The 2026 MUSE Inspire Conference reinforced what makes the MUSE community so valuable: facility members learning directly from one another, sharing practical MEDITECH experiences, and returning home with ideas they can apply immediately.
Based on attendee survey feedback and the facility poster project, one theme came through clearly: members are not just looking for information – they are looking for peers who are solving similar problems.
Survey respondents consistently identified networking, peer group discussions, educational sessions, MEDITECH updates, and exhibitor conversations as among the most beneficial parts of the conference. Many attendees specifically noted the value of hearing how other hospitals are approaching go-lives, workflow optimization, governance, revenue cycle improvement, interoperability, reporting, and emerging tools such as AI and ambient documentation.
A Conference Built Around Shared Challenges
Facility members reported that the most valuable moments often came from conversations with peers facing the same operational and technology issues. Attendees described the benefit of comparing workflows, hearing lessons learned, gathering contact information, and understanding how other organizations are handling similar MEDITECH challenges.
The Poster Project: A New Peer-Learning Resource
The facility posters were more than a conference activity. They captured a snapshot of what members are working on now, what they have recently completed, what they are planning next, and what they want to learn from others.
For members, the poster project can continue to be useful after the conference by helping identify organizations working on similar initiatives. A member preparing for such projects may be able to find another facility already asking – or answering – the same questions.
Across the posters, facilities highlighted projects focused on:
- Expanse 2.2 readiness, go-live support, and optimization
- AI, ambient listening, and clinical documentation support
- Traverse, interoperability, interfaces, and data exchange
- Revenue cycle workflows, authorizations, claims, estimates, and denials
- Patient portals, scheduling, registration, forms, and digital front door initiatives
- Nursing documentation, workload, handoffs, acuity, and care planning
- USCDI, ECR, ELR, HEDIS, eCQMs, dashboards, and quality reporting
Together, it shows that MUSE Inspire is not just a conference program. It is a working map of where MEDITECH organizations are investing time, solving problems, and looking for peer input.
Ideas Members Plan to Bring Home
Attendees said they plan to use what they learned in practical ways: sharing takeaways with internal teams, reviewing workflows, shaping technology strategy, setting up follow-up conversations with presenters and peers, exploring vendor solutions, improving change control, and refining clinical and operational processes. Several respondents specifically mentioned applying lessons learned to AI integrations, governance, USCDI build, Patient Connect functionality, ambulatory-to-acute workflows, downtime planning, dashboards, cybersecurity, denials reduction, and patient care workflows.
The strongest takeaway: members left with more than notes. They left with ideas, peer contacts, and next steps.
What Members Valued Most
The survey results showed strong overall enthusiasm for the event. The conference received a Net Promoter Score of 68, with 71% of respondents classified as promoters and only 3% as detractors.
Member comments also emphasized the unique value of MUSE Inspire as a place to:
- Learn what other MEDITECH facilities are doing
- Connect with peers who understand the same challenges
- Hear from MEDITECH and vendor partners
- Discover practical workflow and optimization ideas
- Build relationships that continue after the conference
One attendee summed it up well by describing MUSE Inspire as a space to step outside day-to-day operations, exchange ideas, share best practices, see product demonstrations, and reconnect with colleagues.
Continuing the Conversation
The real value of MUSE Inspire continues after everyone returns home. Facility members are encouraged to use the conference themes as conversation starters inside the MUSE community.
Good follow-up questions include:
- Who has recently completed an Expanse 2.2 go-live, and what would you do differently?
- What has your experience been with AI, ambient listening, or scribing tools?
- How are you using Traverse or other interoperability tools to reduce manual work?
- Which revenue cycle optimizations have produced measurable results?
- How are you improving patient access, portal adoption, pre-registration, or self-scheduling?
- What workflows have helped reduce nursing or provider documentation burden?
- How are you managing USCDI, ECR/ELR, HEDIS, eCQM, or other reporting requirements?
Bottom Line
MUSE Inspire 2026 demonstrated the strength of the MUSE community: members learning from members. The conference created space for education, networking, vendor engagement, and practical peer problem-solving. The facility poster project extended that value by showing where organizations are focused, what challenges they share, and where peer connections can help move projects forward.
The next step is simple: keep the conversations going. Use the MUSE community to ask questions, share lessons learned, connect with facilities working on similar projects, and continue turning conference inspiration into operational improvement.