{{Advert|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox | name = MEDHOST | above = MEDHOST | image = 250px | subheader = |data2=1984|data3=Franklin, TN, U.S.|data4=Health Informatics Software|data5=[https://www.medhost.com www.medhost.com]|label1=Industry|label2=Founded|label3=Headquarters|label4=Products|label5=Website|data1=Health Care Information Technology}}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 20 hospital application vendors |url=https://www.healthdatamanagement.com/list/top-20-hospital-application-vendors |website=Health Data Management |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref>
==Company history== On February 1 2010, HealthTech Holdings, the parent company of Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. (HMS), acquired MEDHOST Inc. MEDHOST's software was integrated into HMS' hospital information system.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lawley |first1=Erin |title=HMS Parents Buy MEDHOST |url=https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/health-care/ehr/article/20403956/hms-parent-buys-medhost |website=Nashville Post |publisher=Nashville Post |accessdate=March 24, 2020}}</ref>
In 2011, MEDHOST received ONC 2011 Edition certification for launching a Meaningful Use Stage 1 software package.<ref>{{cite web |title=MEDHOST Cloud Services Certification |url=https://www.medhost.com/about-us/regulatory-and-compliance/onc-certification-2015-edition/yourcareuniverse-certification-2015-edition/ |website=MEDHOST |publisher=MEDHOST |accessdate=March 24, 2020}}</ref>
On December 16, 2013, HealthTech Holdings announced it had combined its subsidiaries and software, rebranding itself as MEDHOST and offering its products under the MEDHOST brand.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boyer |first1=E.J. |title=HealthTech Holdings rebrands as Medhost, names new president |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2013/12/healthtech-holdings-rebrands-as.html |website=BizJournals |publisher=BizJournals |accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref>
In 2014, MEDHOST was named one of Nashville Business Journal's top 25 fastest-growing private companies.<ref>{{cite web |title=NBJ 100's 25 Fastest-Growing Private Companies: Medhost |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/print-edition/2014/09/26/nbj-100s-25-fastest-growing-medhost.html |website=BizJournal |publisher=BizJournal |accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref>
In 2017, MEDHOST became one of the first EHR vendors to achieve ONC 2015 Edition certification required by CMS MU Stage III.<ref>{{cite web |title=Colorado hospital Becomes One of the First Ready to Meet MU Stage 3 Objectives |url=https://www.medhost.com/press-releases/colorado-hospital-becomes-one-of-first-ready-to-meet-mu-stage-3/ |website=MEDHOST |publisher=MEDHOST |accessdate=April 7, 2020}}</ref>
In 2019, MEDHOST launched MEDHOST Business Services.<ref>{{cite web |title=MEDHOST Strengthens its Revenue Cycle Services |url=https://www.medhost.com/press-releases/medhost-strengthens-revenue-cycle-offering-launch-medhost-business-office-outsourcing/ |website=MEDHOST |publisher=MEDHOST |accessdate=April 14, 2020}}</ref>
In 2020, MEDHOST launched Price Transparency product for hospitals.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
In 2024, North Harris Computer Corporation acquired MEDHOST Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-08 |title=Harris Acquires MEDHOST, a Provider of Clinical and Financial Solutions and Services for Community, Rural Hospitals |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/harris-acquires-medhost-provider-clinical-184900887.html |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}</ref> == Leadership == Bill Anderson – Chairman and CEO<ref>{{Cite web|title=HIStalk Interviews Bill Anderson, CEO, Medhost – HIStalk|url=https://histalk2.com/2016/11/21/histalk-interviews-bill-anderson-ceo-medhost-3/|access-date=2020-07-22|website=histalk2.com}}</ref>
Ken Misch – President<ref>{{Cite web|title=Medhost names new president|url=https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/health-care/information-technology/article/21067896/medhost-names-new-president|access-date=2020-07-22|website=Nashville Post|language=en}}</ref>
Matthew Higgins – Chief Financial Officer
Kenneth Barfield – Executive Vice President, General Counsel
==References and External Links== {{Reflist}}
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