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 [...]

Does your facility have too many unused reports, report fragments and incomplete reports in your TEST system? Have you examined and compared reports written in test to your LIVE environment? Many facilities have not reviewed their NPR to determine if the junk in the test system has been cleaned out. MEDITECH systems [...]

Is your IT Help Desk a valued resource that maximizes the significance of your organization’s IT assets? Your Help Desk is an integral part of the IT Operation. It provides information and assistance to users throughout the organization as well as troubleshooting PC and Healthcare Information Systems issues.
A Help Desk has many responsibilities. [...]

The MEDITECH system is completely integrated; changes within one module can have an adverse affect in another module. When making a change within the MEDITECH modules it is important to understand both the short- and long-term effects that can result. Authorization should be required from all departments, even if the change needed does [...]

Hospitals are investing large amounts of capital funs in Information Technology to improve patient care, reduce medical errors and help caregivers be as efficient as possible. Physician Involvement and use of IT is critical to any organization’s success or failure with any of the MEDITECH clinical modules.
Physicians need to effectively use IT [...]

When it comes to system integration, there is never an exact fit to data formats and layouts. Take HL7 for instance, everyone has the same specifications but once you try to integrate, it is open to interpretation as to what is in the field. No two software suppliers will ever align perfectly without [...]

Facilities not only need to maintain and manage their current software systems, but also need to upgrade or refresh the current hardware used. Technology is constantly changing, new functions and features become available increasing user efficiency and quickly outdating older hardware. Before you know it, it is time to refresh those hardware components [...]

Do you feel confident that you could restore data from the previous night’s backup? Here’s the situation: you flip the switch for overnight backup to begin. Everything is functioning as should be, all lights turn green that the backup has commenced. The next morning when files are checked for backup accuracy you [...]