MUSE International

MUSE Views

This is MUSE Views, the podcast for the MUSE community, about the MUSE community. MUSE is a non-profit education and networking group for users of the MEDITECH electronic health record system. Here on our podcast we chat with healthcare IT folks about ideas, opportunities, strategies, and solutions to improve work/life experiences and share views you can use! Tune in to hear stories from a variety of disciplines and perspectives - and gain real world knowledge you can apply in yours!

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MUSE International

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Technology

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Latest episode

Jun 2, 2026

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Episodes

Need to Search? Need to Summarize? How about a Search and Summarization Tool! 20.08.2024

Learn about Randy’s career path, and his facility and the IT team. Christina discusses her work with the Mile Bluff site. Together they highlight MEDITECH’s new AI-powered Expanse search and summarization capabilities powered by Google Health. Randy shares how the search and summarization tool is being used at Mile Bluff to combat provider burn out and improve efficiency. Hear his specific recent...

What a Trip! 13.08.2024

Peter won the International Education Exchange (IEE) contest with his presentation at the 2023 MUN conference in Liverpool, UK which earned him a trip to present at the 2024 MUSE Inspire Conference in Denver, CO. Peter shares information about his unique organization in Liverpool and how his nursing background led him into the world of IT. We learn about the IEE contest journey and his impressions...

We Are The (MUSE) Champions! 23.04.2024

MUSE Champions help the MUSE online community and social media platforms thrive as relevant resources for the MEDITECH community, and work to attract more MUSE users. Learn about each Champion, why they joined, and about their responsibilities and outlooks. Mentioned in this episode:  MUSE Champion Program - MUSE Community (museweb.org) Empower (acmeware.com)

Commercial Member Conversations: Acmeware 16.04.2024

Joel discusses the transition from a community hospital CIO to President of a vendor company, and what makes Acmeware special. He tells us about Acmeware’s Empower platform that uses power BI to provide data management across an organization, and how Acmeware is utilizing AI to boost the functionality of the Empower platform through democratization of data. Joel explains how facilitates can manage...

AI, AI, Oh! 09.04.2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more popular in healthcare, and we hear how MEDITECH highlighted AI initiatives at the recent HIMSS conference. Rachel shares the details of their keynote presentation and customers’ successes. Learn how ancillary departments are using the search and summarization tools, and about some of the favorite use cases for this Google integration. We discuss the in...

Challenge and Aspire 19.03.2024

Dr. Janowski discusses his path into medicine and the IT world. He provides an overview of his large organization, their EHR rollout, and future initiatives. Learn how governance structures and organizational support have fostered success. Although we hear how making mistakes is often how you learn – and continue to improve. Dr. Janowski outlines some of the big wins (sepsis) they have experienced...

Downtime: Woes, Processes, and Exercises 27.02.2024

Mike Ward discusses his facility and the composition of his IT team – and preparedness for a downtime. There was an incident where his facility was down for 18 hours – and a neighboring hospital was down several days – and what they learned from that experience. Mike notes that we have been reliant on electronics for so long that some staff have never used paper or experienced a downtime. Learn ab...

The Journey from Janitor to CEO 16.01.2024

Jonathan shares insight about his facility and how he journeyed from the night janitor to eventually the CEO role at the organization. We discuss the EHR journey KVH has had with its most recent implementation to MEDITECH MaaS. And learn why you should have attended the recent MUSE Executive Institute! Plus, what is Jonathan reading?

Enabling Technologies – Lots of Technologies! 09.01.2024

Join us for an engaging discussion on a variety of topics related to enabling technologies. We discuss: • Strategy and plans for Citizens Memorial Hospital • The power of Expanse • Greenfield workspace; API specs and use cases • Data collaborative; data sharing; CommonWell • Portal uses and usage; patient engagement; virtual visits; self-scheduling • Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement...

Early Adopter – Adopting Early and Often 05.12.2023

Learn about Joe’s path to healthcare IT leadership and the evolution of the EHR environment at his facility. Joe explains the numerous early adopter opportunities acquired at his site and he highlights: - How the culture of the organization must be conducive to being an early adopter. - What it takes to be a good “fit” as an early adopter site. - The benefits of being an early adopter. - Resource...

40 Years of MUSE – Betty Gordon; Denni McColm 24.10.2023

MUSE is 40 years-old and we celebrate by visiting with those members who have participated and led the organization over the years. Enjoy memories from Betty Gordon, a very early adopter and long-time Treasurer on the MUSE Board; and Denni McColm, an experienced Facility member, and past Director on the MUSE Board.

40 Years of MUSE – Terry Mouland; Adnan Hamid 17.10.2023

MUSE is 40 years-old and we celebrate by visiting with those members who have participated and led the organization over the years. Enjoy memories from Terry Mouland and Adnan Hamid, both very experienced Facility members, and past Chairs on the MUSE Board.

40 Years of MUSE – Jennifer Meinkoth; David Zelward 03.10.2023

MUSE is 40 years-old and we celebrate by visiting with those members who have participated and led the organization over the years. Enjoy memories from Jennifer Meinkoth, a MUSE Board Director, and David Zelward, an experienced Facility member, and past Chair on the MUSE Board.

MEDITECH LIVE – Education, Networking, Customer Stories – LIVE! 12.09.2023

The guests share some of their history at MEDITECH and the reasons they like working for the company. We discuss the upcoming MEDITECH LIVE event including a discussion of keynote speakers and notable topics. Learn about AI and how that topic will be covered at the conference. Plus, we hear about the October Revenue Cycle summit.

40 Years of MUSE - Bruce Matthias; Vicki Cooke 01.08.2023

MUSE is 40 years-old and we celebrate by visiting with those members who have participated and led the organization over the years. Enjoy memories from Bruce Matthias, an experienced Facility member, Commercial member, and past President on the MUSE Board; and Vicki Cooke, long-time regional leader, and MUSE Board Director.

40 Years of MUSE – Martha Sullivan; Steve Priest 20.06.2023

MUSE is 40 years-old and we celebrate by visiting with those members who have participated and led the organization over the years. Enjoy memories from Martha Sullivan, an experienced Facility member, who began as a volunteer with the regions up through to the MUSE Board President in 2010; and Steve Priest, one of the people who founded the MUSE organization in 1983.

Strategy, Professional Services, (and Bon Voyage?) 06.06.2023

Hoda discusses her role in strategic direction, and the strategies that were most significant for her across her tenure. We then shift to discuss professional services and how it will be revamped. Learn how MUSE and MEDITECH have benefitted each other and hear some of Hoda’s memories from MUSE. Is Hoda retiring? Say it isn’t so! Learn what’s next for Hoda.

40 Years of MUSE – Chris Baldwin; Brad Block 16.05.2023

MUSE is 40 years-old and we celebrate by visiting with those members who have participated and led the organization over the years. Enjoy memories from Chris Baldwin, an experienced Facility member, and the MUSE Board President in 2000 and 2001; and Brad Block, a long-time Facility and Commercial member, and the MUSE Board President in 1999.

MEDITECH’s Successes 02.05.2023

Enjoy this podcast with Helen Waters to learn how MEDITECH’s culture breeds longevity among team members; MEDITECH Circle, the new customer support platform; and recent and upcoming events. Learn how valuable MUSE has been to MEDITECH for four decades. Plus, Helen answers an AI-generated question about the EHR!

40 Years of MUSE - John Haffty; Audrey Brislin 18.04.2023

MUSE is 40 years-old and we celebrate by visiting with those members who have participated and led the organization over the years. Enjoy memories from John Haffty both a Facility and Commercial member, and MUSE Board member; and Audrey Brislin, long-time Commercial member, and a member of the Commercial Member Committee.

From Infrastructure to Digital Whiteboards 11.04.2023

Jonathan discusses his organization, team, the service lines they offer, and an upcoming construction project. He shares how important security and application inventory are to their team, and how they support a growing environment while minimizing downtime. Plus, great patient consumerism ideas.

40 Years of MUSE – Barbara Carroll; Kam Shams 04.04.2023

MUSE is 40 years-old and we celebrate by visiting with those members who have participated and led the organization over the years. Enjoy memories from Barbara Carroll, long-time nurse, clinical analyst, and MUSE participant; and Kam Shams, both a Facility and Commercial member who served as MUSE President in 1988-89.

40 Years of MUSE – Barbara Kilroy; Charlene Pickles 28.03.2023

MUSE is 40 years-old and we celebrate by visiting with those members who have participated and led the organization over the years. Enjoy memories from Barbara Kilroy, experienced participant, presenter, committee member, and Director on the MUSE Board in 2007; and Charlene Pickles, both a Facility and Commercial member, who served as a Director on the MUSE Board 2007-2008.

40 Years of MUSE – Ted Molloy; Tim Zundel 21.03.2023

MUSE is 40 years-old and we celebrate by visiting with those members who have participated and led the organization over the years. Enjoy memories from Ted Molloy, long-time Commercial member who served on the very first Commercial Member Committee; and Tim Zundel, past President (1990) who participated as both a Facility and Commercial member.

MUSE News! 28.02.2023

TJ Temple promotes the MUSE Inspire conference, with a fun demonstration to assist writing a presentation abstract. He encourages others to submit presentations. Learn about upcoming Community Peer Group events. And find out about the MUSE 40th anniversary celebration podcast series, and an upcoming special guest.

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