As amazing as it may seem, the 2013 International MUSE conference is once again just around the corner — quite literally for those in the Baltimore/Washington area. I’m looking forward to seeing many familiar faces and also many new ones as we gather near the nation’s capital to network around healthcare’s hottest issues. With a jam packed schedule focusing on relevant topics like: Meaningful Use, patient safety, patient privacy, patient engagement, and Health Information Exchange to name a few, this is probably not the year to miss as we really have a lot to talk about! 

This year, Iatric Systems will be found at booth #501. We will be represented by a wide variety of subject matter experts ready to strike up a conversation around the key topics, and in particular, how we can help health systems meet these challenges. In addition, our team will be presenting several educational sessions around the topics of patient privacy, patient engagement, and Health Information Exchange. Of course, Joe Cocuzzo will also be presenting his annual Report Designer and NPR Report Writer Tips and Tricks. 

There is one consistent theme you should expect to hear about this year… integration. More than ever before, we believe that success in today’s environment means adopting a comprehensive integration strategy which comprises data integration, systems integration, and process integration. We passionately believe that “integration is everything” when it comes to meeting today’s challenges, and that means health systems must possess the capability to merge multiple sources of data as well as move data between various systems. It also means software solutions must conform and operate within the confines of its end-user workflow, not the other way around. 

Finally, whether you’re operating MEDITECH 6.x, Client/Server or MAGIC, I…