News: Regulatory

May 9, 2023 — 

MEDITECH has recognized the Institute for Health Metrics (IHM) as our data collaborator to support and accelerate health equity at hospitals across the country. Member hospitals will benefit from cleansed clinical data and data enhancement, including Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) data, and receive curated information and insight, as well as grant funding for health equity initiatives.

November 4, 2021 — 

In keeping with recommendations from the CDC and its partners on COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots for children and teens, MEDITECH is sharing updated guidance to help healthcare organizations with their vaccine rollouts.

January 4, 2021 — 

Working to overcome public COVID-19 fatigue, KRH is using innovative technology in an on-site molecular lab to provide specialized COVID-19 testing as positive cases continue to rise. 

December 22, 2020 — 

MEDITECH was one of only three EHR vendors to participate in a recent webinar on hospital data reporting, hosted by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

December 11, 2020 — 

MEDITECH provides guidance to its customers in anticipation of new COVID-19 immunizations.

November 18, 2020 — 

MEDITECH is sharing guidance to help make healthcare organizations aware of what steps they can take to be ready for administering COVID-19 vaccines when they become available.

September 9, 2021 — 

MEDITECH ensures that EHR data remains accessible only by authorized users through compatibility with a variety of Identity Providers (IdPs) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) vendors.

October 26, 2020 — 

The Society of Hospital Medicine publishes abstracts from Halifax Health VP & CMIO Ginny Kwong, MD, FAAFP highlighting how the organization reduced their opioid prescriptions by 40% after implementing process changes in response to State House Bill 451, and increased provider satisfaction after implementing mobile technology for patient care with MEDITECH Expanse.

June 22, 2021 — 

On April 22, the Trump Administration announced its plans to allocate an additional $40 billion in funding provided by the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund.

March 25, 2020 — 

MEDITECH AVP Strategy & Professional Services Larry O’Toole speaks with CommonWell TV about the significance of recent government regulations around data sharing, as well as the potential impact on interoperability for the healthcare industry.