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Who or what is HIMSS
HIMSS Vision
•Better health through information technology.
HIMSS Analytics Mission
•Provide the highest quality data and analytical expertise
to support improved decision-making for healthcare
providers, healthcare IT companies and consulting firms.
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Why Do We Do It?
Thought leadership
– Drive Quality, Safety, & Efficiency improvements
To inform government policy
– Numerous countries and regions use HIMSS Analytics to gather
data for their policy formulation
To reflect the market
– Where is the market heading
To “drive the market”
– Roadmap for CIOs, governance boards, public policy
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HIMSS Analytics Stage 7
China, Korea, Germany, Spain
HIMSS Analytics Stage 6
Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France , Germany, India, Italy, Malaysia,
Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, UAE
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Summary Profile of a
Stage 6 and 7 Organization
• Use data to drive improved outcomes related to:
– Process, Financial, Clinical, Quality & Safety
• Are paperless, or near paperless (create no paper)
– All clinically relevant data is in the EMR
• Are fully committed to continuous process improvement through
collaboration
– Strong IT leadership and executive champions
– Clinician/end-user champions
• Have embraced their technology supplier as a partner