The Navin Haffty Report Our newsletter has been distributed monthly to the MEDITECH community since 2001. Based on facts and unique observations, our newsletter has helped to establish our industry thought leadership position and our standing as the trusted resource for organizations seeking to leverage their MEDITECH EHR investment. We have over 8,000 subscribers representing over 1,000 hospitals.
November 22, 2021
I am pleased Tegria acknowledges the sacrifice and service of our veterans and their families by recognizing Veterans Day (Remembrance Day in Canada) as an official company holiday. This has been my policy at Navin Haffty since our inception in order to demonstrate our appreciation.
October 25, 2021
One of our loyal readers recently sent me a note and attached a copy of our newsletter from December 2003. It focused on advocating for the value of utilizing MEDITECH’s Bedside Medication Verification at a time when this was emerging technology implemented by several early adopters.
September 20, 2021
August marked the 20th year anniversary for Navin Haffty. To our staff, our clients and our friends at MEDITECH, thank you!
August 23, 2021
I didn’t think we’d be revisiting the COVID-19 situation but unfortunately the new surge is catching many of us by surprise. For those who went to HIMSS, we made the decision a week before to limit non-essential travel and determined HIMSS was non-essential.
July 27, 2021
The recent announcement by MEDITECH that Michelle O’Connor has been named president and CEO represents a smooth and gracefully uneventful transition from Howard Messing. In their 52 years, Michelle becomes only the fourth person to lead MEDITECH, with each being a carefully planned and orchestrated change representing a consistency that has allowed the company to maintain its focus on customers and avoid disruption.
June 21, 2021
Cybersecurity is among the most pressing of concerns for CIOs. The rise in the number of cyberattacks in healthcare has exploded, adversely impacting the full spectrum of organizations from large IDNs to small community hospitals.
May 24, 2021
The recent announcement by MEDITECH that Michelle O’Connor has been named president and CEO represents a smooth and gracefully uneventful transition from Howard Messing.
April 27, 2021
We are now past the six-month mark since we agreed to be acquired by Tegria. As I mentioned when we announced this transaction last August, I had been approached many times by potential buyers over the years and I always asked two questions: “How is this good for my clients?” and “How is this good for my staff?”
March 22, 2021
Throughout the many years of publishing this newsletter, we have advocated for MEDITECH’s approach and vision to building an integrated software platform focused on ease of use, breadth of applications and low cost of ownership.
February 24, 2021
While we’d all like to get back to normal, COVID-19 continues to force some IT staffs to prioritize support for vaccine programs. In speaking with many clients in the past month, we learned IT staffs are being repurposed to register patients and support a variety of internal efforts.
