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| Wednesday, 01 September 2010 07:00 |
Recent News: Happenings in the MEDITECH Community
MEDITECH Certification Update WESTWOOD, MA, September 10, 2010 -- On August 30, The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the initial ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ONC-ATCBs) for Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology. The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), Chicago, Illinois, and the Drummond Group Inc. (DGI), Austin, Texas, were named as the first technology review bodies that have been authorized to test and certify EHR systems for compliance with the standards and certification criteria that were issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services earlier this year. Applications for additional ONC-ATCBs are currently under review. MEDITECH will certify its 6.0 platform, as well as its Client/Server 5.64 and MAGIC 5.64 releases. MEDITECH is preparing to deliver a special ARRA priority pack, which contains the software to reflect the new and updated criteria. We will announce a certification date as soon as we determine timeframes and evaluate requirements from each authorized ATCB.
National Surgical Hospitals Partners with Summit Healthcare to Implement Workflow Automation Technology Efforts to eliminate manual data entry and streamline data cleanup efforts drive a need for scripting technology BRAINTREE, MA, September 14, 2010 — National Surgical Hospitals have chosen to partner with Summit Healthcare, a leader in healthcare system integration and task automation technology to assist them during their data normalization and clean up efforts of their MEDITECH databases. They recognized that these efforts could result in hours of manual data entry and they wanted to eliminate these processes through automation technology. National Surgical Hospitals selected Summit Healthcare because of the company’s deep MEDITECH integration expertise and its robust workflow automation software, the Summit Scripting Toolkit which has been proven in all platforms of MEDITECH. As the multiple facilities work to tackle the large data cleansing project, they will be utilizing the Summit Scripting Toolkit across the facilities. The Summit Scripting Toolkit is a full featured workflow and task automation tool that will alleviate the manual processes described above and can also be leveraged again and again for future projects. SST can also provide batch uploads, near real-time data exchange when conventional HL7 methods are unavailable and interactive script environments such as patient kiosks.
Fauquier Hospital Awarded Designation as Patient-Centered Hospital WARRENTON, VA, September 7, 2010 — Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton has been formally designated by Planetree, Inc. as a “Planetree designated patient-centered hospital” for the second time in three years. This designation recognizes Fauquier Hospital’s achievement and innovation in fostering a culture within the hospital in which professional caregivers partner with patients and families, and where patient comfort, dignity, empowerment and well-being are prioritized with providing top-quality clinical care. To become a designated Planetree patient-centered hospital, Fauquier Hospital was asked to demonstrate that specific patient-centered policies have been sustained over time. Designation status further requires the hospital to meet or exceed national performance benchmarks for quality and patient satisfaction.
Cayuga Medical Center Implements Summit Provider Exchange for Physician Office Integration Cayuga Medical Center Implements Summit Provider Exchange for Physician Office Integration Summit Healthcare APEX Product Suite to be leveraged for Future MEDITECH Integration Projects Including 6.0 Migration BRAINTREE, MA, August 24, 2010 — Ithaca, New York’s Cayuga Medical Center has contracted with Summit Healthcare, a leader in healthcare system integration and task automation, for its full Summit Apex integrated product suite. Cayuga has successfully implemented Summit Provider Exchange - a scalable, secure physician office integration solution that facilitates the bi-directional communication of patient data between MEDITECH and the ambulatory EMR practices. Cayuga Medical Center, a 204-bed, acute care medical center focused on state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment services, was looking for a way to integrate with its physician offices’ MEDENT EMR. Cayuga selected Summit physician office integration technology to facilitate the exchange of patient data, such as orders and results, to its offices, with the ability to add more EMR systems at any time. Cayuga is currently working with Summit Healthcare to implement a script to pre-register patients in MEDITECH and send orders to the hospital once the patient has presented.
Ingenix Completes Acquisition of Picis EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, August 23, 2010 – Ingenix has completed its acquisition of Picis. As announced on July 22, this acquisition combines “health intelligence” provided by Ingenix with the clinical workflow solutions of Picis to increase efficiency and help optimize delivery of services in high acuity care areas of hospitals, which includes emergency departments, surgical suites and intensive care units. As part of Ingenix, Picis will build on its market-leading solutions and analytics. The acquisition also enables Ingenix to broaden its powerful global footprint in the hospital solutions market where the opportunities to derive results and achieve efficiencies through greater use of information technology are significant.
CHIME Releases CIO-Specific Guidebook on EHR Implementation ANN ARBOR, MI, August 20, 2010 -- The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) released today a detailed guide intended to support healthcare CIOs in the implementation of electronic health records to meet the meaningful use requirements issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The publication, entitled "The CIO’s Guide to Implementing EHRs in the HITECH Era", tackles the important steps healthcare organizations must take in successfully implementing electronic health records, from the initial planning through the final documentation of results.
FormFast Becomes A Microsoft Certified Partner ST. LOUIS, MO, August 11, 2010 — FormFast, a leading provider of enterprise workflow solutions, today announced that it has been named a Microsoft Certified Partner, passing the rigorous testing required to achieve this designation. FormFast workflow automation tools demonstrate the robust functionality necessary to operate in both the Windows® XP and Windows® 7 operating environments, and to integrate with and augment select features of Microsoft SharePoint®. "We are pleased to be recognized as a Microsoft Certified Partner," says Rob Harding, president and CEO of FormFast. "We are confident that our compatibility with Microsoft operating systems enables clients to get maximum value from our workflow tools and accelerate their efforts to become high performance hospitals."
MEDITECH Announces New Best Practices Series WESTWOOD, MA, August 10, 2010 -- MEDITECH has developed a series of Best Practices to help our customers get the most out of their clinical information system and be optimally positioned for compliance with ARRA. The first set of the "ARRA Meaningful Use Stage 1" series covers Immunizations, Problem List, Discharge Process, Growth Charts & Vital Signs, Clinical Decision Support Rules, and Medication Reconciliation. These system installation and application deployment recommendations are designed to help our customers achieve Destination Excellence.
Southwest Medical Center Selects Summit Healthcare as its Partner for Integration and Interoperability Goals BRAINTREE, MA, August 10, 2010 — Summit Healthcare, a leader in healthcare system integration and task automation, has partnered with Southwest Medical Center. A full service medical center located in Liberal, Kansas, Southwest runs MEDITECH as its primary healthcare information system and had been investigating ways to control integration costs primarily around interface management. Operating in a point-to-point interface model for many years, Southwest management saw a need to cut costs by maximizing its interface investments now and for future interoperability needs. Southwest Medical Center came to Summit Healthcare for technology to help the organization gain control of its interface environment and automate various processes. Summit Healthcare's interface engine, Summit Express Connect will enable Southwest Medical Center to lay a foundation to meet their strategic interconnectivity goals and to begin to see immediate ROI by leveraging its existing interfaces and eliminating redundant maintenance costs. Over time, as new vendor systems are needed for integration, Southwest Medical Center will be able to leverage their current interface investments and easily bridge this information to the destination systems. With the foundation of the Summit Express Connect interface engine, Southwest will also be primed to attain its future strategic goal of Physician Office Integration by treating its physician offices as “destination sites.”
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