Q: Where would pharmacy staff create a new RXM access group?
A: Pharmacy staff can create a new RXM access group by copying a current access group and edit via the RXM ACCESS GROUP Dicationary
If pharmacy staff wanted to edit a RXM group (i.e. Nursing) to default lookup by “generic,” where would that edit be made?
The [...]

Q: How can my organization determine the most important factors that will lead to our project’s success?
A: There are many reasons why organizations take on new projects. Maybe the project is undertaken to meet a strategic goal, due to legislative changes, to meet a specific business need, or to improve or [...]

Q: Nursing Charges: Many of our nursing charges, such as PICC line, transfusion or Telemetry are currently on paper. Is it possible to handle these items electronically within MEDITECH?
A: One of the easiest ways to automate this type of charging is to build it into the Nursing Interventions as part of a CDS. [...]

Q: Can Patient Financial Services’ collection agency comments be streamlined to eliminate human intervention when posting to patient’s accounts?
A: MEDITECH can streamline posting collection agencies’ patient accounting comments with the setup of MIS inbox/outbox interfacing. Obtain specifications per MEDITECH’s requirements, and work diligently with collection agency to setup and streamline interfacing process. Once [...]

Q: How do we implement centralized scheduling?
A: One of the first decisions to make is: Will all departmental schedulers move into a central location? While for some facilities, this is an option, typically, space constraints prevent this. If the schedulers will stay in their home department, then they must all be utilizing [...]

Q: Why would my organization need to perform a
readiness assessment?
A: A structured readiness assessment before you implement your new Healthcare Information System (HIS) can make the difference between a successful implementation and a barely adequate one. The assessment will define your processes and procedures within your clinical and financial areas that will be [...]

One question we often hear while working in various facilities is, “How can I simplify the nursing documentation process?”
In order to make reviewing nursing documentation a more simple process, where possible, use consistency when building CDS assessments and treatments, especially the group responses. There are areas of patient assessment, where the information gathered is [...]

What should be considered when granting access to a HCIS? How should we as a facility come to our conclusion?
Most, if not all, HCIS systems have an access granting component. When granting access to end users, facilities should take into consideration their current practices, patient care flows, roles of the end users, as [...]

The implementation process can be a long painful period when facing the implementation of the entire system. Effectively installing the MEDITECH system or even an application is critical to ensure that an organization’s capital resources are being invested effectively to help satisfy their goals and objectives.
So, what are the benefits of installing [...]

Experience has shown that there are significant opportunities to improve financial performance throughout a healthcare organization’s operation. Not only are hospitals dealing with a variety of issues that can influence patient care, but also they are dealing with circumstances that can limit or lessen capital spending and halt revenue growth. It is extremely [...]