Both NPRM Documents Now Available for Stage 2 Meaningful Use

The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published the Health Information Technology: Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology which is the companion document to the Stage 2 proposed rule. This document adopts standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria to ensure EHRs can . . . → Read More: Both NPRM Documents Now Available for Stage 2 Meaningful Use

CynergisTek partners with Iatric Systems

CynergisTek™, a leading provider of IT security solutions for healthcare organizations, and Iatric Systems, a leading provider of integrated software applications, interfaces and reporting solutions for hospitals and healthcare systems, today announced a reseller partnership to offer an automated tool that eliminates the need for extensive manual audits by identifying, tracking and resolving privacy . . . → Read More: CynergisTek partners with Iatric Systems

MUSE MEDITECH Presentations

Scanning for Safety:  Blood Product Administration and Mobile Medication Documentation During this session, you’ll learn how to incorporate positive patient identification and electronic product scanning into your blood product transfusion process, thereby increasing efficiency and introducing additional safety checks to the aspect of critical care. Optimization of Documentation:  Flowsheet, Monitor Interface, eMAR Reassessment, Discharge . . . → Read More: MUSE MEDITECH Presentations

Navin, Haffty Newsletter February 2012

Thoughts from our President This month’s newsletter features information on a couple upcoming events. If you are going to HIMSS you’ll want to check out the newly announced information on MEDITECH’s education sessions. Also, MEDITECH’s CIO Forum, scheduled for April 12-13th, is now open for registration. We have provided details on the presentations we think . . . → Read More: Navin, Haffty Newsletter February 2012

Meaningful Use Early Birds, Enterprise Vendors Not the Only Ones Seeing Success

Small hospitals reach Stage 1 in large numbers and achieve greater incentive payment ROI; problem lists and quality measures level the playing field with large hospitals.

CMS data shows that both large and small hospital vendors found success in the first year of meaningful use attestation. Hospitals using Allscripts, Healthland, HMS, McKesson, and Siemens . . . → Read More: Meaningful Use Early Birds, Enterprise Vendors Not the Only Ones Seeing Success

How 14 INHS Sites Won Stimulus Funding

Congratulations to Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS), for being awarded stimulus funding at fourteen of its hospital facilities!

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How did you manage the Meaningful Use project for this large number of hospitals?

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Our hospitals recognize that Meaningful Use is a natural progression, and they are all focused on improving patient care and . . . → Read More: How 14 INHS Sites Won Stimulus Funding

Resolve to Optimize Your System in 2012

MEDITECH’s free, one-day seminar helps physicians and nurses to tap into the full functionality of their MAGIC and Client/Server solutions. The Getting the Most from Your MEDITECH System seminar series is back for the new year! Our first session of 2012 will be held on March 15th, hosted by Stage 7/Davies Award honoree Citizens . . . → Read More: Resolve to Optimize Your System in 2012

MEDITECH: The Best Just Got Better

MEDITECH is excited to unveil an updated web area for its Best Practices series, thanks to the collaborative efforts of many groups from across MEDITECH divisions.

Jighlights of this new area include:

Improved navigation and streamlined content, to make it easier to find and access Best Practices documentation by platform Quick answers to commonly . . . → Read More: MEDITECH: The Best Just Got Better

MEDITECH’s New EHR, Up Close and Personal

Educational Sessions at HIMSS Explore Our Latest Efforts and Plans

Customers, get a closer look at MEDITECH’s new solutions and initiatives in our educational sessions at HIMSS. Hear more about how we’re preparing you to meet some of today’s biggest challenges, including Meaningful Use, new healthcare models, interoperability, and ICD-10 compliance.

Sessions will be . . . → Read More: MEDITECH’s New EHR, Up Close and Personal

Medical e-record use mandate drawing nearer

Technology will be playing a bigger role in patient care than ever before.

Healthcare professionals and their related associates have been mandated by the federal government to abide by “meaningful use” of electronic medical records (EMR) by the end of 2014.

EMR is the electronic version of the paper medical record. Information about a . . . → Read More: Medical e-record use mandate drawing nearer