Tungs’ Taichung Metrohabor Hospital, the last person to be validated for HIMSS in Taiwan Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model.
EMRAM measures the adoption and maturity of an organization’s order.
Why important
Confirmed for Tungs Hospital Almost two years ago, the 6th stage of EMRAM.
While preparing to verify the highest emram stage, Tungs Hospital Chief Inspector Dr Min-Che Tung, Healthcare BT News That they adopt a “Digital Design Thinking Approach” focusing on closed loop integrity, data safety and confidentiality and system integration. “We developed a detailed plan, established inter -departments teams and organized regularly Meetings to ensure progress in all teams. ”
Basic strategies in its preparation include the MedI-Spanish Clinical Decision Support System, Indoor Cycle Management, Data Monitoring Indicators and Digital Patient Portals and the implementation of its own management tools.
During the assessment, HIMSS confirmatives praised the hospital’s totally patient participation strategy, including various platforms, vehicles and devices. They stated that they stated that they were smart diabetes control system. The system, introduced in 2021, helps to increase blood sugar among patients by 53%, while the number of patients with HBA1C level increased by 68%greater than 7%.
Another example is a new digital patient self -assessment tool initiated about a year ago. Dr Tung said that patient satisfaction increased by 90%.
HIMSS also found the automation usage impressive to complete the documents such as automatic registration, approval process and nursing transfer notes of the hospital.
Sustainability attempts of TUNGS Hospital were also emphasized; He even received Sustainable Development Awards from the Taiwan Sustainable Energy Institute and Energy Savings and Afforestation Awards from the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Following verification, the TUNGS Hospital will work to improve CDSS workflows and to improve some operations, including the introduction of a data center for better data analysis, monitoring and visualization. It also wants to convert all data into digital formats by obtaining completely paperless operations. The hospital also aims to increase the patient intake of digital applications to ensure that they are more involved in their care.
Tungs’ hospital now. HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model. “We are also looking forward to exchange information with experts from various fields and backgrounds to explore new trends, developing technologies and the best practices in the development of developing technologies and infrastructure.” He said.
Larger trend
TUNGS ‘Hospital, Taiwan currently contributes to an increasing hospital list approved for the 7th stage of EMRAM. Among these, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, China Medical University Hospital and Changhua Christian Hospital. Meanwhile, Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital and Tainan Municipality Hospital are approved for the 6th stage, while the Far East Memorial Hospital is working towards the stage 7.
In the record
“HIMSS EMRAM Step 7 Certificate shows that our hospital has reached an international standard in the field of digital medical information. This includes a solid information system security, comprehensive digital monitoring of clinical workflows, the application of artificial intelligence in medical systems and intelligent clinical decision support functions.” He said.
“This certificate shows that Tungs’s Taichung Metrohabor Hospital has not only set up a comprehensive EMR system, but also improves health quality, patient safety, patient participation and operational efficiency through advanced clinical decision support systems and large data analytics.”
Dr Tung has admitted that he had difficulty in optimizing resource planning and processes in digital transformations. First, the process required significant investment in manpower and financial resources. In addition, to maximize the benefits of system integration, they had to create inter -departments teams to constantly adjust the workflows and provide close integration of new systems with practical operations.
However, after fulfilling various requirements for 7 emram, “significant developments have been observed in both clinical and operational consequences.”
“The extensive adoption of the EHRERS made a faster and more accurate clinical decision, increased patient safety effectively. In addition, healed operational efficiency, reduced health costs and optimized the use of medical resources.”
