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MEDITECH customers highlight real-world impact of connected care at MEDITECH LIVE - RMcCarthy - 10-02-2026
This week at the MEDITECH LIVE leadership summit, healthcare organizations using MEDITECH's Traverse Exchange interoperability network highlighted significant benefits gained since implementing the network’s new Consolidated Patient Summary.
Unveiled at last year's summit, the enhanced workflow has seen swift adoption among clinicians, providing care teams with faster access to critical patient information, reducing duplicate testing, and supporting more informed clinical decisions. The network now provides access to health information for more than 43 million patients nationwide regardless of the EHR of record.
At Ozarks Healthcare (West Plains, MO), Chief Medical Information Officer and Chief of Staff Priscilla A. Frase, MD was in the midst of onboarding physicians on the new Consolidated Patient Summary when she witnessed its immediate impact.
“We had a patient boarding in the ED whose disposition was challenging to determine, and the provider needed information from another facility,” she explained. “Within five minutes of giving that provider access, he was able to get the records from the exact hospital and specialist he needed in another state and make the disposition plans."
Dr. Frase also recounted the compelling story of a patient who showed subtle signs of an underlying cardiac condition. After talking with the patient and reviewing external sources through Traverse Exchange — including medication changes and recent primary care and specialist visits from offices that were two hours away— she recommended a focused cardiac intervention, which revealed a critical, previously undetected blockage. The patient credits her with saving their life.
At Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, Indiana, clinicians access external patient information for more than 75 percent of emergency department arrivals, according to Vice President & Chief Information Officer Craig Rice.
"When providers can see tests that were recently completed elsewhere, they often don't need to repeat them," said Rice. "That saves time, avoids unnecessary testing, reduces costs, and helps clinicians make more informed decisions."
To read more about Traverse Exchange and more user testimony, read the full press release.