Becker's Healthcare December 18, 2024
Naomi Diaz

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health has completed its transition to an Epic EHR system, aiming to make 2025 the organization’s “year of innovation,” CIO Steven Travers told Becker’s.

The four-hospital system moved from Cerner Millennium and NextGen systems to Epic on Nov. 2 and plans to invest an estimated $250 million over five years on the EHR.

“When we look at better sharing of information, about 80 to 90 percent of the hospitals in the Broward County area are now on Epic,” Mr. Travers said. “With Epic’s Care Everywhere platform, it’s a lot easier for us to share information about our patients, which means everyone in the area benefits.”

The switch also supports Broward Health’s unique needs as a healthcare...

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