5 UI/UX Tips For MEDITECH’s New Web-Based EHR
For those not following the rumors, the conjecture…and well, the words coming out of MEDITECH’s employees’ mouths at their CIO Forum; MEDITECH is developing a web-based EHR for 6.1. It will supposedly come in a tablet-friendly format (meaning web-browser based, but “designed” for a smaller screen), and no it does not appear that it … Continue reading
The EHR Squeeze: How Much Can You Get?
Every time I walk into an organization to do an assessment on how they are using their EHR, I feel like my clients all have the same thought: “How do we get the most out of our EHR? There is a magical way to use this software more efficiently that the vendor isn’t telling us what … Continue reading
MEDITECH on the iPad: A Review
Much to an IT department’s chagrin, a lot of physicians tend to be fans of Apple products much like myself. Therefore, they are continually requesting that their new EHR, which they may or may not like, be accessible on their iPad and iPhone. A little less than a year ago, MEDITECH posted a “Success story” … Continue reading
Centralized vs. Decentralized Billing
When philosophizing about how healthcare organizations are set up, there comes a point very early on in the haze of buzzwords where a mental sparring happens over whether the physician practice billing should be centralized or decentralized. Now, I’m not old enough to have been around when this debate first came about, but the trend … Continue reading
What Your Patients Want From An EHR
I think there is a misconception out there that patient’s will begin demanding that their physicians use an EHR. Many practices and healthcare organizations have even begun touting their newly implemented systems in bids to attract new patients. The message is simple enough: We have fancy new technology so you should come to us instead … Continue reading
Creating MEDITECH Doc Tool Templates for the Physician Practice
Creating templates in the MEDITECH’s Documentation Tool (Doc Tool) can be a pain. Utilizing the pre-built templates that you can purchase from Zynx isn’t much better. You’re going to spend a lot of time in these dictionaries regardless of what option you choose. However unfortunate, no matter how much time you slave away, pouring blood, … Continue reading
MEDITECH/LSS Ordering Setup
One of the qualifications of Meaningful Use is to use computerized physician order entry (CPOE) within your EMR (Still resisting EHR! This is how I fight the man). The dirty secret in the LSS world is that barely any of their customers actually use the ordering functionality to its full intent. Some send orders to the Lab, … Continue reading
MEDITECH Doc Tool Shortcuts
I just wanted to throw out the Doc Tool shortcuts for LSS MPM users that prefer to still use the keyboard without a mouse. These should work on the MEDITECH side as well. Please let me know if you have any to add. My list is derived from my own tinkering. Tab: Move down the … Continue reading
Aaron Berdofe, MHI - Health Informatics 