MMH first in Kentucky to
receive advanced patient
records certification
Manchester Memorial Hospital (MMH) has been
certified as stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics Electronic
Medical Record AdoptionModel (EMRAM). This represents
attainment of the highest level on the EMRAM, which is
used to track electronic medical records (EMR) progress at
hospitals and health systems.
The EMRAMwas developed in 2005 and has eight
stages (0–7) that measure a hospital’s implementation
and utilization of information technology applications.
The final stage, stage 7, represents an advanced patient
record environment. To confirm that a hospital has
reached stage 7, an executive fromHIMSS Analytics and
former or current chief information officer and chief
medical information officer visit the site to ensure an
unbiased evaluation of the stage 7 environments.
The hospital was recognized at the 2014 Annual
HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, February 23 to 27,
2014, in Orlando, Florida. At the close of 2013, only
2 percent of the more than 5,400 U.S. hospitals in the
HIMSS Analytics Database had achieved the HIMSS
Analytics EMRAM stage 7. MMH is one of only 160 hos-
pitals in the U.S. to achieve stage 7, and it holds the
honor of being the only hospital in Kentucky to do so.
“Manchester Memorial Hospital is the first hospital
in the state of Kentucky to be awarded stage 7 status
and the fifth hospital in the Adventist Health System to
receive the stage 7 award,” said Erika Skula, CEO. “I am
very proud of all our staff who are dedicated to the
highest level of patient safety and care.”
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Manchester Memorial Hospital • Summer 2014
Hospital news
FOURTH ANNUAL GALA
An evening of bidding and fun
T
HE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Foundation held
its fourth annual gala in May to raise money for
a nurse call system, the Rauland Responder 5,
which promotes a healing, stress-free environment by
helping patients contact their nurses in real time. Calls
coming from a
patient can be re-
layed directly to the
nurse’s cellphone
or pager. It also en-
ables sta to work
directly with each
other, promoting
higher e ciency.
e theme of
the gala was Denim
and Diamonds,
and everyone was
encouraged to
dress in “denim
if you want” and
“diamonds if you
got ’em.” At-
tendees brought
canned goods or
a gently used pair of jeans
to donate to God’s Closet,
a local service agency that
provides assistance to area families in need. For every
item donated, participants received a door-prize ticket,
and drawings were held during the live auction. e
meal was catered by a local restaurant, ersey’s, and
sponsored by Air Methods Kentucky.
A photographer was on-site for photo shoots, and
there was a silent auction with lots of interesting items.
For the rst time ever, the gala also had a live auction.
Auctioneer Sue Wright did an excellent job with the
bidding and had
the crowd compet-
ing in humorous
fashion.
Items up for
bid included an in-
home dinner party
for eight (prepared
by the hospital’s
executive chef ), a
Clay County High
School sports pack-
age (valued at over
$300), four tickets
to the Lexington
Dining Room on
Derby Day and
an entertainment
center created
by Boone Forest
Cabinetry.
Last but not least, local
artists, the Mandobros,
put on a great show, playing some old-time music, some
current favorites and even a few originals. is entertain-
ment was sponsored by Air Evac Life team.
In all, the gala raised over $29,000 for the foundation.
World-class
workforce
recognition
Adventist Health Sys-
tem’s employees, which
include the 514 employ-
ees at Manchester Me-
morial Hospital (MMH),
have been recognized for
being one of the best-
performing and most productive and engaged
workforces in the world. This is the fourth year
in a row that Adventist Health System—and all
of the hospital campuses, including Memorial
Hospital—has received the Gallup Great Work-
place Award.
New
Providers at
Manchester
Memorial
Hospital
Patricia Burke, MD,
joined the Manchester
Pediatrics Clinic in June.
Nathan Frye, APRN,
joined the Red Bird
Clinic in May.
Keerthena Karumbaiah,
MD, joined the
Cardiology Clinic in July.
