MUSE News and Blogs

Regardless of the healthcare organization, patients are always the focus of the services and care that is provided. That’s what makes the healthcare industry special. Teamwork is necessary from organization to organization. You see it on the frontline every day. Hospitals often transfer patients out for a higher level of care or to rehabilitation providers. These transitions must be seamless for the benefit of the patient. That teamwork between different organizations is obvious, but what is not obvious is the teamwork I experienced between my organization, Ozarks Healthcare, and another healthcare organization more than 400 miles away. While patient care remained ...
The ability to provide enhanced levels of care to the southwest Georgia community is a top priority at Phoebe Putney Health System. With this goal in mind, Phoebe broke ground on a new Trauma & Critical Care Tower at the downtown Albany campus of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in 2023. The construction expansion dovetailed with a comprehensive project reviewing clinical workflow and data capture in first steps toward a new trauma designation. To meet the regulatory milestones, Phoebe had to discover creative solutions with existing software platforms to capture key components within the electronic medical record. Teaching an Old Interface a New Trick ...
Steve McDonald, MEDITECH Practice Lead, Nordic Global February 2024 Abstract As hospitals struggle to adapt to post-pandemic operating pressures, MEDITECH Expanse offers a compelling mix of tried-and-true functionality and versatility with forward-thinking innovation. MEDITECH has optionally made Expanse available as a cloud solution, thanks to its integration with Google Cloud, and its partnering with a number of other vendors to safely infuse the platform with powerful artificial intelligence tools that simplify complex clinical workflows and save you time and money at a time of chronic labor shortages and high costs. MEDITECH has a 55-year track ...
As I sit down to prepare for this Thanksgiving time of year, I am able to reflect back on the many aspects and experiences of 2023 for which I am thankful and appreciative. I was able to spend time with friends and family, make meaningful impacts at work for patient care, and one of the year’s crowning jewels was presenting at the Medical Users Software Exchange (MUSE) 2023 meeting in Denver, Colorado. What makes this even more exciting was that our presentation, “Expansive Preparation for Go Live, A Colorful Meditech Expanse Pharmacy Journey”, was selected as the International Education Exchange (IEE) winner! The participation and selection from the IEE ...
MUSE Welcomes New Member Luma Health Luma Health is an official MEDITECH Alliance partner and the most-deployed self-scheduling solution integrated with MEDITECH Expanse. Contact us today for more details! Luma Health was founded on the idea that healthcare should work better for all patients. Luma's Patient Success Platform™ empowers patients and providers to be successful by connecting and orchestrating all the steps in the patient journey, along with all the operational workflows and processes in the healthcare ecosystem. This orchestration is supported by Luma Bedrock™ data-driven best practices, based on more than 700 million data points across more ...
MUSE Welcomes Nova Networks Established in 1993, Nova Networks has grown into one of the most respected IT firms in Canada, supporting customers in over 23 countries. As a trusted provider of innovative IT solutions, we have demonstrated exceptional expertise and dedication toward the Healthcare Industry. Through our many services, we enable and integrate solutions across the entire technology estate of hospitals and healthcare providers. Nova provides a range of customizable infrastructure solutions including: Service Desk Support Life Cycle Management (LCM) Managed Services Consulting, Staff Augmentation & Assessment Services Security ...
MUSE Welcomes Novari Health Novari Health’s solutions integrate with MEDITECH to improve access to care, coordination of care, and the delivery of healthcare services. Our modules enable referral management, central intake models, customized workflows and waitlist management for a variety of clinical services including surgery, medical imaging, mental health & addictions, diabetes, endoscopy, cardiac and many more. Headquartered in North America, with offices in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, Novari is one of the fastest growing digital health solution providers. ISO 27001 certified, Novari Health is a Microsoft Partner, with software ...
MUSE Welcomes HealthPay24 HealthPay24 empowers healthcare provider organizations to maximize patient self-pay revenue by providing the most innovative and comprehensive payment solutions. With over 20 years of healthcare payment experience, we have what it takes to put financial engagement challenges in the past. Even though payment technology has changed drastically over the past two decades, one thing has remained the same – our dedication to clients. We continue to push the limits to deliver payment solutions that make sense for the technology of today. HealthPay24’s interface with MEDITECH Expanse can import multiple files (from multiple systems) ...
MUSE Welcomes New Commercial Member: Calian Calian delivers trusted solutions that empower a more connected and protected healthcare experience. A stable and growing 40-year company, Calian is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices and projects spanning North American and international markets focused on solving complex problems in healthcare, communications, learning and cybersecurity. We are a trusted technology partner for organizations across the healthcare ecosystem – hospitals, clinics, labs, pharmacies, regional health systems, homecare and the private sector. Our Corolar Cloud and Corolar Virtual Care solutions make it easier to unify patient ...
The Best Education, Sharing, Webinars, Discussions, and Networking ... MUSE continues to offer pertinent educational sessions across a range of MEDITECH-related topics. And, the Community Forum is very active with suggestions, support, and useful samples. Please enjoy this education from the last month … JAM Session: Listen to your peers discuss Acute Hold Queue Topics include: • Acute Hold Queue - workflows from AMB to Acute, provider adoption, challenges, and desired future functionality • Wins garnered from Acute Hold Queue • Optimizing functionality, improving provider satisfaction ...
The Best Education, Sharing, Webinars, Discussions, and Networking ... MUSE continues to offer pertinent educational sessions across a range of MEDITECH-related topics. And, the Community Forum is very active with suggestions, support, and useful samples. Please enjoy this summary of education from the last month … Enhancing Workflows, Patient Safety with AI-Driven Integrated Medication History Obtaining a Best Possible Medication History (BPMH) upon admission is time-consuming, even when hospitals have access to a regional pharmacy database. Inaccurate histories put patients at risk ...
Be Part of the Community! MUSE continues to offer pertinent educational sessions across a range of MEDITECH-related topics. And, the Community Forum is very active with suggestions, support, and useful samples. Please enjoy this summary of education from the last month … RULES Using Literature to Enhance the System Do you struggle with building MEDITECH OM rules? Have you ever wanted to learn more about how to use them to enhance your system? Come to understand where rules can be placed to create clinical decision support. Patient Care Clinical Rules Learn basic set-up of both LINE ...
Be Part of the Community! MUSE continues to offer pertinent educational sessions across a range of MEDITECH-related topics. And, the Community Forum is very active with suggestions, support, and useful samples. Please enjoy this summary of education from the last month … MEDITECH Expanse Clinical Charge Capture and Automation MEDITECH’s 6.16 platform brings to organizations many advanced features and functionality. Learn how to automate and maximize clinical charge capture in 6.16. Modernization of Information Practices in EHR Systems through Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation ...
Be Part of the Community! MUSE continues to offer pertinent educational sessions across a range of MEDITECH-related topics. And, the Community Forum is very active with suggestions, support, and useful samples. Please enjoy this summary of education from the last month … Expanse Patient Care - Something that went Right in 2020! A completely web-based application, Expanse Patient Care, is an exciting product that many MEDITECH customers are interested in - and it's living up to expectations! As an early adopter who went Live in December 2020, King's Daughters Medical Center is enjoying the benefits ...
Be Part of the Community! MUSE continues to offer pertinent educational sessions across a range of MEDITECH-related topics. And, the Community Forum is very active with suggestions, support, and useful samples. Please enjoy this summary of education from the last few months … Resisting Antibiotic Overuse - with MEDITECH’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Toolkit This session introduces the MEDITECH Antimicrobial Stewardship Toolkit and how it can help your organization align with CDC’s core elements for antimicrobial stewardship. Firelands Regional Health System shares their strategies for implementing ...
MUSE welcomes three new members to the Commercial Member Committee (CMC). The CMC is responsible for gathering feedback from the MUSE Commercial member community, and to assist in the development of policies to promote the interests of this community. Cathy Campbell is an experienced health IT professional with more than 15 years of experience. Prior to her role at PatientKeeper, Cathy spent 14 years with MEDITECH gaining extensive knowledge in the IT needs of physicians. In her current role as Product Marketing Manager, Cathy works to inform ...
MUSE Welcomes New Education Committee Members The Education Committee recommends educational strategy, including delivery methods and content for MUSE events, webinars, and JAM sessions. It monitors topics of importance and interest from multiple sources and recommends them for inclusion in MUSE education programs. To continue to support these important objectives, we have added five talented volunteers to the committee. Please join the MUSE Board of Directors in welcoming these new Education Committee members! Edmond Chiu is a Clinical Informatics Specialist at Southlake Regional Health Centre in ...
MUSE Welcomes New Commercial Member: GuideIT GuideIT, an IT Experience that Delivers™ Our Healthcare Solutions help organizations achieve optimal benefits from their MEDITECH investment to enhance quality of care and strengthen business operations. We partner with providers to deliver tangible results through a disciplined approach and a dedication to personalized service. GuideIT serves health systems, regional hospitals, community hospitals, ambulatory clinics, and physician groups. Our team of professionals has decades of experience successfully partnering with MEDITECH facilities to achieve their ...
MUSE Welcomes New Commercial Member: Secure Exchange Solutions Secure Exchange Solutions (SES) is an industry-leading provider of interoperable, cloud-based clinical data exchange and alert notifications solutions. SES complements MEDITECH implementations, allowing users to quickly meet use case requirements in the way that best fits their workflows. Our solutions support: • 21st Century Cures / Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements • HISP Services, i.e., Direct Secure Messaging including the XDR Bi-Directional Interface required by MEDITECH • CMS NHSN Reporting • Care Coordination and ...
MUSE Welcomes New Commercial Member: PatientPath Optimize Your Patient Workflow Through continual innovation and listening to customer needs, the company known as MEDICON Software, has grown their portfolio to provide an extended scope of products and services under an updated company name: PatientPath™ . The PatientPath suite of products increases revenue opportunities and protects against revenue leakage . Measurable value to your organization is the ability to: • Optimize your scheduling, preregistration and admissions workflows • Improve process efficiencies and increase patient throughput on day-of-service • Streamline ...