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6.0 Peer-to-Peer Information Exchange Education Sessions




Tuesday, 2:30-3:30pm
Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuance
(Barton Creek B)
Mike Belkner, Associate Vice President, System Technology, MEDITECH

Do you know the different methods available for safeguarding your data? Don't wait until it's too late! Hear lessons learned from recent disaster recovery failures to develop preventative strategies for your organization.
The e-RX Experience: A Customer Perspective
(Barton Creek C)
Teddy Cauley, Client Services Manager, MEDITECH
Eric Fajardo, MD, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
Lilia Meraz Gottfried, Director of Clinical Informatics,
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital

Join us for a customer-led session exploring e-Prescribing implementation, as Salinas Valley shares their journey to e-RX in the Emergency Department. We'll review e-Prescribing from a support and implementation standpoint, as well as from an end-user physician perspective.
Managing Critical Care Patients with 6.x for Nurses
(Amphitheater)
Kendalle White, Client Services Manager, MEDITECH

We're excited to design a new solution that supports the unique workflow associated with treating patients in specialty care areas, such as the Critical Care and Intensive Care units. We'll review the new Critical Care desktop that combines flowsheet documentation and clinical panel view functions into one streamlined process. 
The Road to the Patient Portal
(Barton Creek A)
Matt Denapoli, Client Services Manager, MEDITECH
Doug Hogue, Core Leader Supervisor, Hancock Regional

Installing MEDITECH’s Patient and Consumer Health Portal? Working towards Meaningful Use? Sit in and find out what can be done ahead of time to prepare for your organization's install. We'll review system functionality and dictionary edits, and we'll share a customer “How We Did It“ story!
Tuesday, 4:00-5:00pm

6.07 Software Management Strategies: Improving the Process
(Barton Creek B)
Tom Newman, Associate Vice President, Product Development, MEDITECH
Kathy Perregaux, Client Services Director, MEDITECH
Rich DeCoste, Client Services Manager, MEDITECH

Keeping your software updated is a critical component of your I.T. strategy. With the 6.07 release, we've introduced new application software update strategies, designed to improve quality and expedite the update process.

Business and Clinical Analytics for CIOs
(Barton Creek A)
Rachel Wilkes, Marketing Supervisor, MEDITECH
Jeff Kosowsky, MD, PhD, Medical Consultant, MEDITECH

Be an integral part of the MEDITECH success story. Come hear and see the next evolution of MEDITECH's reporting capabilities. Business and Clinical Analytics sits on top of the Data Repository and pulls clinical, financial, and operational data into actionable views and dashboards for executives, clinicians, and physicians. Possess the power to analyze performance, drive improvements, and improve financial and patient outcomes.
CPOE: Nursing Considerations and Lessons Learned
(Amphitheater)
Leah DeGregorio, Client Services Manager, MEDITECH
Nicky Sparrow, Client Services Senior Supervisor, MEDITECH


Implementing CPOE at your organization doesn’t just affect physicians, it also greatly impacts your Nursing staff. During this session, we'll discuss the degree to which your nursing staff should be involved in the project, what workflow changes need to be made and how those should be communicated to nurses, as well as how nurses would handle requests from physicians to enter orders. We'll also share best practices and other useful information regarding the impact of CPOE on Nursing, including a discussion on dictionaries, which can be optimized immediately in order to help prepare for the smooth implementation of CPOE.
MEDITECH’s Physician Program Initiatives
(Barton Creek C)

Janet Desroche, Director, Implementation, MEDITECH
K. Nadeem Ahmed, MD, Physician Consultant, MEDITECH
David Whitling, MD, Physician Consultant, MEDITECH
Michael Fletcher, MD, CMO, Hancock Regional


Attend this session and get an update on all of our exciting Physician programs! You'll hear about our growing physician consultant team, discover opportunities to engage with MEDITECH on physician-focused topics, and learn about our newest 6.x outreach program!
Wednesday, 9:30-10:30am
Business and Clinical Analytics for Physicians
(Barton Creek C)
Rachel Wilkes, Marketing Supervisor, MEDITECH
Jeff Kosowsky, MD, PhD, Medical Consultant, MEDITECH

Be an integral part of the MEDITECH success story. Come hear and see the next evolution of MEDITECH's reporting capabilities. Business and Clinical Analytics sits on top of the Data Repository and pulls clinical, financial, and operational data into actionable views and dashboards for executives, clinicians, and physicians. Possess the power to analyze performance, drive improvements, and improve financial and patient outcomes.
Home Health Continuum of Care: The Right Information at the Right Time and Right Place
(Barton Creek B)
Beth Hellriegel, RN, Director, Home Health, Hospice, and Telehealth, MEDITECH
Kelea Nardini, RN, MSN, Director Parkview Homecare, Parkview Medical Center

Come learn how the Home Health Continuum of Care supports coordinated patient care by ensuring everyone throughout the continuum is informed -- providing the right care, at the right time, in the right place. Everyone wins!
The Road to 6.1: A Customer’s Story
(Barton Creek A)
Suzanne Keane, Associate Vice President, Client Services, MEDITECH
Jackie Rice, IS Director, Clinical Applications, Frederick Hospital
Joe Sainz, IS Director, Frederick Hospital

Frederick Hospital recently became the first US site to go LIVE with 6.1, using aspects of MEDITECH’s New Implementation Methodology. These included their integrated team approach, executive involvement, new design phase, and post-LIVE Optimization. Come hear their journey, lessons learned, and projected ROI from their own team perspective.

Service Initiatives
(Amphitheater)
Kara Curran, Client Services Director, MEDITECH
Jessica Miarecki, Client Services Manager, MEDITECH
Doug Griffin, Client Services Manager, MEDITECH

Please join us to discuss the current issues impacting your organization and what the service group is doing to assist you in achieving your goals. Part of the discussion will center around Integration, Medical Necessity, New Training Initiatives, IMO Integration, and much more! 

Wednesday, 10:45-11:45am
Business and Clinical Analytics for Nurses
(Barton Creek C)
Rachel Wilkes, Marketing Supervisor, MEDITECH
Jeff Kosowsky, MD, PhD, Medical Consultant, MEDITECH

Be an integral part of the MEDITECH success story. Come hear and see the next evolution of MEDITECH's reporting capabilities. Business and Clinical Analytics sits on top of the Data Repository and pulls clinical, financial, and operational data into actionable views and dashboards for executives, clinicians, and physicians. Possess the power to analyze performance, drive improvements, and improve financial and patient outcomes.
Leveraging MEDITECH's Health Information Exchange Solutions: Strategies for Success
(Amphitheater)
Barbara Hobbs, Senior Marketing Manager, EHR, Interoperability, and Standards Initiatives, MEDITECH
David Whitling, MD, Physician Consultant, MEDITECH Presentation Coming Soon
Ed Ricks, Vice President and CIO, Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Presentation Coming Soon

This panel discussion will feature customers who are engaged in exchanging patient information within a Health Information Exchange. Listen as each member details how they chose a HIE vendor, decided on what to share first, and the plans for the next phases and financial sustainability. Included will be a focus on meeting Meaningful Use 2 Transition of Care measures along with a discussion about Direct Messaging.
Managing Critical Care Patients with 6.x for Physicians
(Barton Creek A)

Ned Jaleel, MD, Physician Informaticist, MEDITECH
John Unterborn, MD, Steward Health Care

During this presentation, Dr. Unterborn will discuss his implementation and how he is using the MEDITECH 6.x system to manage his critical care patients at one of the Steward Health hospitals in Massachusetts. Steward also has an eICU program. He will speak specifically about his workflow, order sets, and electronic documentation. Following Dr. Unterborn, Dr. Jaleel will present software enhancements that are being developed by MEDITECH to provide critical care physicians with enhanced views of clinical data specific to critical care. Time will be allotted at the end for discussion and questions.