Throughout 2024, the conversations we’ve had in meetings, on the road, and at industry gatherings confirm what we have been feeling: the energy for Expanse is palpable. Today, our intelligent EHR is a platform for innovation, providing our customers with a sense of confidence and satisfaction that they can do more than survive in this new era of healthcare; they can THRIVE.
Expanse is an open platform designed to enable health systems to choose how best to innovate for the future, allowing them to augment the EHR as they see fit and set their own ambitious goals. This means embracing new technologies like ambient listening, investing in emerging care dynamics like virtual nursing, and empowering their EHR with more precision using genomics. MEDITECH has also approached AI as a natural extension of the record itself. Search and summarization can gather and organize vast amounts of care data in meaningful ways, and predictive surveillance tools keep a watchful eye over patients and alert care teams when intervention is needed.
MEDITECH recently strengthened its commitment to interoperability with a major announcement launching Traverse Exchange, a powerful new network for data exchange, ensuring that patients and providers, regardless of source EHR, can openly share data in an intuitive manner. Interoperability is no longer a technology problem, and we intend to lead the industry in this area. MEDITECH's new FHIR-based national data exchange network makes data more usable and actionable, empowering care teams with seamless access.
We’ve also opened the doors wide to the MEDITECH Alliance. This collaborative is designed for trusted partners to complement, enhance, and extend Expanse. With more thought leaders on our team, everyone benefits — including, ultimately, the patient.
It takes a powerful, intelligent tool to earn an organization’s trust. In 2024, 130 organizations are LIVE with MEDITECH as a Service, putting them on a sustainable path that's preserving their independence. MaaS supports organizations of every size and shape, all while lowering the cost of an enterprise-level EHR.
But our reputation for innovation isn't just inspiring confidence in the United States and Canada, it's extending to markets worldwide. Our growth and advances in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia are proving what we've known for years — that Expanse was capable of having a global impact. Over the last couple of years we've experienced record international growth.
With powerful tools like patient registries and analytics, they are digging deeper and seeing a more robust view of their population, connecting with patients in more personal, convenient methods that work for everyone.
The Expanse platform also broadens confidence among care teams. MEDITECH’s Care Coordination connects the entirety of the patient’s journey through the EHR, meaning their time with your organization becomes a single, fluid experience — where providers and patients can always see the full picture.
Clinicians are accomplishing more in less time with Expanse, staying focused on their patients and less on the EHR. They are customizing their workflows based on roles, adjusting widgets based on personal preferences, and collaborating more easily with colleagues. Simply put: a more intuitive EHR is leading to reduced cognitive burden and improved clinician satisfaction.
We're beginning to see the signs of a significant shift: the return to a sense of work/life balance for those powering healthcare. Expanse is reducing burnout, and helping staff get home on time. Less of "I'll get to that later" or "I can log back in when I get home." More of "I'm confident I provided the best care possible today" and "I'm proud of the work my organization is doing."
We hope you’re feeling this electricity. Healthcare will continue to present unexpected challenges and countless opportunities to be explored. We are here to chart the future with you and feel more confident than ever.
