HIMSS Analytics Asia Pacific Honors Three Hospitals Within Apollo Group With Stage 6 Awards

CHENNAI, November 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

HIMSS Analytics Asia Pacific has Recognized Three Hospitals Within Apollo Group for Achieving Stage 6 on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM)^SM

HIMSS Analytics Asia Pacific has recognized three hospitals within Apollo Group for achieving Stage 6 on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM)^SM. The hospitals are:

• Apollo Main Hospitals, Chennai
• Apollo Health City, Jubilee Hills,
• Apollo Hospitals Ayanambakkam, Chennai

These Stage 6 hospitals were recognized at the HIMSS Digital Healthcare Week in Singapore on 21 October 2013. The award was presented by Stephen Lieber, CAE President & CEO of HIMSS worldwide; in the presence of Dr. Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State for Health and Manpower, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Manpower, Republic of Singapore; Steven Yeo, Vice President & Executive Director, HIMSS Asia Pacific and John Hoyt, Executive Vice President, HIMSS Analytics.

Ms. Sangita Reddy received the awards on behalf of the group. Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Reddy said, "As a pioneering organization, Apollo Hospitals has always been of the firm belief that an increased use of contemporary information technology would be pivotal to enhanced patient safety and a higher standard of healthcare delivery. The HIMSS Stage 6 awards underscore our commitment to this ethos and our mission to make quality healthcare accessible to every individual. Recognition is a great motivator and the HIMSS awards will encourage us to harness information technology and nurture an ecosystem of safer healthcare in every Apollo Hospital. It reinforces our commitment to using technology to enable and effective and efficient health system for tomorrow. Much more remains to be done in our quest for quality equitable and sustainable health systems. Information technology is at the core of our strategy."

HIMSS Analytics developed the EMR Adoption Model in 2005 as a methodology for evaluating the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems for hospitals in the HIMSS Analytics^TM Database. Tracking their progress in completing eight stages (0-7), hospitals can review the implementation and utilization of information technology applications with the intent of reaching Stage 7, which represents an advanced patient record environment.

"HIMSS Analytics congratulates Apollo Hospitals Chennai, Apollo Health City, Jubilee Hills and Apollo Hospitals Ayanambakkam, for leading the way towards health IT adoption," said Mr. Steven Yeo, General Manager of HIMSS Analytics Asia Pacific & Middle East. "Stage 6 represents a level of sophistication that only 2.3% of hospitals in Asia Pacific have reached to date. The awards validate Apollo Hospitals' strong commitment towards patient safety and care quality through the use of advanced information technology."

About Apollo Hospitals

In 1983, Dr Prathap C Reddy, the architect of modern healthcare in India, had launched the country's first corporate hospital - Apollo Hospitals Chennai. Over three decades, it has emerged as Asia's foremost integrated healthcare organizations with 61 hospitals, 1517 pharmacies and 102 diagnostic clinics. The Apollo Hospitals Group also offers health insurance services, healthcare IT services and has clinical research divisions with a focus on epidemiological studies, stem cell research and genetic research.

With a goal to develop skilled health human resources, the Apollo Hospitals Group currently has 1 medical college, 8 nursing colleges, 3 nursing schools, 2 management institutes, 1 physiotherapy college and 15 paramedical programmes affiliated to state medical universities under its not-for-profit organizations - Apollo Hospitals Educational Trust, Chennai and Apollo Hospitals Educational Research Foundation, Hyderabad.

Collaborating with the Ministry of Finance, Government of India initiative of the National Skill Development Corporation, Apollo Medskills Ltd plans to contribute to the skilling requirements of the country by adding 4 lakh healthcare professionals to the industry by 2022.

Honouring Apollo Hospitals' commitment to healthcare, the Government of India had issued a commemorative stamp, the first-ever for a healthcare organization. Dr Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group was conferred the prestigious Padma Vibhushan in recognition of his unparalleled contribution to healthcare. For 30 years, Apollo Hospitals has continuously excelled and maintained leadership in medical innovation. www.apollohospitals.com

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