Intelligent Interoperability

Share in the power of data.

The era of static document sharing is over.
Clinicians don't have time to manually parse through CCDs and other large documents. What they need is intelligent, FHIR-based, real-time access to the specific data they're looking for.

Today, MEDITECH is advancing the charge toward intelligent interoperability by enabling clinicians to search vast amounts of data inside and outside the EHR quickly and assemble the data in meaningful ways for better decision making. With Traverse — MEDITECH's powerful suite of interoperability tools — we're pioneering an intelligent approach to interoperability that leverages the power of artificial intelligence to support the wisdom and judgment of human intelligence.

MEDITECH Traverse
your platform for intelligent interoperability.

Healthcare today demands an EHR that's much more than a repository of data, but instead operates as a data platform — collecting, integrating, managing, analyzing, and presenting data in meaningful and actionable ways. This includes data from both inside and outside of your organization. MEDITECH Expanse is a powerful and scalable platform for healthcare organizations of all sizes, and MEDITECH Traverse is our robust interoperability toolset for securely connecting it to the world of data around you — whether that's a facility across town, your state or regional HIE, or a national data exchange.

Traverse's robust suite of interoperability tools includes:

Bi-directional data exchange through HL7 FHIR^® for sharing member record data with all major EHR vendors.

Powerful interfaces for submitting and receiving orders and results to/from labs and other systems, with automated results notifications.

External connectors for secure EHR-to-EHR data sharing from Expanse to other EHRs, with context-aware functionality that eliminates the need to sign on again or re-identify patients.

Introducing Traverse Exchange
MEDITECH's National Data Exchange Network

Traverse Exchange is MEDITECH's national customer data exchange network, enabling customers to share health data seamlessly and securely with other MEDITECH organizations as well as with those using other EHRs that comply with interoperability standards. Available in Canada and the United States, Traverse Exchange surpasses national interoperability requirements by allowing organizations to share additional data elements with their MEDITECH counterparts.

In the U.S., Traverse Exchange connects to other networks — like Commonwell and Carequality — simplifying connections to data exchanges at every level and serving as a powerful on-ramp to TEFCA. In Canada, Traverse Exchange now connects seven healthcare instances across 19 hospitals using MEDITECH Expanse, along with 279 long-term care sites using multiple EHRs.

Benefits of Traverse Exchange

A foundation for next-level interoperability

by moving beyond cumbersome, static documents toward real-time FHIR-based requests for targeted data at the point of care.

Improved data usability

with powerful, intuitive, intelligent new tools for accessing, viewing, and incorporating data from outside of your organization.

More flexibility and control

over use cases and workflows, helping us to respond more rapidly to our customers' evolving needs.

The ability to surpass core requirements

by enabling more types of data to be shared between MEDITECH organizations.

An accelerated transition

from static documents to real-time FHIR-based data requests, positioning MEDITECH and its customers for the future of interoperable data exchange.

Drive transformational change.

Traverse takes care to the next level, breaking down silos and making data more accessible to patients and providers. MEDITECH's approach to interoperability helps:

Boost Clinical Outcomes

When clinicians have access to comprehensive, real-time patient data — from both inside and outside of the EHR — they can make better, more informed decisions.

Empower Patients

Patients want and need access to their medical data. A patient who is informed about and engaged in their medical care is more likely to adhere to treatment recommendations, including medication regimens.

Strengthen Organizations

Interoperability enables innovative technologies that can reduce bottlenecks and facilitate automation, freeing staff and resources to engage in more meaningful, high-touch care.

Apps — the next frontier.

Ever since we launched Expanse, we've been on a mission to make EHRs easy and enjoyable to use and we've received some of the highest marks possible for usability and clinician satisfaction.

Now we're raising the bar again, opening Expanse to a growing family of trusted organizations and software developers who are building innovative solutions that securely connect to data in Expanse. They're testing their apps in our Greenfield Workspace environment, where they can execute APIs and test their applications against a real MEDITECH EHR. And they're joining the MEDITECH Alliance, an expanding ecosystem of partner organizations with proven, successful, and interoperable solutions.

Two leaders combine forces.

MEDITECH and Google Health have launched a powerful new search and summarization capabilities inside the Expanse EHR to reduce cognitive overload and help clinicians efficiently access the information they need to make the most informed decisions.

By embedding Google's powerful AI, Natural Language Model and search capabilities into Expanse, clinicians can surface data from legacy platforms, other health systems, labs, specialty care settings, and a variety of additional sources. Search results include concepts, not just word matches, along with abbreviations, medical jargon, even misspellings and related concepts. It scours unstructured data, scanned documents and handwritten notes — sorting, summarizing, and ranking results by relevance for quick review. That's the power of search and summarization by MEDITECH and Google Health.

Physician Benefits

Reduces burnout: less time searching fragmented data
Supports timely decision making
Embedded in workflow

Patient Benefits

Less need to provide or recall historical data
Care team has a better understanding of them and their background
More face time with clinicians

Organizational Benefits

Supports more holistic patient care
Lowers cost of care by reducing duplicate testing
Easier access to historical data

Traverse Exchange in Canada bridges communication across communities.

Traverse Exchange Canada is a first-of-its-kind cloud-based interoperability network that enables the free flow of health information between multiple participating organizations, including other EHRs that comply with interoperability standards. Our subscription-based software-as-a-service solution provides clinicians with a more holistic view of their patients' care.

Cloud-based technology seamlessly connects participating organizations to each other and to Ontario Health using MEDITECH's record locator system.
Once patients opt in, providers receive a comprehensive picture of their record directly within the MEDITECH EHR — regardless of where care was provided.
Data is located beyond hospital walls, across jurisdictional or federal systems from a variety of sources.
Data can be viewed or consumed within the EHR as discrete data.

"As an organization, we are committed to advancing interoperability as a means of improving healthcare delivery and outcomes. Traverse Exchange in Canada has enabled more Ontario organizations than ever to conveniently exchange key patient health data. We are very excited about being part of this network and look forward to further analyzing how to use this solution to work collaboratively amongst a wide breadth of institutions to ensure the health and well-being of our patients."

Peter Bak, Ph.D.
Chief Information Officer
Humber River Hospital

"We're proud to collaborate with industry-leading organizations, initiatives, and standards bodies to develop more intuitive, intelligent solutions for accessing and using data — from inside and outside Expanse."

Jason Vogt
Development Manager
Interoperability API & Structured Documents
MEDITECH

Preparing you for TEFCA — and beyond.

MEDITECH actively participates with leading organizations and initiatives advancing interoperability, ensuring that our customers are always ahead of the curve.

The Argonaut Project

The Argonaut Project is a private sector initiative to advance industry adoption of modern, open interoperability standards. Launched in 2014, it has rapidly developed the FHIR-based API and Core Data Services specification to enable expanded information sharing for EHRs.

FAST

The FHIR at Scale Taskforce (FAST) identifies Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) scalability gaps, defines solutions to address current barriers, and identifies needed infrastructure for scalable FHIR solutions. Launched as an ONC-convened initiative, FAST has transitioned to an HL7 FHIR Accelerator focused on the infrastructure needed to scale FHIR.

The Gravity Project

The Gravity Project is a national public collaborative that develops consensus-based data standards to improve how information is shared and used on social determinants of health (SDOH). Founded in 2017, its members advance equitable health and social care by leading the development and validation of consensus-driven interoperability standards.

360X

360X strives to define implementation guidance to enable EHR interoperability in support of patient transitions of care, particularly around referral management and closing the referral loop, with an aim to add value to patients, clinicians, office staff and overall clinical workflows.

Da Vinci

The Da Vinci Project is a private sector initiative that includes payers, providers, and EHR vendors collaborating with HL7 to improve data sharing in value-based care (VBC) arrangements using the HL7 FHIR platform.

Helios

Helios is an alliance of government, private sector and philanthropic partners who aim to use widely accepted healthcare standards to help advance public health. It was launched by HL7 and jointly supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).

Direct Trust

DirectTrust is a non-profit alliance of Health Information Service Providers (HISPs), Certificate Authorities (CAs), Registration Authorities (RAs), healthcare providers, consumers/patients, and Health IT vendors working to develop, promote, and enforce rules and best practices for maintaining security and trust within the Direct Secure Messaging community.

The impact of interoperability.

"Our first strategy is always going to be, use MEDITECH if at all possible. We’re doing traditional HL7, we’re doing files from DR, we’re using an API, we’re using a contextual launch. We’re trying to make it where users can stay in the system they need to be in. MEDITECH thankfully has lots of options."

Sherry Montileone

Chief Information Officer
Citizens Memorial Healthcare
Bolivar, MO

"The majority of our development resources today from an interoperability perspective go to the creation and adoption of RESTful-based integrations. Our investment is not in just enabling technologies in Expanse but making a difference for the industry as a whole."

Mike Cordeiro

Senior Director of Interoperability Market and Product Strategy
MEDITECH

Listen to the full podcast interview on the MUSE International website

Interoperability in action.

MEDITECH is a leader in the use of FHIR-based standards to securely share clinical information with solution providers — like First Databank and GenomOncology — to present clinicians with the data and guidance they need, when and where they need it (right inside the EHR at the point of care). Patient engagement apps from vendors like Luma Health utilize our FHIR APIs. And we're proud to be an early stakeholder in the Cancer Moonshot initiative, which will define the USCDI+ cancer data elements required for submission via HL7 FHIR API.

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