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New Articles Posted! February 2017
We’ve added new tips and tricks documents, all of which can be found in our
Demonstrations & Tips section. Here’s a glimpse at what you’ll find in our expanded library:
6.x: Display Queries/Fields on the Current Orders Table
Client/Server: Auto Maintenance of Favorite Drugs in Medication Reconciliation
Client/Server: IV Spreadsheet Started Column
MAGIC: Auto Maintenance of Favorite Drugs in Medication Reconciliation
MAGIC: Link Commonly Used Reports to Integrated Desktop
New Demonstrations and Tips! November 2015
Head over to our Demonstrations & Tips page to read our latest recommendations. New topics include:
MAGIC: Toggle Between Status and Quality Boards
MAGIC: Query Locator in CDS
Client/Server: Add Data to the Patient Header
Client/Server: External Links
Client/Server: Repeatables Display
6.x: Query Links
6.x: Status Board Medication Display
6.x: Resume All Home Medications in Convert
6.x: Hold All/Continue All in Medication Reconciliation
Don't forget, you also have the ability to share your organization's click-slashing tips and tricks with your peers. Simply fill out this form and let others benefit from your tech savvy processes.
What's New? July 2015
Head over to our Demonstrations & Tips page to read our latest recommendations. New topics include click-reducing improvements to the Discharge routine and total dose ordering.
Don't forget, you also have the ability to share your organization's click-slashing tips and tricks with your peers. Simply fill out this form and let others benefit from your tech savvy processes.
New Demonstrations and Tips for the New Year! January 2015
To celebrate the new year, we've posted new documents to help you reduce your number of clicks!
Head over to our Demonstrations & Tips page to read our latest recommendations. And don't forget, you also have the ability to share your organization's click-slashing tips and tricks with your peers. Simply fill out this form and let others benefit from your tech savvy processes.
Click Savings! June 2014
As improvements are made and clicks are reduced throughout the system, we are tracking the click savings!
Through work with MEDITECH’s Physician Informaticists, the Nursing Advisory Council, and the Clinical Content Group, we identified the potential number of clicks saved with each improvement. While numbers may vary based on specialty, the number of patients seen, and overall usage of the MEDITECH system, we have included an estimate for each individual improvement as well as indicated changes resulting in a reduction in scrolling, fewer pop-up flags, and more intuitive screens! Check out the click savings on our Software Improvements Documents!
New Demonstrations and Tips for the New Year! January 2014
To celebrate the new year, we've posted new documents to help you reduce your number of clicks!
Head over to our Demonstrations & Tips page, and read our latest recommendations for MAGIC, Client/Server, and 6.x. We focused on provider and nursing workflow, adding helpful tricks for Physician Documentation (PD), Order Management (OM/POM), Nursing/Patient Care System (NUR/PCS), and much more.
Don't forget, you also have the ability to share your organization's click-slashing tips and tricks with your peers. Simply fill out this form and let others benefit from your tech savvy processes.
We Add to Help You Subtract July 2013
That's right--we've posted a dozen new documents to help you reduce your number of clicks.
Head over to our Demonstrations & Tips page, and read our latest recommendations for MAGIC, Client/Server, and 6.x. We focused on provider and nursing workflow, adding helpful tricks for Provider Workload Management (PWM), Nursing/Patient Care System (NUR/PCS), and much more.
Even better, you now have the ability to share your organization's click-slashing tips and tricks with your peers. Simply fill out this form to let others benefit from your tech savvy processes.
Clicks, beware! We're joining forces to eliminate extra steps in our end users' workflow.
Reduced Clicks for Nurses May 2013
When it comes to clicks, less is more!
Using your feedback, we improved our EHR, and added the associated documentation to the Software Improvements page. Each document features our latest enhancements, as well as code modifications coming down the pipeline and customer suggestions we're taking into consideration.
MEDITECH is thrilled to bring our nursing products on board, and we hope you find our new educational materials to be beneficial.
MAGIC
Client/Server
6.x
As always, we welcome your feedback.
What's New? April 2013
Here at MEDITECH, we strive for efficiency. We're not only reducing clicks, but we're also streamlining the way you learn about these efforts. Recently, we enhanced our Software Improvement Documents by adding release information and related DTS details. Now, you can easily determine when our latest click reduction enhancements will be available.
Note: These software changes are geared towards MEDITECH's physician-related applications, which were the initial target of the Click Reduction Initiative. In the coming weeks, stay tuned for similar documents that outline changes in the Nursing and Patient Care System solutions!
We’ve also added a dozen click-slashing documents, all of which can be found in our
Demonstrations & Tips section. Here’s a glimpse at what you’ll find in our expanded library:
-6.x: Check out tips on type ahead lookup for favorites, the ability to auto override interactions, ways to optimize the Status Board, and maximizing efficiency on the worklist.
-MAGIC: See how to acknowledge multiple orders, easily launch to the NUR regulatory routines, define a default panel in Clinical Review, and view all visit data using the Lifetime Summary.
-Client/Server: Learn how to suppress override comments, use quick launch icons, easily view associated data, and acknowledge orders for multiple patients.
Click Reduction Team to Appear at Nurse & Home Care Conference FEBRUARY 26, 2013
MEDITECH’s Click Committee confirmed they will be making an appearance at the June 2013 Nurse & Home Care Conference. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from committee members on their progress since the start of the initiative—including exciting updates, and a look into the future of MEDITECH’s nursing solutions.
This is a fantastic opportunity for you and your peers to discuss software issues, workflow, and upcoming enhancements. Just one of many reasons to register for the big event. We hope to see you there!
Click Flick FEBRUARY 21, 2013
Dan Lade keeps you up-to-date on all things Click Reduction.
If you think reducing superfluous clicks is all there is to MEDITECH’s Click Reduction Initiative, think again! From the origin of the group to anticipated results for 2013, application analyst Dan Lade took a few minutes to fill us in on everything his team’s been up to.
Gifts from MEDITECH’s Click Reduction Team DECEMBER 2012
‘Tis the season! As we enter December, MEDITECH’s Click Reduction team has yet another gift for our customers: new content for our Demonstrations & Tips section.
These creative solutions are designed to help our physicians and nurses cut down on clicks and streamline processes. We’ve added a dozen of these click-slashing documents, all of which can be found in our Demonstrations & Tips section. Here’s a glimpse at what you’ll find in our expanded library:
-6.x: Check out tips on restricting order sets by provider/specialty, saving space and clicks with the Expand/Collapse default, setting notices in Your Preferences, and viewing data for all visits.
-MAGIC: See how to view all progress notes, apply coverage to all patient lists, disable the Acknowledge button, and streamline ordering with order sets.
-Client/Server: Learn to enter all “normal” values simultaneously, default Ordering Tools, disable the Acknowledge button, and open to PWM Desktop or Rounding List.
What’s Here? AUGUST 31, 2012
On MEDITECH’s Click Reduction page, you’ll have exclusive access to a variety of materials generated in response to our customers’ ideas and suggestions for system improvements.
Read through the Software Improvements Documents to see what enhancements we’ve made to our software. Check out the Keyboard Shortcuts we’ve put together to help you navigate our screens at a quicker pace. Watch Adobe Captivate tutorials and get advice on optimizing your system in our Demonstrations & Tips section.
If you have further ideas on how we can cut clicks or improve this page, please let us know--after all, this whole thing started with you!
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Our Click Reduction Story AUGUST 31, 2012
You asked for fewer clicks. So we cut ‘em out. Thus, MEDITECH’s Click Reduction Initiative was born. Our efforts kicked off when CEO Howard Messing personally assembled a committee to come up with ways of making our EHR a smoother experience for users, with improved navigation. This team went to work on the physician-related applications by going straight to the source--working with doctors, visiting hospitals, and speaking with application specialists. MORE
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