WESTWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Serving over 1,300 communities across the United States, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) are vital in providing accessible healthcare for rural areas, where higher rates of chronic diseases impact these communities. With over 2,400 customers globally, and deep roots in the community hospital space, MEDITECH offers CAHs a clinically-integrated, affordable EHR.
This commitment to community healthcare enables MEDITECH to deliver proven solutions that support CAHs’ many clinical, operational, demographic, and regulatory challenges. MEDITECH’s deeply-integrated EHR delivers sophisticated clinical, financial, and analytics functionality, including actionable patient registries and surveillance tools, improving quality outcomes for key conditions such as Sepsis and CAUTI.
MEDITECH’s strong CAH customer base has garnered many accolades and achievements:
- 30% of Becker’s Hospital Review’s "50 Critical Access Hospitals to Know in 2015" are MEDITECH customers — the most of any vendor.
- Star Valley Medical Center (Afton, WY), a 20-bed CAH using MEDITECH’s fully integrated 6.x EHR, is recognized as a Top 20 CAH by the National Rural Health Association in the areas of patient satisfaction, quality, and value.
- 208 MEDITECH Critical Access customers have successfully attested for Meaningful Use (155 for Stage 1 and 53 for Stage 2).
“We’re committed to helping CAH customers cut costs and achieve operational stability without compromising the quality of their EHR,” says Helen Waters, MEDITECH Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “We're pleased to offer flexibility with on-site and hosted operation models, and we partner with remote hosting solutions offered through strategic providers and/or larger hospitals managing the CAH data center.”
Recognizing the unique needs of CAHs, MEDITECH’s READY implementation includes a small hospital option that gets customers LIVE on time and within budget, while incorporating evidenced-based, speciality-driven content across acute and ambulatory care settings.
“We pride ourselves on achieving quality patient outcomes and promoting wellness throughout our entire healthcare organization and community,” says Charlie Button, CEO of Star Valley Medical Center. “The MEDITECH system provides the foundation for us to continue on this path to excellence.”
About MEDITECH
Over 2,400 institutions worldwide use
MEDITECH’s clinically-integrated and interoperable EHR to provide
healthcare to the communities they serve. Their robust, patient-centered
technology spans the healthcare continuum, including a unique functional
capacity for ambulatory care, acute care, long-term care, rehabilitation
services, behavioral health, and home care.
