While conference season provides an excellent opportunity to meet with fellow healthcare leaders in our booth and reconnect with our customers face-to-face, it is also an opportunity to share with the industry what makes MEDITECH Expanse “The Intelligent EHR Platform” and to highlight the success of our amazing customer base ..read more

At last month’s 2024 Home Care Symposium, my team and I virtually welcomed attendees to our hospital-based home health and hospice agency. In our session, “Agency Profile: Logan Health,” we were excited to share our personal success addressing common industry challenges such as staffing, training, integration with hospital EHR, and IT programs. During the hour-long session, we focused on two key areas that strengthened our staff retention efforts: a robust onboarding model and dedicated IT support ..read more

Regardless of the healthcare organization, patients are always the focus of the services and care that is provided. That’s what makes the healthcare industry special. Teamwork is necessary from organization to organization. You see it on the frontline every day. Hospitals often transfer patients out for a higher level of care or to rehabilitation providers. These transitions must be seamless for the benefit of the patient. That teamwork between different organizations is obvious, but what is not obvious is the teamwork I experienced between my organization, Ozarks Healthcare, and another heal ..read more

Whether it was connecting with customers, prospects, industry thought leaders and other champions of innovative health IT solutions, or exploring connection through interoperability and open data exchange – the spirit of connection was tangible at HIMSS24 ..read more

Patient safety has always been at the forefront of MEDITECH's mission. During this year’s Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 10-16), we are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of MEDITECH's internal Patient Safety/Priority Event (PS/PE) Management group. The PS/PE group coordinates initiatives that increase education on patient safety-related topics and workflows. By staying current on patient safety issues that are impacting the industry, healthcare professionals can create safer care environments and reduce the occurrence of preventable Patient Safety Events (PSE ..read more

As a leader of transformational change at Ozarks Healthcare, it is no surprise that Priscilla Frase, MD, CMIO, and hospitalist was recently recognized as a 2024 HIMSS Changemaker in Health Award winner.  ..read more

Following the rapid technology boom inspired by AI’s mainstream debut, ViVE 2024 encouraged participants to bring their best advancements to the floor, and MEDITECH embraced that mission with passion. This year, we featured the best of Expanse, the intelligent EHR platform ..read more

Anyone following the world of health information technology (HIT) over the past decade knows there’s been tremendous work behind the scenes to advance interoperability and data sharing. Our efforts are finally coming to fruition as we move beyond the era of static document sharing into a new era of more intelligent data usability.  ..read more

MEDITECH knows that AI will continue to expand its influence across every facet of healthcare technology. By leveraging tools like Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models (LLMs), and a secure, scalable cloud architecture, MEDITECH is blending AI capabilities into Expanse, our intelligent EHR platform. The time is now for healthcare organizations to explore their AI options and see how these tools can help reduce burnout, improve care, and provide a smoother experience for clinicians and their patients ..read more

According to a study by the NSCH, 1 in 5 children in the United States has a special healthcare need, amounting to around 14 million children. This tells us a substantial percentage of our population requires services formulated to their stage of life, which pediatric clinics and hospitals across the nation manage. However, for children with medical complexity who require specialized treatment plans that often result in a long-term stay, the provider options begin to dwindle ..read more