Meditech
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| Medical Information Technology, Inc. | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1969 |
| Headquarters | Westwood, Massachusetts |
| Key people | Neil Pappalardo, CEO & Chairman Larry Polimeno, Vice-Chairman Howard Messing, President & COO Barbara Manzolillo, CFO |
| Industry | Electronic Medical Records |
| Products | Software |
| Revenue | USD $344 Million (2006) |
| Employees | 2500 |
| Website | www.meditech.com |
Medical Information Technology, Inc., commonly known at MEDITECH, was founded in 1969 by its chair and CEO Neil Pappalardo. MEDITECH is a Massachusetts-based software and service company serving the medical community. Their information systems are installed in health care organizations throughout the world, with most customers located in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The organizations they serve include Physician Practices, Ambulatory Care Centers, Acute Care Hospitals, Long-Term Care Facilities, Home Health Care Agencies, and Nursing Homes. A broad range of clinical, financial, and administrative personnel in these facilities use their systems.
MEDITECH information systems are installed globally in more than 1,500 enterprises worldwide. Their Health Care Information System (HCIS) services health care organizations of all sizes and combinations, from a 16-bed hospital in Alaska to interstate integrated care delivery systems numbering thousands of beds and providers.
MEDITECH offers their Health Care Information System (HCIS) (a.k.a. Hospital Information System, HIS) on both a Windows-based Client/Server platform and on their proprietary MAGIC operating system. The programming language used is also called MAGIC. NPR is the name of their report writer.
MEDITECH has a loyal customer base and a very supportive user group. The official user group for MEDITECH is named MUSE (Medical Users Software Exchange) and can be found at www.museweb.org. MUSE is designed as a communication and support network for facilities and vendors working within the MEDITECH HCIS. Each spring, MUSE stages its annual International MUSE Conference, and, in the fall, regional conference are held throughout North America. The success of the organization is due to the commitment of its volunteers. Over the years, hundreds of dedicated users have given their time to organize conferences, educate their peers, and ensure that their user group continues to grow and prosper.
Another support tool is the MEDITECH-L Listserv. The MTUsers.com web site and the meditech-l email lists are maintained by a small group of volunteers who make a large investment (labor and financial) in keeping these email lists working and helping all of us, users and vendors, in the MEDITECH community.
