June 15, 2021
What to expect at MEDITECH’s 2021 Nurse Forum
It’s hard to believe that we are just one day away from MEDITECH’s 2021 Nurse Forum. I’m looking forward to coming together virtually with hundreds of members of our customer community who have registered to attend.
May 6, 2021
3 blogs to commemorate National Nurses Month
Many of us are in a different place than spring of 2020, thanks in no small part to the dedication of nurses and other caregivers, who didn’t miss a beat when the world shifted so quickly last year. As we elevate these hardworking individuals this month, and during this extended Year of the Nurse, ...
April 22, 2021
How COVID-19 has changed public perceptions of home care
We’ve witnessed a real transformation for home care delivery over the past year and a half. Sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, technology has taken a “quantum leap” forward as clinicians are now actively embracing integration and working together as a care team to keep patients safe, healthy, and ...
December 8, 2020
Managing a crisis with COVID-19 drive-thru testing at Lawrence General Hospital
With the COVID-19 pandemic surging, healthcare organizations are tasked with the ongoing challenge of providing sufficient testing for their communities. Lawrence General Hospital (Lawrence, MA) is located in one of the hardest hit cities in Massachusetts with over 8,400 positive cases. As a ...
July 2, 2020
7 Reflections on Lighting the Way through Innovation: MEDITECH’s 2020 Virtual Nurse Forum
For many of us in healthcare, living through this time of crisis has been an experience like no other. This is especially true for nurses and nurse informaticists, who are providing so much clinical, technological, and emotional support for care teams as well as their communities. The Year of the ...
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May 5, 2020
Recognizing the not-so-everyday heroism of nurses
There has been a lot of talk about heroes lately, and rightfully so. Over the past several weeks I’ve been seeing signs around the neighborhood, made by children, thanking our healthcare heroes: hand-drawn rainbow art taped to front doors and living room windows. It got me thinking about what our ...
September 24, 2019
How nursing roles are expanding to support population health efforts
In order to build healthier communities and improve population health management, providers need information about a patients’ health that goes beyond clinical factors. How can we achieve this?
August 29, 2019
Improving coordinated labor and delivery care for mothers and babies
Among the many tasks that nurses face, one of the most challenging — and rewarding — is supporting mothers through childbirth. Because labor and delivery can be unpredictable, requiring nurses to monitor and interpret lots of data while managing their patients safely, it’s critical that they have ...
May 9, 2019
National Nurses Week gives us ‘4 Million Reasons to Celebrate’
It’s been almost 70 years since the idea of publicly recognizing nurses was first discussed — and while healthcare has undergone huge changes in nearly seven decades, the fact remains that nurses continue to serve one of the most critical roles in delivering patient care.
March 5, 2019
Let’s celebrate nurses in 2019
As nurses, we understand that our role continues to evolve within healthcare as a whole — and the tools that nurses use in delivering care are also changing. That’s why this year, we’ll be hosting and attending several events aimed at exploring new innovations that help nurses in their critical ...