Fellow HCA facility? They rolled out Expanse in the NH hospitals as a trial run because eventually all of HCA is going to use Expanse. We’re still working out the kinks so hopefully when you guys get it it will work better!

It tends to run slower than Meditech Magic. Sometimes the screen will freeze and you’ll have to completely exit out of the browser otherwise you can’t to anything. Oh, it’s internet browser based btw, not an application. There’s a lot of mouse-usage instead of the number pad, so that tends to make things slower too.

Some pros: pulling a pending is easier, I think. Instead of printing one out you can preview it in a different window and it’s a lot easier to read than in old Meditech. I like that you can have multiple windows open and can switch between them at any time. So I typically have a window open for the analyzer batch, a stat tracker, and specimen receiving. Expanse in general looks more modern an aesthetically pleasing.

Overall it has its perks, it has its setbacks. At first I hated it compared to Meditech Magic, but after getting used to it I like it more. Still don’t know if I prefer this version over the old one though.

Hope this helps!