Using innovative technology to drive quality improvement efforts
Engaging in quality improvement efforts is a critical part of providing the best possible care to patients. Ensuring care teams have the tools they need for clinical decision-making makes it easier to turn discrete data into relevant information. By utilizing innovative technology and solutions, ...
How virtual nursing can guide patients and nurses into the next era of healthcare
Since 2020, the workplace hasn’t been the same. But while many other industries have returned with remote or hybrid jobs, health systems continue to need staff in-person and in full force. This can contribute to staffing shortages, minimal workforce retention, burnout, and documentation overload.
How MEDITECH’s approach to cybersecurity ensures safety for patients, providers, and organizations
Following the recent ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, many healthcare organizations are rightly reviewing and considering their cybersecurity posture — and that of their EHR vendor. At MEDITECH, we work to meet or exceed all industry-standard security best practices in our corporate ...
Must read and watch interviews to set the tone for 2024
While conference season provides an excellent opportunity to meet with fellow healthcare leaders in our booth and reconnect with our customers face-to-face, it is also an opportunity to share with the industry what makes MEDITECH Expanse “The Intelligent EHR Platform” and to highlight the success ...
Share and share alike – we are stronger together
Regardless of the healthcare organization, patients are always the focus of the services and care that is provided. That’s what makes the healthcare industry special. Teamwork is necessary from organization to organization. You see it on the frontline every day. Hospitals often transfer patients ...
Connection fuels interoperability at HIMSS24
Whether it was connecting with customers, prospects, industry thought leaders and other champions of innovative health IT solutions, or exploring connection through interoperability and open data exchange – the spirit of connection was tangible at HIMSS24.
Advancing patient safety awareness by addressing ECRI’s top 10 patient safety concerns
Patient safety has always been at the forefront of MEDITECH's mission. During this year’s Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 10-16), we are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of MEDITECH's internal Patient Safety/Priority Event (PS/PE) Management group. The PS/PE group coordinates initiatives ...
Becoming a master of change in a dynamic industry
As a leader of transformational change at Ozarks Healthcare, it is no surprise that Priscilla Frase, MD, CMIO, and hospitalist was recently recognized as a 2024 HIMSS Changemaker in Health Award winner.
MEDITECH Expanse takes center stage at ViVE 2024
Following the rapid technology boom inspired by AI’s mainstream debut, ViVE 2024 encouraged participants to bring their best advancements to the floor, and MEDITECH embraced that mission with passion. This year, we featured the best of Expanse, the intelligent EHR platform.
The push and the pull: An interoperability update
Anyone following the world of health information technology (HIT) over the past decade knows there’s been tremendous work behind the scenes to advance interoperability and data sharing. Our efforts are finally coming to fruition as we move beyond the era of static document sharing into a new era of ...