MEDI-Talk

MUSE Webcast: Meaningful Use – It’s Just Not an IT Project

by administrator on November 4, 2011, at 12:48 pm

Lessons Learned from Readiness Assessments

A key component of an organization’s ability to capitalize on the government’s incentives is to achieve meaningful use of its technologies in a set, aggressive timeline. An organization’s readiness is key to support its patient care strategy and implement HIT.

This webcast will focus on lessons learned from organizations . . . → Read More: MUSE Webcast: Meaningful Use – It’s Just Not an IT Project

22% of U.S. Hospitals Plan to Purchase a New Radiology Information System (RIS)

by administrator on September 30, 2011, at 12:30 pm

CapSite 2011 U.S. Radiology Information System (RIS) Study

Burlington, VT (PRWEB) September 29, 2011

CapSite™ announces the release of the 2011 U.S. Radiology Information System (RIS) Study. The study is the most recent in a series of CapSite strategic industry reports focused on the Imaging IT market. The study represents unique Voice of Customer . . . → Read More: 22% of U.S. Hospitals Plan to Purchase a New Radiology Information System (RIS)

The Argument for MEDITECH

by administrator on September 30, 2011, at 11:59 am

Why MEDITECH Continues to Be a Force in HIT

Meaningful Use is a load of white noise, and it could be argued has become a load of something else.

While it is true that certain mandates associated with HITECH are meant to help hospitals achieve real and significant milestones, these mandates also tend to . . . → Read More: The Argument for MEDITECH

MUSE and Nathan Littauer Hospital

by administrator on September 16, 2011, at 3:30 pm

Join MUSE in Gloversville, New York on October 10, 2011

Track One: Healthcare Trends and the Revenue Cycle

This track will explore current trends and changes that are occurring in healthcare, and causing a significant impact on the revenue cycle. The topics are not just a presentation on how NLH has responded relative to . . . → Read More: MUSE and Nathan Littauer Hospital

Cooper County hospital transitions to electronic medical records system

by administrator on August 17, 2011, at 12:22 pm

Boonville — Paper charts and a homegrown documentation system for patient data will give way to more sophisticated electronic records system by 2013 at Cooper County Memorial Hospital.

The hospital is set to finalize a $2.5 million contract with Meditech, a Massachusetts-based software vendor in the health care industry, next week.

“I think (health . . . → Read More: Cooper County hospital transitions to electronic medical records system

healthsystemCIO.com: Cerner, Epic Hospitals Lead CPOE-Adoption Race

by administrator on August 10, 2011, at 2:48 pm

Cerner and Epic hospitals are leading the CPOE-adoption pack in an industry supercharged by the passage of HITECH in early 2009, according to a new KLAS report: CPOE 2011: The ARRA Effect.

Said Jason Hess, author of the report: “Reviewing eight consecutive years of KLAS research on CPOE adoption, we see that before ARRA . . . → Read More: healthsystemCIO.com: Cerner, Epic Hospitals Lead CPOE-Adoption Race

MEDITECH: A New Health Care Reality Hits Home

by administrator on July 28, 2011, at 3:10 pm

Home care leader Patricia Kelleher outlines the challenges her industry is facing, and urges agencies to advocate for themselves using the power of social media.

As the health care industry prepares to serve millions more patients as a result of health care reform, the importance of keeping those patients out of the expensive acute . . . → Read More: MEDITECH: A New Health Care Reality Hits Home

healthsystemCIO.com: Meditech 6.0 Diary Part 11 – As Go-Live Nears, Challenges Mount

by administrator on July 28, 2011, at 2:54 pm

As we get closer to the planned dual processing testing (scheduled for August), there seems to be no rest for the weary. As you can imagine, we find ourselves busier than ever and discovering minor challenges that need to be overcome. Add to this the implementation of ancillary systems and continued rollout of eCW . . . → Read More: healthsystemCIO.com: Meditech 6.0 Diary Part 11 – As Go-Live Nears, Challenges Mount

HITSE 2011 Conference Speakers

by administrator on July 27, 2011, at 4:50 pm

HITSE 2011 presents these four respected industry experts

Beyond Meaningful Use Dr. John Halamka, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School

Meaningful Use Stage 1 is providing hospitals and eligible professionals with goals that improve the quality, safety and efficiency of patient . . . → Read More: HITSE 2011 Conference Speakers

Guerra On Healthcare: Policy Trumping Health IT Experience

by administrator on July 21, 2011, at 10:40 am

There’s no substitution for working your way up through the ranks. Unfortunately, many of the federal policymakers have never been in the trenches–and it shows.

Like most people, I’ve worked my way up in my chosen profession. For me, in journalism, that started with formal education, then entry-level jobs focused on learning the basics . . . → Read More: Guerra On Healthcare: Policy Trumping Health IT Experience