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.
March 12, 2019
Five hospitals, two organizations, and one eMAR come together to improve patient safety
Unsafe medication practices and medication errors are a leading cause of harm around the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the cost associated with medication errors is around $42 billion USD annually. Likewise, the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) has documented over ...
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 ...
December 18, 2018
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.
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November 29, 2018
A New Twist on ‘An Apple a Day’: Reflections from Becker’s Revenue Cycle Conference
At a time when financial pressures could lead to more hospital closures, it’s no surprise that the Becker's Hospital Review 4th Annual Health IT + Revenue Cycle Conference drew a full audience, to explore how our industry is responding to the growing demands of the patient as consumer.
September 11, 2018
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 ...
June 12, 2018
Thought Leader Podcast Series: Rural healthcare and the role of the CIO
Our thought leader podcast series continues with a very special guest: the 2017 CHIME-HIMSS John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year Randy McCleese. Randy currently serves as the CIO at Methodist Hospital, a 192-bed acute care hospital, 25-bed critical access hospital, and 19-practice physician network ...
June 5, 2018
Winning Partnerships: How to make rural IT hosting relationships work
The challenges faced by rural healthcare organizations today — Critical Access Hospitals in particular — are truly daunting. Many never fully recovered from the economic downturn and most continue to experience provider shortages while caring for an increasingly older and more chronically ill ...
March 26, 2018
Refreshing Reads: 4 must-read blogs to help you avoid clinician burnout
Clinician burnout is a topic we’ve covered in detail here on the MEDITECH blog, and for good reason. Long nights of excessive documentation are taking time away from clinicians, interfering with their relationships with patients. We’ve compiled some recommendations from clinicians and industry ...