlands: Comparison of HIMSS Analytics EMRAM data with Elsevier's 'The Best Hospitals' data.

Objective: To test the hypothesis that advanced electronic medical record (EMR) capabilities are associated with better quality and safety of hospital care.

Methods And Findings: We used data from the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM(SM)) to measure the adoption and use of information technology in Dutch hospitals. To measure the quality and safety of healthcare in Dutch Hospitals we used select data from the publicly available basic set and the safety set of the Health Care Inspectorate (IGZ) and the Dutch Health Care Transparency Program 'Zichtbare Zorg' (ZIZO) program.

Understanding EMRAM and how it can be used by policy-makers, hospital CIOs and their IT teams.

The Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM)SM developed by HIMSS Analytics has become a universally recognized maturation model of a hospital's electronic medical record (EMR) environment. Numerous health care organizations (HCOs) throughout the world spend significant time and resources to improve their EMRAM standing. Yet, to the health care information technology (HIT) outsider, the value of the EMRAM and the outcomes of the efforts tied to advancing EMR capabilities are virtually unknown.