June 20, 2024
Tips for participating in CHIME’s Digital Health Most Wired program and survey
In 2018, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) began the process of transforming and refining the Digital Health Most Wired Survey to elevate the program to its current state as a strategic planning resource. Each year, CHIME receives over 40,000 surveys, and by ...
January 16, 2024
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 ...
August 8, 2023
Humbitious: Why low-ego and high-drive is the way to lead through healthcare challenges
With all of the challenges that today’s healthcare leaders must navigate— staffing shortages, provider burnout, mergers and consolidations, and the continuing evolution of digital technologies — one of the most consequential decisions they face is what type of leader they want to be.
February 21, 2023
Using technology for more efficient transitions of care and a better patient experience
According to US government statistics, over 35 million hospital discharges occur annually. Discharging patients from the hospital can be a complex process involving many layers, especially since patients aren’t always discharged to home; often, we’re transitioning them to a setting that is needed ...
December 13, 2022
Developing an award winning mindset [Podcast]
Billy Helmandollar, CIO of DCH Health System in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, recently received the Alabama ChapterORBIE CIO of the Year award in the Large Corporate category, for organizations with over $100 million annual revenue. The ORBIE honors chief information officers who have demonstrated ...
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September 30, 2022
8 must-listen health IT podcasts for keeping your ears on the industry
Serving as host of the MEDITECH Podcast, I’m lucky enough to speak with innovative customers and industry luminaries about the future of health IT. While I share in our guests’ knack for having a lot to say about healthcare, listening is what serves me best in my role as host. There is always ...
June 21, 2022
How to reduce prescription abandonment and improve medication adherence
Cost is a major determining factor for patients when they are deciding whether or not to pick up their prescriptions from the pharmacy. When medications are too expensive, patients may abandon them, regardless of how important they are to their health.
June 2, 2022
9 questions to ask your EHR vendor
No matter the size or location of your organization, cost certainly is an important factor in your success, both now and in the future.
April 21, 2022
Catching up with This Week in Health’s Bill Russell on CMIOs, Google partnerships, and mobility
After kicking off a busy event season at HIMSS and ViVE, I had a chance to catch up with Bill Russell on his This Week in Health Newsday podcast. We agreed that it was great to see people in person for these conferences, even though it’s clear that our industry and the world in general is a changed ...
March 17, 2022
Adapting to the new realities of physician practices
The face of healthcare continues to change, increasing the need for technology to adapt to new realities of where and how physicians are employed. Whatever the structure of the practice, MEDITECH recognizes that there are several common priorities in the current healthcare environment, and ...