Responding to disaster at Brockton Hospital [Video]
It’s been almost a year since disaster struck at Brockton Hospital. On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, an electrical fire erupted in the hospital’s transformer room, resulting in the city's first ever 10-alarm fire. The response included 77 ambulances from surrounding towns and states, six wheelchair ...
Catch up on MEDITECH’s solutions at the 2023 Clinical Informatics Symposium
MEDITECH is proud to present our upcoming Clinical Informatics Symposium, a dynamic opportunity for attendees to learn innovative strategies for improving processes, quality, and patient outcomes. The symposium is designed to guide clinicians and IT professionals through the complexities of today’s ...
Tips for using your EHR to manage staff immunizations for COVID-19
As COVID-19 vaccines have started rolling out across the United States, healthcare organizations are developing their own strategies for efficiently managing immunization efforts - beginning with their own staffs. One hospital system undertook a unique approach to documenting and reporting ...
How Virtual Visits are keeping providers and patients safe at Citizens Memorial Healthcare
Recently Leah Farina, MEDITECH vice president of client services, had an opportunity to discuss the impact of virtual visits and telemedicine on patients and providers at Citizens Memorial Healthcare in Bolivar, Missouri. She spoke with Louis Harris, MD, a family medicine physician and Chief ...
Tips and lessons learned for a successful clinical EHR implementation
An Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementation is so much more than just an information technology project — it's a vitally important transformation that impacts every clinician and staff member within a healthcare organization.