July 21, 2020
5 blogs on why the sky’s the limit with cloud technology
One of the most important topics in health IT today, cloud technology is being used to securely provide greater access to patient data, facilitate interoperability, and enhance scalability. I recently discussed MEDITECH’s journey to the cloud as part of Empower Caregivers, one of Google Cloud’s new ...
July 14, 2020
3 organizations using Business and Clinical Analytics to increase efficiency and improve patient safety
Managing big data is essential to organizational efficiency and patient safety, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fully integrated with MEDITECH’s EHR, Business and Clinical Analytics (BCA) provides clinicians and decision makers with a single source of truth for critical ...
July 7, 2020
Better outcomes with automated clinical support and EHR customization
In healthcare, patient safety and quality of care are the highest priorities. As President of Healthien Inc. healthcare consulting services, I help providers meet these priorities by addressing pharmacy and order management-related issues that could result in adverse patient events. In my ...
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 ...
June 30, 2020
Thought Leader Podcast: Virtual Care in the Age of COVID-19 and Beyond
For our latest Thought Leader podcast, I spoke with Dr. Andy Burchett, CMIO of Avera Health, about his organization’s rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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June 23, 2020
Is the “New Normal” all that new to nurses?
Recently, I was fortunate enough to return to speak at my second MEDITECH Nurse Forum. But this one was a bit different, because when I say “return” I actually didn’t go anywhere, unless you count the walk down the hall to my guest room. I missed seeing you all as I am sure you all missed spending ...
June 18, 2020
Q&A: A conversation with Dr. Doug Kanis about MEDITECH Expanse
Recently, MEDITECH's Carol Bird had an opportunity to sit down with Dr. Doug Kanis, an Internist and CMIO at Pella Regional Health Center (Pella, IA). They discussed how Expanse's intuitive design, mobility, and interoperability helps physicians increase efficiency and improve patient care. The ...
June 11, 2020
Is telehealth the new normal?
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has gained recognition as an effective and sustainable step for slowing the spread of the virus. Bridging the gaps between patients, physicians, and health systems, telehealth enables communication through virtual channels, protecting the public and the ...
June 4, 2020
Reflections from the frontlines: combating COVID-19 in Boston and NYC
The COVID-19 pandemic has called for everyone to do their part to keep others safe and healthy. For many, this means staying at home as much as possible and practicing social distancing. For me, as CMIO of the Beth Israel Deaconess community hospitals, this has meant deploying numerous initiatives ...
June 2, 2020
What it means to survive cancer, 10 years later
There’s nothing quite like a pandemic to get you to reflect on your ten-year cancer anniversary. I became a self-taught expert in navigating the U.S. healthcare system beginning around February 2010, when I was 35. I was sitting at work one morning and I felt an explosive pain in my abdomen. A ...