MEDI-Talk

healthsystemCIO.com: Kim Ligon, CIO, DCH Health System, Discusses Her CHIME Member-To-Member Survey On IT Steering Committees, Chapter 3

by administrator on January 4, 2012, at 3:31 pm

The regulatory requirements that CIOs are grappling with are overwhelming enough—throw in a major leadership change, and it can feel like being caught in a whirlwind. It’s how Kim Ligon felt when DCH Health System had a new CFO take the helm just as Meaningful Use was coming down the pike. But rather than . . . → Read More: healthsystemCIO.com: Kim Ligon, CIO, DCH Health System, Discusses Her CHIME Member-To-Member Survey On IT Steering Committees, Chapter 3

healthsystemCIO.com: Kim Ligon, CIO, DCH Health System

by administrator on December 22, 2011, at 10:33 am

Discusses Her CHIME Member-To-Member Survey On IT Steering Committees, Chapter 1

healthsystemCIO.com: Cathy Crowley, CIO, Columbia Memorial Hospital, Chapter 1

by administrator on December 8, 2011, at 4:52 pm

For Cathy Crowley, the path that took her to the CIO position at Columbia Memorial Hospital wasn’t a typical one. It was the economic downturn that steered her away from consulting and into the temporary position that eventually became full-time, but it was her proficiency for implementations and multitasking that has kept her there. . . . → Read More: healthsystemCIO.com: Cathy Crowley, CIO, Columbia Memorial Hospital, Chapter 1

MEDITECH: Our Latest Stage 6 Customer: Memorial Healthcare

by administrator on September 1, 2011, at 12:51 pm

By focusing on patients and giving physicians the I.T. tools they need to succeed, this customer manages to prosper in a competitive region. var Residing in an extremely competitive environment, leaders at Memorial Healthcare (Owosso, MI) knew they would need to combine a progressive vision with top-notch I.T. tools, to effectively serve their community. . . . → Read More: MEDITECH: Our Latest Stage 6 Customer: Memorial Healthcare

healthsystemCIO.com: Heath Bell, CIO, KishHealth System, Chapter 1

by administrator on August 10, 2011, at 12:48 pm

There is a growing sentiment that when the Meaningful Use criteria were established, small organizations—which are often short on resources—were not the top priority. Even forward-thinking organizations like KishHealth, an Illinois-based health system that has been running an EMR for more than a decade, are spinning their wheels to meet the requirements. But CIO . . . → Read More: healthsystemCIO.com: Heath Bell, CIO, KishHealth System, Chapter 1

MEDITECH 360° – Making the Most of your Investment

by administrator on August 8, 2011, at 12:00 pm

Meet with your MUSE peers at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital in Bozeman, Montana for education and networking on various hot topics …

Wednesday August 17 – afternoon Clinical Track MEDITECH training for Clinical Employees TAR for Nursing Advanced Clinicals JAM Session RAD/PACS Integration

Financial Track Admission Errors Reminders, Letters & Notifications in B/AR MM . . . → Read More: MEDITECH 360° – Making the Most of your Investment

MEDITECH: Georgetown Breaks New Ground

by administrator on July 28, 2011, at 3:06 pm

MEDITECH congratulates Georgetown Hospital System on being the first Client/Server early adopter to update to 6.0.

It takes faith in your staff and, especially, in your vendor partner when deciding to become an early adopter of new technology. Just ask the folks at Georgetown Hospital System (Georgetown, SC), MEDITECH’s first Client/Server 5.5 customer to . . . → Read More: MEDITECH: Georgetown Breaks New Ground

MUSE MEDITECH Education

by administrator on July 11, 2011, at 12:10 pm

MUSE is offering MEDITECH education at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, Bozeman, Montana

Advanced Clinical track MEDITECH training for clinical staff Downtime procedures Building nursing orders for CPOE and eMAR in the outpatient environment PCMI implementation including physician desktop, clinical review and e-Sign, OE optimization, and order set development Lab/Pathology track Transfusion Administration Record (TAR) education . . . → Read More: MUSE MEDITECH Education

Guerra On Healthcare: How CIOs Can Avoid Doctor Revolt

by administrator on June 21, 2011, at 11:02 am

Running a hospital IT shop takes a delicate balance between leading and serving. If you don’t lead, you become a tactician simply executing orders, and not the strategic CIO advising business leaders on how IT can help make their visions reality. But if you don’t serve–if you don’t operate a truly customer service-focused department–the . . . → Read More: Guerra On Healthcare: How CIOs Can Avoid Doctor Revolt

HIStalk: Georgetown

by administrator on June 7, 2011, at 11:34 am

From Portnoy’s Complaint: “Re: Georgetown. Georgetown Memorial / Waccamaw Community Hospital is running Meditech 6.0, now live for one week at two hospital campuses about 30 miles apart. A few minor bugs remain to be ironed out, mostly with running reports from secondary report writers; also old scanned images from MT 5.0 are not . . . → Read More: HIStalk: Georgetown