Sydney cancer hospital Chris O’Brien Lifehouse has become the first in Australia to upgrade to MEDITECH’s web-based Expanse electronic health record, going live with its ambulatory module for outpatients last December and its acute module for inpatients a fortnight ago.

Lifehouse has used a MEDITECH system for its patient administration needs for over six years and three years ago rolled out of an integrated suite of modules for pharmacy, stock control and oncology, including electronic ordering of chemotherapy drugs and treatment plans.