MEDI-Talk » 6.x Conversion http://www.medi-talk.com MEDITECH News and Opinion sponsored by Iatric Systems Fri, 18 May 2012 13:33:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 healthsystemCIO.com: Bobbie Byrne, MD, CIO, Edward Hospital & Health Services, Chapter 1 http://www.medi-talk.com/healthsystemcio-com-bobbie-byrne-md-cio-edward-hospital-health-services-chapter-1 http://www.medi-talk.com/healthsystemcio-com-bobbie-byrne-md-cio-edward-hospital-health-services-chapter-1#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:55:13 +0000 administrator http://www.medi-talk.com/?p=4401 Before she joined the staff of Edward Hospital & Health Services in late 2009, Bobbie Byrne had never once thought about becoming a CIO. But when she was approached by a recruiter who told her that the organization wanted a physician, she was immediately intrigued. The move turned out to be fortuitous; just a . . . → Read More: healthsystemCIO.com: Bobbie Byrne, MD, CIO, Edward Hospital & Health Services, Chapter 1]]> http://www.medi-talk.com/healthsystemcio-com-bobbie-byrne-md-cio-edward-hospital-health-services-chapter-1/feed 0 Tuesday Training Workshops at the 2012 International MUSE Conference http://www.medi-talk.com/tuesday-training-workshops-at-the-2012-international-muse-conference http://www.medi-talk.com/tuesday-training-workshops-at-the-2012-international-muse-conference#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 16:17:00 +0000 administrator http://www.medi-talk.com/?p=4379 Report Writers! Beginner NPR Report Writer This workshop has been designed with the beginner in mind and will cover the basics of creating a report.

Magic Syntax for NPR Report Writers Join us for an introductory computer science class on the “Magic” programming language.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz – Wake Up Your NPR Reports With Z Programs . . . → Read More: Tuesday Training Workshops at the 2012 International MUSE Conference]]> http://www.medi-talk.com/tuesday-training-workshops-at-the-2012-international-muse-conference/feed 0 MUSE: Join us for the 6.x Summit! http://www.medi-talk.com/muse-join-us-for-the-6-x-summit http://www.medi-talk.com/muse-join-us-for-the-6-x-summit#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 15:57:08 +0000 administrator http://www.medi-talk.com/?p=4374 Facilitator: Brian Nelligan, Application Analyst Humber River Regional Hospital, Weston, Ontario

Panelists: Money Atwal, CFO/CIO Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Hilo, Hawaii

Debbie Bate-Travis, Information Systems Analyst Humber River Regional Hospital, Weston, Ontario

Michael Froebel, I.T. Clinical Analyst Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Hilo, Hawaii

Alicia Garner, Financial Systems Analyst II Randolph Hospital, Asheboro, North Carolina

. . . → Read More: MUSE: Join us for the 6.x Summit!]]> http://www.medi-talk.com/muse-join-us-for-the-6-x-summit/feed 0 Unleashing the Potential of Data Repository http://www.medi-talk.com/unleashing-the-potential-of-data-repository http://www.medi-talk.com/unleashing-the-potential-of-data-repository#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 16:17:30 +0000 administrator http://www.medi-talk.com/?p=4358 Meditech has long encouraged the integration of Data Repository as part of the necessary core components of their HIS.  However, I think even Meditech itself sometimes underestimates the potential value and productivity benefits that are inherent in a standard SQL database environment.  The mere existence of the DR has even spawned the creation of . . . → Read More: Unleashing the Potential of Data Repository]]> http://www.medi-talk.com/unleashing-the-potential-of-data-repository/feed 0 Kootenai Health Meditech 6.06 Training Video http://www.medi-talk.com/kootenai-health-meditech-6-06-training-video http://www.medi-talk.com/kootenai-health-meditech-6-06-training-video#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 16:30:19 +0000 administrator http://www.medi-talk.com/?p=4346 Meditech 6.06.mov

Check out their video!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHvJF73Imrg&feature=related

]]> http://www.medi-talk.com/kootenai-health-meditech-6-06-training-video/feed 0 healthsystemCIO.com: Meditech 6.0 Diary Part 18: A Summit And The Winds Of Change http://www.medi-talk.com/healthsystemcio-com-meditech-6-0-diary-part-18-a-summit-and-the-winds-of-change http://www.medi-talk.com/healthsystemcio-com-meditech-6-0-diary-part-18-a-summit-and-the-winds-of-change#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 16:34:05 +0000 administrator http://www.medi-talk.com/?p=4318 Many healthcare CIOs have argued for ages that Meditech’s large market-share has caused them to be a bit less than responsive to customer needs and somewhat rigid in their delivery of service, along with being more focused on their internal business drivers than their customer’s desires. I must admit to having been one of . . . → Read More: healthsystemCIO.com: Meditech 6.0 Diary Part 18: A Summit And The Winds Of Change]]> http://www.medi-talk.com/healthsystemcio-com-meditech-6-0-diary-part-18-a-summit-and-the-winds-of-change/feed 2 MEDITECH Blog: Our first CLPP is underway! http://www.medi-talk.com/meditech-blog-our-first-clpp-is-underway http://www.medi-talk.com/meditech-blog-our-first-clpp-is-underway#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:32:44 +0000 administrator http://www.medi-talk.com/?p=4315 I just wrapped up my first session of the new Clinical Leadership Preparedness Program (CLPP) this week. We had a great group and I’m looking forward to next month’s class!

The Clinical Project Leadership Program is a new educational series to prepare healthcare organizations for an upcoming MEDITECH Advanced Clinical System (ACS) implementation. I . . . → Read More: MEDITECH Blog: Our first CLPP is underway!]]> http://www.medi-talk.com/meditech-blog-our-first-clpp-is-underway/feed 0 NPR Report Writing Tips : April 2012 http://www.medi-talk.com/npr-report-writing-tips-april-2012 http://www.medi-talk.com/npr-report-writing-tips-april-2012#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:52:13 +0000 administrator http://www.medi-talk.com/?p=4272 Joe Cocuzzo, Vice President – NPR Services

NPR Tip: Save Valuable White Space on Your Reports (MAGIC, Client/Server or Report Designer)

When you use sort headers on an NPR or Report Designer report, you can print the sort values on a line above the detail items like so:

Sometimes users object to the . . . → Read More: NPR Report Writing Tips : April 2012]]> http://www.medi-talk.com/npr-report-writing-tips-april-2012/feed 0 Navin, Haffty March Newsletter http://www.medi-talk.com/navin-haffty-march-newsletter http://www.medi-talk.com/navin-haffty-march-newsletter#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:09:54 +0000 administrator http://www.medi-talk.com/?p=4235 Thoughts from our President While most of us have enjoyed a mild winter, the weather has resulted in some unanticipated consequences impacting discussions we have had with some of our clients. Many hospitals in the northern half of the country have correlated their failure to meet inpatient volume projections with a limited flu season and . . . → Read More: Navin, Haffty March Newsletter]]> http://www.medi-talk.com/navin-haffty-march-newsletter/feed 0 MEDITECH: Paper Purge http://www.medi-talk.com/meditech-paper-purge http://www.medi-talk.com/meditech-paper-purge#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:31:02 +0000 administrator http://www.medi-talk.com/?p=4225 Combining creativity and MEDITECH’s 6.0 Health Information Management (HIM) solution, St. Claire Regional Medical Center has eliminated reams of paper from their workflow and achieved a medical record deficiency rate of less than 5%—much lower than the Joint Commission’s requirement of no more than a 50% deficiency rate within 30 days of discharge. No . . . → Read More: MEDITECH: Paper Purge]]> http://www.medi-talk.com/meditech-paper-purge/feed 0