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'''Meditech''' was founded by A. Neil Pappalardo and Curt W. Marble who are best known as the developers of the MUMPS software at Mass General Hospital from 1964 thru 1968. Their work at Mass General was funded by the National Institute of health, making all products they developed public domain. In 1968, Pappalardo and Marble took their MUMPS software and started Meditech. | '''Meditech''' was founded by A. Neil Pappalardo and Curt W. Marble who are best known as the developers of the MUMPS software at Mass General Hospital from 1964 thru 1968. Their work at Mass General was funded by the National Institute of health, making all products they developed public domain. In 1968, Pappalardo and Marble took their MUMPS software and started Meditech. | ||
| − | In 1971, they introduced | + | In 1971, they introduced '''Meditech Interpretive Information System (MIIS) Language''' and started developing various modules of software for the health industry. In 1975, they released a pharmacy system, followed in the next 10 years by modules for payroll, radiology, account payable, blood bank, nursing, and materials management. |
Many other subsystems for the health care industry followed. Meditechstarted using a DEC mainframe computer, and changing with technology to a distributed system with mobile and hand-held devices. | Many other subsystems for the health care industry followed. Meditechstarted using a DEC mainframe computer, and changing with technology to a distributed system with mobile and hand-held devices. | ||
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== Reference == | == Reference == | ||
| − | # | + | # Meditech [http://www.meditech.com/]] |
Revision as of 21:23, 20 October 2011
Meditech was founded by A. Neil Pappalardo and Curt W. Marble who are best known as the developers of the MUMPS software at Mass General Hospital from 1964 thru 1968. Their work at Mass General was funded by the National Institute of health, making all products they developed public domain. In 1968, Pappalardo and Marble took their MUMPS software and started Meditech.
In 1971, they introduced Meditech Interpretive Information System (MIIS) Language and started developing various modules of software for the health industry. In 1975, they released a pharmacy system, followed in the next 10 years by modules for payroll, radiology, account payable, blood bank, nursing, and materials management.
Many other subsystems for the health care industry followed. Meditechstarted using a DEC mainframe computer, and changing with technology to a distributed system with mobile and hand-held devices.
Meditech provides:
- Health care Information System
- Practice Management Solution
- Home Care Solution
- Long Term Care System
- Behavioral Health System
Today, Meditech has 40 years of experience in health care data automation and IT, more than 2500 employees. Meditech software has over 2,200 customers worldwide at hospitals and clinics in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Latin America, Mexico, and Spain
Reference
- Meditech [1]]
