Heart Hospital in Malaysia scores country’s first EMRAM validation
In a country first, Institut Jantung Negara (National Heart Institute) in Malaysia has been recently validated for Stage 6 of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model.
The EMRAM measures an organisation's adoption and maturity of their EMR capabilities.
Founded in 1992, the 433-bed public quaternary hospital sees over 300,000 outpatients with cardiac, thoracic and vascular disorders each year, served by a staff of over 2,700. It is the largest cardiac hospital in Malaysia.
A 25-year journey
Its digital record journey began in 1998 with the acquisition of the MedTrak hospital information system.
For over two decades, IJN faced difficulties in successfully rolling out an organisation-wide EMR system. One particular challenge was change management.
"We were unable to make much h...