September 26, 2019
How an EHR can help physicians practice opioid stewardship
As physicians, we often don’t see the harm that opioid pain medications can cause to the individual, whether through side effects, dependence, or diversion. Also, we may not always consider the implications on the national scale; prescription drug overdose deaths have increased exponentially from ...
September 20, 2019
Progress in the fight against the opioid epidemic
National Recovery Month sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is observed every September to educate Americans that substance use treatment and mental health services can enable those with mental and substance use disorders to live healthy, rewarding ...
September 12, 2019
Can we talk? Communication isn’t just for patients and physicians anymore
The rapid pace of change in healthcare today doesn’t just necessitate better technologies to keep pace; it also requires better communication. Whether it involves conversations between patients and physicians, handoffs between clinicians of different specialties, interoperable data exchange, or ...
July 16, 2019
Thought Leader Podcast: Cloud computing in healthcare
In our latest thought leader podcast, I spoke with Jim Fitzgerald, executive vice president and chief strategy officer at CloudWave about the role of cloud computing in healthcare.
June 11, 2019
AI, APIs, and the next frontier of clinical efficiency
The following article appeared in the May 23, 2019 issue of the HIMSS Clinical Informatics Insights newsletter. A portion of it has been posted here with permission. Last year, a colleague of mine wrote an apology to clinicians on behalf of all EHR vendors for the pain we’ve put them through. It ...
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May 30, 2019
Who are the Innovators? MEDITECH Customers In Action [Download]
No healthcare organization should ever have to choose between innovation and value. As our industry continues to transform, it will be important to both adopt new technologies that can meet the needs of demanding consumers, and still prioritize ROI and long-term sustainability while doing so.
April 25, 2019
Take the journey to Expanse with these MEDITECH customers [Videos]
Moving to a new EHR platform can seem like a daunting task, with the clinical and technological changes that it requires. In these videos, MEDITECH customer executives discuss how their hospitals successfully navigated the journey to Expanse, and the difference it’s made in how they practice ...
April 9, 2019
CEO Howard Messing discusses 50 years of MEDITECH with John Lynn of Healthcare IT Today [Video]
MEDITECH’s President and CEO Howard Messing recently sat down with John Lynn, founder of Healthcare IT Today, for an extended two-part interview about the company, as we celebrate our 50th year in business.
February 21, 2019
What’s next? A look at the future of health IT at HIMSS19
I flew out of Logan Airport in Boston at 5:30 a.m. last Monday, and was eager to head to sunny Orlando as a first time HIMSS attendee. The next three days were a whirlwind of innovation, shared ideas, and excitement about the future of health IT.
February 7, 2019
5 reasons to be excited for HIMSS19
Let me tell you why I’m really excited to be attending my first HIMSS. First and foremost is the evolution of healthcare IT. The strides we’ve made in the past few years have been phenomenal. Leading technology providers and app developers are now embracing healthcare IT and connecting new ...