Natick, MA – Nov. 9, 2011 – Interbit Data, a leading provider of software and services connecting people with information for more efficient healthcare, today introduced MOXport, a utility software product for exporting data from MEDITECH Magic MOX to Microsoft Windows Directory. MOXport assists healthcare facilities that are in the process of transitioning away from MOX as they convert their MEDITECH Healthcare Information System (HCIS) from Magic to 6.0, enabling them to bring patient records and other vital data into the new system quickly and easily. Users can export the data at their convenience, either during the 6.0 implementation or after.

“Customers reported to us how much time they were consuming with moving data and cleaning up MOX during and after their 6.0 conversion,” said Arthur Young, president of Interbit Data. “Their feedback spawned the idea for MOXport, a valuable software tool that’s flexible and cost-effective. Now, customers can save time with transferring data from MOX to Windows. The transfer process is also simplified, as MOXport allows users to move the data in stages and when it best fits with their 6.0 implementation schedule.”

MEDITECH Magic MOX was discontinued with the MEDITECH system’s upgrade to Client/Server and 6.0. With MOXport, users can go back to MOX whenever they need or want to over time to complete the removal and transfer of their data to Windows. MOXport is Windows-compatible.

About Interbit Data
Founded in 1997 and, since 2009, named each year to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing companies, Interbit Data helps healthcare organizations deliver better, more consistent patient care with secure, reliable and cost-effective software solutions that improve operational efficiency. The company’s information distribution products deliver information securely over the Internet in multiple formats, such as fax, print, email, encrypted file or HL7 message format, and integrate it easily into physicians’ practice EMRs. Interbit Data’s business continuance products give healthcare providers continuous access to patient data in the event of a network or system outage. Interbit Data products are used by more than 650 customers worldwide. For more information about Interbit Data and its NetSolutions products, visit the company Website at www.interbitdata.com.

Natick, MA – Sept. 29, 2011 – Interbit Data, a leading provider of software and services connecting people and information for more efficient healthcare, and Biscom, a leading provider of enterprise fax software, today announced a technology partnership. Integrating NetDelivery and NetFax, Interbit Data’s information distribution software products, with Biscom’s Enterprise Fax solution, the companies are providing their healthcare customers with broadened capabilities for automated data and report distribution from the MEDITECH healthcare information system (HCIS) to physicians’ groups and other clinicians across their facilities.

With Interbit Data’s NetDelivery and NetFax, Biscom’s Enterprise Fax users will be able to quickly and easily receive and send patient and medical information from the MEDITECH HCIS. By integrating Biscom’s fax technology, Interbit Data provides its customers with the ability to send outgoing faxes from automated workflows and intelligently route incoming faxes using information extracted from the fax images. Faxing can now be done on a virtual server with no need for fax modems cards.

“This is a synergistic relationship for both companies, as each of our products complements the other,” said Arthur Young, president of Interbit Data. “By integrating our technologies, we can provide healthcare customers with a more extensive and powerful solution for obtaining and delivering critical patient data via numerous formats, including email, encrypted file and printing, as well as faxing.”

“Our partnership with Interbit Data provides us with a solid collaboration when our customers need to connect to MEDITECH,” said Michael J. Gayowski VP and General Manager of Biscom. “Because NetDelivery integrates well with MEDITECH faxing routines, we can enable secure faxing of documents from the HCIS.”

About Biscom
Founded in 1986, Biscom pioneered the fax server and host computer integration marketplaces. Biscom has provided many of the world’s largest companies with enterprise communications solutions, most notably its award-winning FAXCOM enterprise fax management solutions. Through acquisitions and the development of new technologies, Biscom has evolved into a provider of multiple product lines, including secure document delivery, file conversion and image viewing and enhanced messaging solutions. Biscom is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

About Interbit Data
Founded in 1997 and, since 2009, named each year to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing companies, Interbit Data helps healthcare organizations deliver better, more consistent patient care with secure, reliable and cost-effective software solutions that improve operational efficiency. The company’s information distribution products deliver information securely over the Internet in multiple formats, such as fax, print, email, encrypted file or HL7 message format, and integrate it easily into physicians’ practice EMRs. Interbit Data’s business continuance products give healthcare providers continuous access to patient data in the event of a network or system outage. Interbit Data products are used by more than 650 MEDITECH® customers worldwide. For more information about Interbit Data and its NetSolutions products, visit the company Website at www.interbitdata.com.

The following were my observation and notes from their conversion that I thought I’d share with you:

• MEDITECH currently has HIM, ED, OM, EMR, PCS and POM available in 6.0.  The remainder of the conversion is to C/S 5.6.
• Doylestown was 1st conversion site live with Focus, West Georgia was 1st new install.
• Doylestown is 200 beds – went from 18 to 62 servers, fully redundant data sites connected via fiber.
• Wayne Memorial, Beverly, and Woman’s are all conversions under way.  White River is a new install under way.
• Somewhere between 13 and 21 sites have signed for 6.0 at this time.
• Apparently Interior health is negotiating to be beta for 6.1 conversion  (add B/AR, ABS, ADM, ORM)
• 6.0 includes web-based PDA support (windows mobile and iPhone). (not POM, but esig and view)
• Although live with some applications, ED is going live in 3rd qtr and POM in 1st qtr.
• Printing (and printer) setup major setup problem (has spooler) – “all printing requires mouse click”
• Mnemonics go away -  they are there, but full names are displayed and primary lookups.
• User and providers dictionaries merged into one dictionary
• Scripting is issue – no calls to field, must move via keystrokes only.  They have had some problems with scripting programs
• No report writer for 6.0 at this time, but is promised by MT. 
• Problems with notifications – send to printer, not to device or individual.
• Presenting/attending were people from MEDITECH (Ev Hazel and Lori Ebbs), several representatives from JJ/Perot (Fitz did a hardware overview), Representative from HP, Infologic (?), Consultant from Beacon.
• Challenges identified:  moving away from MOX (user training and what to do with files), printing, reports (NPR reports converted, but DPM’s may have changed).

Overall MEDITECH was very easy to work with and responded to their needs prior to signing and during process.

If you are converting to MEDITECH 6.0, post a comment on what you think of the new version and what your requirements are for new products and features that can support the new version. Also, if you have ideas for our existing products and their support of 6.0, let us know.