Posted on behalf of Marianne Soucy, Director, Client Solutions Remote monitoring capability of your automation and integration products is something that we thought might be good to spotlight this month. This capability is included with your products standardly, it is simply a matter of turning it on and using it well! The last few [...]
Posted on behalf of Jeff Ford, Director, Services In Healthcare, IT initiatives are always happening. New imaging software, an admissions application, a community integration initiative, the list of projects never ends. However, in recent months priorities have shifted. Hospitals are putting many projects on hold as the focus is on their COVID response. In [...]
Posted on behalf of Marianne Soucy, Director Client Solutions With many hospitals preparing for influxes of COVID patients, how to handle Patient moves and bed transfers has seen a sudden spike. LTC patients being moved to different units is one good example of this activity, moving patients to isolation units is another. While most [...]
This is a question we are asked periodically: how can I process a non-HL7 batch file, such as a CSV, into individual HL7 messages for delivery via the interface engine? Recently, we helped a local hospital on one of our free Ask a Trainer sessions with setting up such a process for handling COVID [...]
Posted on behalf of Jeff Ford, Director, Client Services COVID-19, or novel coronavirus, is here. It’s affecting our lives in innumerable ways. We’re being encouraged to stay home and away from others. Many businesses have had to close their doors temporarily. In the Healthcare Tech industry, many of us are fortunate enough to be [...]
Posted on behalf of Katie Jankowski, Senior Implementation Engineer Healthcare is constantly innovating and offering new technology that changes the way patient care is provided. Artificial Intelligence is being used to improve workflows, help enhance patient experience, and assist with clinician decision-making. We are now seeing more virtualization of patient care and many Massachusetts-based [...]
Posted on behalf of Christine Duval, Marketing Manager After months of preparing for HIMSS20, and looking forward to various presentations, educational sessions, meetings and events, it was disappointing to learn of HIMSS’ decision to cancel the event due to coronavirus concerns. However, we at Summit Healthcare completely understand and support the decision to do [...]
Posted on behalf of Jeff Ford, Director of Client Services Managed Services, Outsourcing, Professional Services, Software Services; these can all be four letter words when it comes to Budget Approval. Maybe you’re purchasing new software or just looking to get the most out of what you already have, but you’ve decided purchasing services is [...]
Posted on behalf of Marianne Soucy, Director, Client Solutions Group An article picked up by my local news outlet a week or so ago led me to literally gasp out loud as I considered the potential implications: Due to similar names and demographics, a transplant team had given a much needed organ to the [...]
Migrating to Epic, Cerner, Meditech? The Value of Utilizing One Vendor to Assist with All Aspects of Your EHR Migration With so many different EHR software vendors to choose from, it can be challenging for hospitals to decide which software would truly meet their best needs. Many factors typically contribute to the ultimate decision, [...]
