“The power of nurses” isn’t just a theme for this year’s National Nurses Month – it’s an enduring philosophy. Nurses are a powerful part of any healthcare organization and can influence the direction of progress. As nursing leaders in the health IT space, our focus lies in developing digital solutions that support the empowerment of nurses, and there’s a lot to be excited about in the nursing realm at MEDITECH and beyond.
Virtual nursing
Virtual nursing serves a dual purpose: anticipating the expanding models of healthcare and answering the challenge of nurse burnout. By offering remote or hybrid work to nurses, healthcare organizations strengthen retention efforts while future-proofing their strategy and improving both nurse and patient satisfaction.
Point of care
Nurses are always on the move and their digital tools need to keep up. A point of care solution, such as Expanse Point of Care, gives a whole new meaning to flexibility and, with the right vendor, nurses get the most out of their EHR-enabled devices with personalized workflows and agile integrations.
Smart pump integration
Integrating smart pumps with a mobile device reduces the risk of error and eliminates time-consuming manual entry for nurses. MEDITECH’s Smart Pump Infusion Integration works with point of care devices to feed information from the smart pump into Expanse for improved patient safety and reduced redundant documentation.
Keeping care circles informed
Timely communication keeps a patient’s care circle informed during and after surgery, strengthening the trust in their care team. The ability to send text updates to a patient’s point of contact via EHR also saves time, which is why it’s an upcoming functionality in Expanse Surgical Services.
AI nurse handoff
Artificial Intelligence will never replace the role of nurses, but it can help reorient their focus to the patient experience rather than documentation. MEDITECH’s nurse handoff AI tool generates a summary by extracting key details from a patient’s record, streamlining handoff communication and ensuring the transfer of knowledge.
Role-specific EHR training
Role-specific training bolsters confidence when it comes to learning and getting the most out of an EHR solution. MEDITECH’s Training on Demand features curriculums designed to each role, guided in part by the KLAS Arch Collaborative’s results when surveying nurses across the industry.
Pharmacogenomics
Tailoring medication to a patient’s unique genetic profile is already changing the healthcare game, especially for mental health. MEDITECH’s Surveillance pharmacogenetic functionality, which alerts users when a patient’s active medications and genetic profile disagree, builds off our robust genomics strategy.
Partogram tool
Visual aids deliver information quickly and in easy-to-learn ways, which make visual tools like a partogram especially effective while nurses monitor the progress of labor. The tool also tracks crucial vitals to ensure both mother and baby are well, releasing soon in the Expanse Labor and Delivery solution.
Collaborative outpatient care
Connecting nurses in all outpatient care settings makes care coordination a breeze. Complete ambulatory solutions like Expanse Ambulatory unite all practices and clinics, so nurses can leverage the patient information they need at the time they need it, plus personalize their workflow with widgets and shortcuts.
Analytics dashboard
Organizing and initiating optimization efforts becomes much easier when backed up by hard data, captured by the EHR. MEDITECH supports this through the Provider Documentation Analysis dashboard, a part of Business and Clinical Analytics, to identify trends in documentation, areas for improvement, and where to save nurses time.
What are we most excited about for the future?
MEDITECH strives for progress every day. Our teams are working on many updates for our solutions already mentioned above and other high-impact items.
Nurses, we applaud your lifesaving work year-long and show our appreciation in the solutions built for your needs.
Read our nurses booklet to learn more about saving time and gaining efficency with MEDITECH Expanse
