"When providing critical care in the emergency department, accessing the most current patient information is vital in preventing delays in treatment. Having the ability to make faster, more informed decisions can change the trajectory of the patient's care."
Gautam Goel, MD, CFPC-EM Specialist
Queensway Carleton Hospital
"We are just at the beginning of what's to come. What we've accomplished shows there's an opportunity to do so much more in the interoperability space, and we're excited about what is the very real future of patient information exchange."
Dr. Douglas Cochen, CMIO
Queensway Carleton Hospital
“Choosing our next EHR platform is a significant investment. The platform must be able to meet our needs now and into the future. the search process was lengthy, detailed, and involved many key stakeholders. Ultimately, we determined that Expanse is the best choice to achieve our strategic goals, provide our patients with high-quality and safe care, and serve as the foundation for future growth and innovation.”
Danielle Myers, ICT Director, HIM & CPO
Brant Community Healthcare System
"We are pleased to be one of the first hospitals to be up and connected on Traverse Exchange Canada as it allows us to share key patient information such as diagnosis, allergies and medications between hospitals, streamlining communications, and improving care of our patients."
Pakizah Kozak, Chief Information Officer
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
"The patient portal is a valuable tool that empowers patients to be active participants in their own care."
Sanaz Riahi RN, MSN, PhD, Vice-President, Practice, Academics and Chief Nursing Executive
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
"Our relationship with Humber provided us the foundation to build an EHR that would take our organization to the next level. By acquiring the Expanse technology, we are also now able to improve our care coordination and internal processes, as well as work more closely with Humber for the betterment of the community."
Connie Dejak, President and Chief Executive Officer
Runnymede Healthcare Centre
"Even though the content of the Electronic Health Record is sometimes in English – for continuity of care with our community partners – offering our patients a French interface was non-negotiable. By collaborating with MEDITECH, we were able to make this option available."
Dr. Bernard Leduc, CEO
Hôpital Montfort
"One way we're leveraging Expanse to assist us in some of our health equity work is that we recently turned on the feature for pronouns. And that means that the individual's pronouns are right there in the health record for the clinician to see and that person doesn't have to explain their gender identity, every time. That's a great example of when you change something in the system it's just changed for life, the patient doesn't have to keep coming back and telling you over and over again."
Julia Hanigsberg President & CEO
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
"As a longtime customer, we've experienced the many benefits of utilizing MEDITECH's EHR. These benefits don't only cover patient care but they span across the whole organization. We're fortunate to have wisely invested in a solution that's been sustainable for the last two decades and that we foresee will continue to be well into the future."
Barbara Collins, CEO
Humber River Hospital
“We just had a patient see a poster about the portal, and download the app while he was in the waiting room. Before leaving his appointment he logged into the portal and discovered that he could access his lab results from his phone. He said this was going to have a significant impact on his ability to manage his own care. These are the types of stories we are hearing every day.”
Dave Brewin, Regional CIO
CARE4
“As an organization, we are committed to advancing interoperability as a means of improving healthcare delivery and outcomes. Traverse Exchange 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. And as the network grows, so do our responsibilities.”
Peter Bak, Chief Information Officer
Humber River Health
“This is a significant achievement and collaboration to leverage technology and the EMR to improve communications and patient experience in Ontario. We are very excited that the MH-HIS Cluster is one of the first in Ontario to securely exchange data through Traverse Exchange Canada. We look forward to the further expansion of this network as additional information is exchanged and more hospital partners join the network.”
Gokulan Kandasamy, Director
MH-HIS Cluster
