Combining clinical and business analytics for efficiency at Kalispell Regional
Managing big data is critical to the health of any organization and its patients, but these initiatives can be a drain on time and resources. One way to increase efficiency, measure progress, and improve performance is through the use of analytics. By aggregating and analyzing clinical, financial ...
Bringing the magic of the cloud to more customers: Part 2 of a conversation on MEDITECH’s cloud journey
In part one of this blog, MEDITECH Vice President Advanced Technologies Scott Radner and I discussed the company’s journey to the cloud and its dedication to making modern technology available to all of its customers. In part 2, Scott expands on MEDITECH’s decision to use the cloud for its ...
Why MEDITECH's transition to Google Cloud is the 'beginning of a bigger movement': CEO Howard Messing
Howard Messing, CEO of MEDITECH, recently spoke with Becker's Health IT and CIO Report about how the EHR vendor's partnership with Google Cloud will help advance interoperability and support broader digital health analytics.
MEDITECH eh – Investment in Canadian EHR Market Pays Off
When MEDITECH released their latest statistics for their Canadian operations, there were two eye-popping numbers: 47% market share; and 35 years investing in the Candian EHR market
Setting a course for the 'next frontier' of cloud-based patient access
In part one of this blog, Howard described the capabilities of cloud infrastructure, the potential it holds for health IT developers, health providers, and patients, and the ability it gives doctors to “re-tether” to their patients using this evolving technology. Today, Howard discusses how cloud ...
Using the cloud to ‘untether’ medicine from wired tech
A little over 35 years ago, on Feb. 8, 1984, astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart left the space shuttle on mission STS-41-B for the first-ever untethered space walk, becoming what the New York Times called “the first human satellites.” Today, in clinical settings all over the ...
What should hospitals do to improve clinician satisfaction with their EHR? The answer may surprise you.
In a recent survey conducted by KLAS, 45 percent of physicians disagreed with the concept their EHR helps them provide quality care. That’s an astounding — and troubling — number, especially when you consider that EHRs are becoming just as widespread and integral to health care as tongue depressors.
How a Point of Care solution can boost both nursing efficiency and engagement
Take a moment to think about how many demands we make of our nurses. We’re constantly asking them to do more with less. Care for more patients in less time. Improve the quality and the safety of the care they’re providing, while simultaneously asking them to be more efficient.
Why nine hospitals worked together to achieve success for their patients
When Kelly Del Gaudio started working at Galen Healthcare Solutions, her interest in clinical optimization drove the direction of their MEDITECH consultancy offerings focusing strongly on rule driven clinical workflow redesign.
The latest technology in health care
MEDITECH Associate Vice President Cathy Turner was featured in Minority Nurse's blog called "The Latest Technology in Health Care." Turner, along with other industry thought leaders, gives her take on what technology is coming in the not-too-distant future and how it will impact nurses.