Credit: Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Al Khobar
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia has been awarded EMRAM Stage 7 by HIMSS.
EMRAM, or the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, measures the adoption and maturity of a health facility’s inpatient EMR capabilities from 0 to 7.
During the virtual assessment of the Al Khobar Hospital, the statistics relating to the use of blood and blood products were noted. Less than one per cent of units issued had to be returned to stock and less than five per cent of blood products are wasted. It was confirmed that the hospital compared a number of transfusion KPIs with other hospitals in the group and overall performed well.