July 30, 2019
Overcoming rural hospital challenges through community engagement at Comanche County
According to a new report from Navigant, 21% of rural hospitals in the U.S. are at a high risk of closing. Lack of liquidity, outdated technology, and knowledge gaps with minimal financial resources to fill them are just a few of the challenges rural hospitals are struggling to overcome. Despite ...
June 6, 2019
6 easy ways physicians can use social media to advance their practice
Over the past decade, social media has made a huge impact on the way people communicate and stay engaged with what’s happening in the world. More healthcare consumers are using social platforms to learn about their conditions and providers, as well as to give feedback and advice in real time. But ...
March 26, 2019
Thought Leader podcast: Clinical efficiency and the journey to Expanse
In this podcast, I speak with Dr. William Dailey, a board-certified Family Practice Physician and Chief Medical Information Officer at Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (Clinton, MO.) about their recent go-live with MEDITECH Expanse.
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 ...
January 31, 2018
How MEDITECH fulfills the AMA’s 8 EHR Usability Principles
A hot topic of conversation in the last few months has been the Annals of Family Medicine study observing that primary care physicians spend an average of 86 minutes of “pajama time” each night catching up on work from the day. This study was co-written by researchers from the AMA, which brought to ...
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August 1, 2017
Are you READY to reinvent your EHR system?
When your institution decides to implement or upgrade your EHR system — and let’s face it, the question is no longer ‘if’ or ‘when,’ but ‘how’ — clarity of vision and an alignment of effort toward a successful strategy are often major challenges.
July 20, 2017
How to reduce burnout with a physician driven EHR design
It’s no secret that one of the biggest challenges for doctors in healthcare today is physician burnout. A study by the Mayo Clinic found that 54.4 percent of responding doctors reported having at least one symptom of burnout and The Physicians Foundation found that nearly half, 49 percent, of the ...
June 20, 2017
Best practices in clinical communications: The Rocket, The Reuben, and The Rubberband
Preparing your medical staff for an electronic health record implementation takes a lot of time and effort. A fundamental key to success is proper clinical communication strategies; taking into account everyone who is involved with patient care delivery, while ensuring constant dialogue about the ...
May 16, 2017
Why healthcare needs to get ready for big data
A few months back, I attended a panel on big data at an industry conference, and the moderator asked, “What are some of the benefits of using big data and analytics?” A panelist replied, “There is enormous value in knowing how many appointments and visits my providers have — we couldn’t answer that ...
April 18, 2017
How MEDITECH’s optimized EHR can prevent physician burnout
I hear it more and more from my colleagues: They’re feeling burnt out. Studies of physician satisfaction find that doctors are reducing the number of patients they see, and report feelings of emotional exhaustion, loss of enthusiasm, and depersonalization of patient care. The most recent study by ...