Recent News: The Times They Are A'Changing

MEDITECH's Physician/CIO Workshop gives health care leaders a platform for discussing industry changes, present and future, as well as sharing I.T. strategies for long-term success.

WESTWOOD, MA (November 6, 2009) -- Health care is never stagnant, but in recent years, change has become the rule instead of the exception. And there is no end in sight; from evolving government standards, to a dwindling physician population, to mounting cost pressures and a looming chronic disease crisis—hospitals are facing changes of unprecedented magnitude, which in turn will spawn more changes affecting virtually every area of our industry. It is a transformative time for all health care leaders, and physicians in particular, as we struggle to find ways to adapt in the midst of ever-expanding challenges and consumer expectations.

MEDITECH's 2009 Physician/CIO Workshop gave our customers a chance to discuss these widespread changes, as well as exchange strategies with other health care organizations about how to use I.T. in smarter, more creative ways, to navigate the uncertainties we are all facing. MEDITECH's COO and President Howard Messing opened the conference by marvelling at how much technology, as well as the world in general, has changed since our founding over 40 years ago.

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