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Allscripts in the ED (but looking at Siemens for the future)
The Allscripts/Soarian integration, “is one of the things keeping me up at night”
Moving off Meditech Magic 5.6 — “It’s not sexy, bottom line”
Deciding against 6.0
“Siemens did an outstanding job of cultivating our relationship”
As we get closer to the planned dual processing testing (scheduled for August), there seems to be no rest for the weary. As you can imagine, we find ourselves busier than ever and discovering minor challenges that need to be overcome. Add to this the implementation of ancillary systems and continued rollout of eCW (Boy, […]
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:
Meditech clients hire Dell Services and Navin, Haffty & Associates (NHA) twice as often as firms that advise on multiple vendor brands, according to a new report from KLAS. These two firms also had the largest share of Version 6.0 and Meaningful Use-related projects. (Click on the player below for a Podcast interview with KLAS’s […]
Reading the healthcare IT tea leaves is telling Roger Neal a few things. First off, they’re telling him a close-knit relationship between his hospital and the independent physicians which send it patients is key. They’re also telling him that tight integration which facilitates seamless data flow among his applications is becoming all important. While interfaces […]
Regular readers of this site will know that I’m a huge proponent of specialization and the high quality of service that can only be attained through a narrow and relentless focus on doing a one (or a few) things really, really well. Our URL says a lot about that attention, as we don’t seek to serve a wide array of readers, but only one executive, with an easily definable profile that includes goals, challenges and needs.
