Ninety MEDITECH 6.0 customers representing
over forty health care organizations, eager to share and
learn the most current information about the platform,
recently came together at our first-ever 6.0 Peer-to-Peer
Information Exchange event in Miami, Florida—proving that enthusiasm over our
latest technology is not only strong, but fast on the rise!
While the participating hospitals represented a broad
sampling of the various stages of 6.0 adoption, from pre-implementation
planning to LIVE, virtually all agreed that the open-ended
networking and customer-led presentations helped them glean
valuable best practices for moving forward with the platform.
Dr. Mary Ellen
Pelletier of Doylestown Hospital (Doylestown, PA), led an
inspiring discussion on the practical implementation of
Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE), as well as the
value evidence-based orders and efficiencies of the 6.0
system bring to their organization. Management team members
from all divisions at MEDITECH, served as faculty throughout
the event to provide a blend of educational sessions on
topics such as physician adoption, CPOE, and The American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)—with ample time set aside for
questions and face-to-face interaction.
"MEDITECH is so thrilled to be working
with customers who are choosing to transform their health
care delivery with the 6.0 platform," says Karen Farrell,
director of marketing at MEDITECH. "MEDITECH has been
working proactively to ensure customers are armed with the
support and information they need for successful planning and
project management."
In addition, separate tracks at the event focused on specific
perspectives—CIO,
nurse, and physician. For instance, CIOs and analysts
discussed the finer points of infrastructure changes,
printing, backups, e-mail, Scanning and Archiving, reporting
strategies, and key considerations for migrating from MAGIC.
On the clinical side, MEDITECH and customer
faculty led in-depth sessions on implementation strategies
for physicians, as well as for nurses. Discussion in each
track underscored the importance of viewing the move to 6.0
as an opportunity to transform and improve processes, with an
emphasis on preparation and project management.
Even given the complexity and magnitude of the challenges
before them, 6.0 customers are feeling overwhelmingly
positive about the future, according to Farrell. "Health
care organizations are genuinely excited about where MEDITECH's
advanced 6.0 technology can take them, particularly as they
strive to achieve EMR adoption and seek out government
funding under ARRA," she says. "They know that by
being prepared and working hard today, big rewards are likely
to come for them tomorrow."
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