June 25, 2026
Innovation advancing healthcare: 3 rural healthcare organizations and their strategies for success
In 2026, the spotlight is shining brightly on rural healthcare. Faced with severe financial barriers, regulations, and immediate closure risks threatening hundreds of facilities nationwide, rural health organizations are navigating a challenging operational landscape.
June 9, 2026
How Expanse and AI are shaping the future of care
At MEDITECH, we’re continually inspired — and motivated — by our customers, who are transforming care delivery through technology. The landscape is changing fast. New innovations are appearing over the horizon all the time, and MEDITECH customers are making use of those new innovations — leveraging ...
May 14, 2026
Showcasing 5 community health champions for National Hospital Week
This week, over 5,000 hospitals across the US are celebrating National Hospital Week, which recognizes the extraordinary contributions healthcare workers make to their local communities. These hospitals are the ones residents often turn to in their most vulnerable moments, a need that is especially ...
April 30, 2026
The data-driven health revolution: 4 creative ways organizations are turning analytics into action
Data is undeniably one of the most powerful tools in modern healthcare. The collection of data is essential, important work, but collecting data doesn’t improve outcomes by itself. Organizations are now more than ever tasked with leveraging massive amounts of available data to solve their most ...
April 21, 2026
Roane General Hospital has a prescription for your health improvement
Our venture into wellness began with a prescription. Five years ago, one of our cardiologists wrote his patient a “prescription” to use our fitness complex to improve their cardiovascular health. Patients often expect their providers to prescribe a medication, which helps manage symptoms, whereas ...
March 10, 2026
Why trust is the foundation of national health data exchange — and why we need to protect it
We’re closer than ever to achieving true nationwide interoperability. After decades of fragmentation, false starts, and competing standards, the U.S. finally has multiple national‑scale exchange models taking shape — from TEFCA to CMS‑aligned networks and other emerging frameworks that connect ...
February 17, 2026
A collaborative path to improving maternal health through meaningful connections
Rural maternity care has faced growing challenges in recent years. Since the end of 2020, more than 120 rural hospitals across the U.S. have closed their labor and delivery units, and 41 have closed in Iowa alone since 2000. As local options disappear, pregnant patients — particularly those seeking ...
February 5, 2026
What rural healthcare leaders need now
Last May, when H.R.1 was first introduced in the House, the bill that would come to be known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was already causing consternation among healthcare leaders across the country — particularly in smaller and rural communities. Here at MEDITECH, we assembled a task ...
