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Decisions and conflicting priorities seem to be the norm as our dictionary building gets closer to consolidated testing. We now find ourselves with lots of decisions to make, lessons learned from ancillary system go-lives, and other issues. Let’s start with lessons learned. We just went live on our ED application. From previous posts you may […]
It is said that timing is everything. This is just as true in our 6.x implementation as elsewhere in life. Also in terms of timing, one can ask what came first: the chicken or the egg. The 6.x version of that same question is what comes first: dictionary build or dictionary team training. As stated […]
Well, we are knee deep in dictionary build, so this month’s article will focus a lot on Billing/Accounts Receivable (BAR) and Patient Care Services (PCS). As previously stated, we are taking this opportunity to reevaluate all our processes and existing dictionary structure. I will also discuss how the changes we are looking at impact the […]
There is an old saying that states, “Be careful what you ask for, you might get it.” For those who are new to the Meditech contracting model it is important to note that, unlike some other vendors, Meditech’s implementation fees are based on a bundled (not time and materials) approach.
In this month’s blog, training sessions are in full swing. Also meetings with outside consultants have started, and they are starting to supplement the gaps in the Meditech program. PCS has had their training, and here are some of the notes the consultant has identified for us to keep in mind:
This past month’s journey down the road of our Meditech 6.0 upgrade has been full of surprises. As a matter of fact, there seems to be one surprise after another as we start getting into the training, dictionary reviews, and other implementation tasks. When I finished out last month’s article, I stated that one of […]
First of all, I want to thank the numerous people who have called and written thanking me for writing this blog. I am really surprised and happy to see I have so many readers following this series. I am glad the information has been helpful and am happy to field any questions or post information […]
For those following our Magic to 6.0 upgrade (reinstall) sojourn, last month’s cliff hanger was what we will do with the 6.0 ED module. Do we install or go to a different vendor? Well, the vote is in and it is definite that we are moving forward with something other than Meditech. The reasons, you […]
Our journey from Meditech Magic to 6.0 continues in what I will now call month two. In the last posting, I mentioned being a CIO new to the Meditech business model, product lines, and also new to a single vendor model (having lived for 15 years in multi-entity, best-of-breed environments). In the first post, I […]
As some of you who have followed my past blogs know, I have just transitioned from a Siemens shop in Bermuda to a Meditech hospital in the great white north of upper New York State. Like most hospitals, we too have a strategy for meeting the regulatory requirements of Meaningful Use. For us, it revolves […]
