MEDITECH celebrates 50 years of bold innovation [VIDEO]
Reaching 50 years is an outstanding achievement, and all of us at MEDITECH couldn’t be prouder. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve put together a video to give you a sense of who we are — a diverse group of innovators who share a personal investment in caring for others.
Finite vs. Infinite: Learning Gameplay at MGMA18
Over the past year, we’ve seen the term ‘gameplay’ popping up in more and more places. People seem to be quite taken with the notion that the logistics and patterns surrounding games and their rules can be applied to business, politics, and everyday obstacles. As I would discover at the 2018 MGMA ...
Staying connected: 5 blogs about interoperability
Currently, one of the most important goals in the health IT industry is making data truly interoperable. In pursuit of that goal, healthcare organizations are seeking ways to match patient data and locate records in a fragmented digital environment where technology and processes simply aren’t set ...
How Halifax Health’s journey to clinical efficiency can help your organization
Think of where your hospital’s IT department was six years ago. Now, consider where it is today — and how you see it evolving in the future. In the past six years, Halifax Health has undergone a total transformation in how we approach IT, from having experienced a number of challenges, to being ...
Obtaining an advanced EHR just got easier: meet 'MEDITECH as a Service'
Whether a hospital has 6 or 600 beds, clinicians require the right tools to provide quality patient care. If only it were that simple, right? Procuring a modern EHR can be complex and costly, pulling on an organization’s resources from all angles — not to mention having to navigate numerous third ...
What you need to know about the MACRA final ruling
On Halloween, as I was waiting for MACRA's Quality Payment Program (QPP) Year 2 ruling to be finalized, I was pondering tricks and treats. Would practices find a full sized candy bar when the door opened or a toothbrush? As trick-or-treaters often find, the ruling was a little of both. For me, the ...
Response to webinar, “3 secrets to leadership for women in healthcare IT”
Recently, I was inspired by a HIStalk webinar, “3 Secrets to Leadership Success for Women in Healthcare IT,” hosted by two female executives of health IT companies, Liz Johnson and Nancy Ham. During the webinar, Ham and Johnson provided valuable advice to women who are interested in progressing in ...