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MEDHOST

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MEDHOST
IndustryHealth Care Information Technology
Founded1984
HeadquartersFranklin, TN, U.S.
ProductsHealth Informatics Software
Websitewww.medhost.com

MEDHOST is a Health Information Technology company, founded in 1984, which is based in Franklin, Tennessee, United States with a secondary office in Plano, Texas.[1]

Company history

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On February 1, 2010,HealthTech Holdings, the parent company of Healthcare Management Systems, Inc., acquired MEDHOST, Inc. MEDHOST's software was integrated into HMS' hospital information system.[2]

In 2011, MEDHOST received ONC 2011 Edition certification for launching a Meaningful Use Stage 1 software package.[3]

On December 16, 2013, HealthTech Holdings announced it had combined certain of its subsidiaries and software, rebranding itself as MEDHOST and offering its products under the MEDHOST brand.[4]

In 2014, MEDHOST was named one of Nashville Business Journal's top 25 fastest-growing private companies.[5]

In 2017, MEDHOST became one of the first EHR vendors to achieve ONC 2015 Edition certification required by CMS MU Stage III.[6]

In 2019, MEDHOST launched MEDHOST Business Services.[7]

In 2020, MEDHOST launched Price Transparency product for hospitals.[citation needed]

In 2024, North Harris Computer Corporation acquired MEDHOST Inc.[8]

Leadership

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Bill Anderson – Chairman and CEO[9]

Ken Misch – President[10]

Matthew Higgins - Chief Financial Officer

Kenneth Barfield – Executive Vice President, General Counsel

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  1. ^ "Top 20 hospital application vendors". Health Data Management. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ^ Lawley, Erin. "HMS Parents Buy MEDHOST". Nashville Post. Nashville Post. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "MEDHOST Cloud Services Certification". MEDHOST. MEDHOST. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Boyer, E.J. "HealthTech Holdings rebrands as Medhost, names new president". BizJournals. BizJournals. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "NBJ 100's 25 Fastest-Growing Private Companies: Medhost". BizJournal. BizJournal. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  6. ^ "Colorado hospital Becomes One of the First Ready to Meet MU Stage 3 Objectives". MEDHOST. MEDHOST. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "MEDHOST Strengthens its Revenue Cycle Services". MEDHOST. MEDHOST. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "Harris Acquires MEDHOST, a Provider of Clinical and Financial Solutions and Services for Community, Rural Hospitals". Yahoo Finance. 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  9. ^ "HIStalk Interviews Bill Anderson, CEO, Medhost – HIStalk". histalk2.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  10. ^ "Medhost names new president". Nashville Post. Retrieved 2020-07-22.