We're Hiring!

Are you looking for a new challenge? We’re currently hiring for exciting new roles based in our head office in Dublin:

• Software Developer

• Senior Designer

• Customer Success Executive

MEG is on a mission to drive a Culture of Quality Improvement in Healthcare. With UX and customer-centricity at the core of everything we do, we are creating innovative technology solutions for frontline healthcare workers, primarily to improve quality standards and patient safety.    

In 2019 alone, MEG has been listed in the Sunday Business Post’s Top 100 Start-Ups in Ireland, won Silver Prize in the Irish National Start-Up Awards and was one of four companies chosen from 140 for the NDRC’s Accelerator Programme. 

Already working with world-leading hospitals in the UK and Ireland, MEG is now on its journey to new international markets and we are hiring new members to our team to help us on this journey.

Our offices are based in the Digital Depot in Dublin city centre, near Heuston station and the Luas. We have an excellent work environment and offer our employees great experience across a range of different projects. We encourage our team to take an active role in developing their own skills and give them plenty of autonomy and support to do so. 

For more detailed information on the specific job roles, as well as how to apply, visit our Careers page by clicking here.

MEG Wins Silver Award at National Startup Awards in Dublin!

The awards were part of Dublin Start Up Week and held in the majestic Dubin Castle. Receiving over 900 applications for 13 categories covering all areas of startup activity, the Start Up Awards recognise the very best in Irish entrepreneurial activity.

MEG overcame tough competition on the night to scoop Silver in the MedTech category, much to the delight of CEO and Founder, Kerrill Thornhill and Peter Clifford, COO, who were in attendance on the night.

“On behalf of the whole team, we’re delighted to receive this Start Up award”, said Kerrill. “Given the high standard of entries, we really appreciate the recognition from the judges as to what MEG has achieved so far and its potential for the future.”

Improving the patient journey... one paper mountain at a time

Photo by Christa Dodoo on Unsplash

When talking about the patient journey, we think about the process an individual goes through when they seek health care and work to resolve their health issues. It's also about understanding the impact on others involved in helping the patient navigate the system. Where are the opportunities to improve? And how can we prevent harm to patients during their journey?

The *ECRI Institute’s list of ‘Top Patient Safety Concerns in 2019’ provides more context to the journey in relation to potentially negative outcomes. Top threats to patient safety include healthcare provider burnout, antimicrobial stewardship, infections with peripherally inserted IV lines, early sepsis recognition and problems with standardising safety efforts across health systems.

In conjunction with hospital quality managers, infection prevention control teams are uniquely positioned to accomplish performance improvement aimed at reducing HAIs (in addition to wider quality improvement and patient safety issues.) With the right tools, these teams can harness the knowledge, skills, and experience of contributing individuals to make lasting improvements. 

There is a better way

Digital audits, automated action plans and task management, mobile incident reporting, and easy-to-understand insight dashboards are just some of the tools that innovative hospitals are actively investing in today as part of their strategic quality improvement initiatives. 

Hospitals now have the ability to arm already overstretched staff at risk of burnout with more efficient technology solutions; tipping the balance from admin overwhelm back to towards patient care and a quality-focused culture to be proud of.

Using technology to digitise and automate workflows, prioritise ‘care time’, and gain a real-time understanding of a hospital's quality and compliance performance is game-changing - not only for tomorrow's patient journey but also the wellbeing of today's healthcare professional.

[This article first appeared in the IPCI Annual Newsletter, May ‘19]

*ECRI Institute is an independent nonprofit authority on the medical practices and products that provide the safest, most cost-effective care.

MEG named as one of The Sunday Business Post's '100 Hot Startups'

The Sunday Post has released their list of ‘100 Hot Start-ups’ and MEG is delighted to be included among a wide variety of exciting and innovative startups.

Click here to read more: https://www.businesspost.ie/business/irelands-start-scene-points-vibrant-future-452980

New ‘HPSC-ready’ PPS tool enables Irish pharmacists to collect & submit their October audit data in record time

Last week we announced the launch of our new ‘HPSC-ready’ 2019 PPS Auditing tool, as the latest addition to MEG's digital Audits module.

Purpose-built for Irish hospital pharmacists conducting the National Antimicrobial Point Prevalence Survey (PPS), the app can capture PPS data, then automatically populate the relevant Excel spreadsheet sections to the exact format specifications of HPSC - ready for download at the push of a button. 

Also included, is full access to a comprehensive reporting dashboard, giving pharmacists real-time feedback on prescribing data they’ve collected (sample partial report below):

The simple, mobile and web-based system, was recently trialled in a number of Irish hospitals and has been emphatically welcomed by users, delivering substantial savings in time, costs and duplication errors.

The Auditing app can be downloaded directly onto phones or tablets from app stores and searching for “MEG Audit Tool”. Contact us to get access to the 2019 PPS Audit tool today.

To learn more, contact info@megsupporttools.com or call 01 697 1579

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