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Researchers Target Devices, EHRs


October 9, 2008

HIMSS Analytics and the American College of Clinical Engineering, Plymouth Meeting, Pa., will survey hospitals to evaluate the patient safety and quality of care benefits of medical devices that share data with electronic health records.

HIMSS Analytics, the research arm of the Chicago-based Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, will create benchmark reports for hospitals that participate in the study so they can compare their operations to peer hospitals.

Researchers will begin the survey of all U.S. hospitals with more than 150 beds the week of October 13, says Mike Davis, executive vice president for HIMSS Analytics. They hope to outline ways that hospitals are integrating medical devices, such as monitors, dialysis units and infusion pumps, with EHRs to optimize treatment. 

A summary of the results will be available in the summer of 2009, Davis says.

To request more information on the study, contact Patti Harris of HIMSS Analytics at patti.harris@himssanalytics.org.

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