Maturity Models

HIMSS and Guidehouse Announce Agreement to Advance Digital Health Transformation

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HIMSS is excited to announce a new collaboration with Guidehouse, a leading global consultancy renowned for its advisory, digital, and managed services across various sectors, to accelerate digital health transformation by leveraging HIMSS's comprehensive digital maturity models to assess and enhance healthcare organizations' technological capabilities. 

As a new member of the HIMSS Digital Health Consulting Partner program, Guidehouse will employ several of HIMSS’s key maturity models including: 

  • Analytics Maturity Assessment Model: This model supports advanced analytics literacy, robust data governance, and transparency in patient data management. It enables organizations to scale AI-driven insights for population health improvements. 
  • Community Care Outcomes Maturity Model: Designed for non-acute care organizations, C-COMM emphasizes strategic access to care by focusing on improving health outcomes for specific population segments through proactive interventions and prevention strategies.  
  • Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model: The HIMSS flagship model evaluates the impact of EMR adoption on system performance and patient outcomes. It promotes operational efficiency, patient safety, care quality, and enhanced engagement by driving the optimization of EMR usage across organizations. 

Reid Oakes, HIMSS chief products officer, stated, "HIMSS’s maturity models offer a structured roadmap to help organizations bridge the gap between technology and care delivery. By working with Guidehouse, we are scaling the impact of these tools to help healthcare organizations achieve their transformation goals, improve outcomes, and enhance system-wide efficiency." 

The agreement between HIMSS and Guidehouse will accelerate digital health transformation by equipping healthcare organizations with the tools and insights needed to achieve digital health transformation. HIMSS’s expertise in digital health frameworks will provide a structured pathway for organizations to enhance patient outcomes and operational efficiencies on a global scale.  

Read the full press release on PR Newswire. 

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