MEDITECH and Zynx Health Team to Ensure Hospitals and Eligible Providers Achieve Meaningful Use of EHRs
WESTWOOD, Mass. & LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– MEDITECH and Zynx Health announced today that a new order set package, specifically designed to address the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), is available to MEDITECH customers. The Zynx Health portfolio of evidence-based order sets, plans of care and clinical decision rules can be integrated into MEDITECH MAGIC and Client/Server Releases for clinicians to use at the point of care.
“Today’s announcement builds upon our long-standing relationship with Zynx Health, our preferred supplier of evidence-based clinical decision support,” says Hoda Sayed-Friel, vice president of marketing for MEDITECH. “We are collaborating even more closely to aid our customers’ success and support them in achieving meaningful use of their MEDITECH electronic health records (EHRs) under ARRA.”
Billions of dollars are available to hospitals and eligible providers that meet the definition of meaningful use. The “Meaningful Use Matrix,” issued by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s Health IT Policy Committee, prioritizes the health outcomes policy to “improve quality, safety and efficiency.” The matrix also includes care goals to “reduce health disparities and use evidence-based order sets and computerized physician order entry (CPOE)” and “apply clinical decision support at the point of care.” These care goals are achievable with integrated solutions from MEDITECH and Zynx Health.
Zynx Health President and CEO Scott Weingarten adds, “As hospital boards continue to focus on how to demonstrate meaningful use, we can give them peace of mind that they will meet the definition’s requirements.” Zynx Health’s proven track record of helping customers achieve measurable improvements in the quality, safety, and efficiency of patient care makes them the most reliable partner for clinical decision support solutions.
About MEDITECH
MEDITECH provides integrated software solutions to meet the information technology needs of healthcare organizations around the world; and has 40 years of experience developing, installing, and supporting healthcare information systems. With over 2,200 customers worldwide, MEDITECH is a global leader in the healthcare information systems industry. From large integrated delivery networks to community hospitals, MEDITECH software solutions support the entire continuum of healthcare, including physician practices, clinics, hospitals, home health agencies, long-term care and behavioral health facilities. For more information about MEDITECH, visit http://www.meditech.com/ or call 781.821.3000.
About Zynx Health
Zynx Health, a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation, is the market leader in providing evidence-based and experience-based clinical decision support solutions proven to measurably improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of patient care. Thousands of hospital organizations and providers trust Zynx Health clinical evidence, order sets, plans of care, clinical decision rules, quality forecasters, and practice guidelines to drive clinical improvements at the point of care and deploy the clinical decision support solutions required to demonstrate meaningful use of electronic health record systems. Collectively clients have customized and deployed over 91,000 order sets and plans of care within Zynx Health’s online solutions. To learn more, visit www.zynxhealth.com or call 888.333.ZYNX (9969).