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Recent News: Happenings in the MEDITECH & Health IT CommunitySilverton Health Engages Summit Healthcare to Streamline Integration Landscape and Connect with Physician Offices as they Prepare for their MEDITECH 6.0 Migration BRAINTREE, MA, December 20, 2011 -- Summit Healthcare, a leader in healthcare system integration and task automation, today announced a new partnership with Silverton Health in Oregon. In order to enhance overall interface integration and physician office interoperability as they migrate to the MEDITECH 6.0 platform, Silverton Hospital has contracted for the Summit Express Connect interface engine and Summit Provider Exchange for physician office integration. ------------------ Kick Off the New Year, with Peer-to-Peer WESTWOOD, MA, December 14, 2011 -- MEDITECH is hosting an education and networking event in January, specifically for 6.0 customers. ------------------ MEDITECH Returns to HIMSS WESTWOOD, MA, December 7, 2011 -- MEDITECH is excited to announce its return to the Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, on February 20-24 at the Venetian Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. We encourage all of our customers to visit our booth and attend our education sessions, where we will showcase our latest EHR offerings. ------------------ The Stage Is Set WESTWOOD, MA, December 6, 2011 -- Since the passing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), MEDITECH has been preparing our customers to meet the provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. With $2.3 billion allocated to healthcare providers that demonstrate Meaningful Use of certified technology, our customers have been busy optimizing their MEDITECH solution to meet these regulations. As of 12/1/11, over 200 of our customers have successfully attested. We offer congratulations to all of our customer sites! We're proud to showcase the following customers who have attested for Meaningful Use. These sites wanted to publicize their "MEDITECH story" for how they successfully attested. ------------------ Hospitals Prepare for HCIS and Network System Downtime by Implementing Summit Healthcare Business Continuity Solution BRAINTREE, MA, December 5, 2011 -- Summit Healthcare, a leader in healthcare system integration and automation, today announced multiple new and expanded partnerships with hospitals seeking to ensure business continuity during downtime. In line with this trend, Summit Healthcare reports a rapid increase in demand and implementation of its Summit Downtime Reporting System (DRS). ------------------ Parkview Medical Center Expands Partnership with Summit Healthcare to Support MEDITECH 6.0 Migration BRAINTREE, MA, November 21, 2011 -- Summit Healthcare, a leader in healthcare system integration and automation, today announced that it has entered into a new, expanded agreement with Parkview Medical Center of Pueblo, Colo. to provide integration, automation tools and services to support the organization's migration to the MEDITECH 6.0 platform. After successfully leveraging the Summit Scripting Toolkit (SST) for years, Parkview has chosen to implement Summit Express Connect to maximize interconnectivity as the facility prepares for its migration. ------------------ Get Involved in MEDITECH's Product Development through Focus Groups WESTWOOD, MA, November 17, 2011 -- MEDITECH's Development team is hosting regular focus groups via WebEx on several key projects underway. These groups give our clinical users (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, to name a few) the opportunity to be engaged from the beginning in the development process. Staff from divisions across MEDITECH are working together to facilitate this new initiative and engage our clinical users. ------------------ Lassoing the Unicorn WESTWOOD, MA, November 17, 2011 -- As Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) begin to show real promise, CMO Joel Reich, MD, identifies the potential benefits and challenges of adopting this new model. ------------------ Physicians Say What They Want to Say--and Breakout! WESTWOOD, MA, November 17, 2011 -- MEDITECH's Physician Forum offered over 20 new breakout education sessions, for physicians to network and offer feedback on MEDITECH's latest initiatives. ------------------ Summit Healthcare Celebrates Significant Growth and Continued Sales Momentum for Its Integration Technology Platform in Second and Third Quarters of 2011 BRAINTREE, MA, November 9, 2011 -- Summit Healthcare, a leader in healthcare system integration and task automation, today announced multiple new and expanded partnerships with MEDITECH hospitals throughout the United States. Summit Healthcare has seen a significant increase in demand across its integration product lines including Integration Outsourcing and MEDITECH 6.0 migration services over the last two quarters in 2011. ------------------ Multiple States and Vendors Agree On Standard Health Data Connectivity Specifications NEW YORK, NY, November 8, 2011 -- A group of states and vendors focused on eliminating the barriers to sharing electronic health records (EHRs) today issued a set of technical specifications to standardize connections between healthcare providers, health information exchanges (HIEs) and other data-sharing partners. ------------------ Commission Announces First Certified Products For Long Term And Post Acute Care CHICAGO, IL, November 7, 2011 -- The Certification Commission announced today the first group of electronic health records (EHRs) to be certified under the CCHIT Certified® 2011 program for Long Term and Post Acute Care (LTPAC), which includes EHR use in care settings such as skilled nursing facilities, home health care, hospice and rehabilitation centers. ------------------ Iatric Systems, Inc. Launches New Interface Engine, Easyconnect Jaguar, to Solve Interoperability Challenges Between Healthcare Systems BOXFORD, MA, October 31, 2011 -- Iatric Systems, Inc., a leading provider of healthcare software and interface services, today announced the launch of EasyConnect Jaguar, an advanced healthcare interface engine. This new software product is designed to help solve hospitals' interoperability challenges by eliminating data connection barriers between Hospital Information Systems (HIS), physician EMR systems, patient care devices, Emergency Department Systems and many more applications. EasyConnect Jaguar also helps support the achievement of Meaningful Use by providing a cost-effective way for healthcare facilities to share clinical data with regional Health Information Exchanges (HIEs). ------------------ Aspen Valley Hospital Partners with Summit Healthcare to Ensure Business Continuity and Address Downtime System Needs BRAINTREE, MA, October 17, 2011 -- a leader in healthcare system integration and automation, today announced a new engagement with Aspen Valley Hospital, a 25-bed community hospital, to address business continuity and ensure system access in the event of a HCIS or network downtime. Aspen Valley Hospital (AVH) successfully implemented Summit Downtime Reporting System this fall. ------------------ Iatric Systems Now Connects Physicians with Pharmacies Across the Country for E-Prescribing BOXFORD, MA, September 27, 2011 -- Iatric Systems, Inc., announced today that it has completed certification with Surescripts®for e-Prescribing. Patient Discharge Instructions (PDI) is now Surescripts certified for prescription routing to retail pharmacies. Prescription routing services allow electronic discharge prescriptions to be sent directly to the pharmacy of the patient's choice. Physicians will have the option to electronically and securely exchange prescriptions with pharmacies in communities throughout all 50 states and Washington, D.C. ------------------ HL7® International Awards Volunteer of the Year to Corepoint Health CTO Dave Shaver FRISCO, TX, September 22, 2011 -- Corepoint Health Founder and Chief Technology Officer Dave Shaver received the W. Edward Hammond, PhD, Volunteer of the Year Award from Health Level Seven (HL7) International at its 25th Annual Plenary and Working Group Meeting in San Diego, California. ------------------ Park Place International has been approved for MEDITECH 6.0 Data Center Infrastructure Implementations and Support CLEVELAND, OH, September 22, 2011 -- We are pleased to inform our clients, partners, and friends in the community that MEDITECH has approved Park Place International for 6.0 Data Center Infrastructure Implementations and Support. ------------------ Iatric Systems Meaningful Use Manager 2.0 Receives Another ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certification For Clinical Quality Measures Component BOXFORD, MA, September 19, 2011 -- Iatric Systems, Inc., announced today that its Meaningful Use Manager, which received initial certification June 15, 2011 has now expanded its certification with its new Clinical Quality Measures (CQM) component. The Clinical Quality Measures component, which provides Numerator/Denominator values and submission for the 15 Meaningful Use Quality reports, was certified as an EHR Module on September 1, 2011 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable hospital certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The 2011/2012 criteria support the Stage 1 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify eligible providers and hospitals for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). |
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