Becker's Healthcare August 12, 2024
Meridian, Miss.-based Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center has completed the installation of its new Epic EHR system.
“Our previous system was nearly a decade old and increasingly outdated,” Keith Everett, MD, vice president and chief medical officer, told Becker’s. “The need for a new system was pressing, and while this made the implementation process more rigorous, the expertise of our corporate IT team in Memphis was invaluable.”
He noted that the hospital began planning the Epic implementation shortly after it completed its merger with Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care. According to Dr. Everett, in January, Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center began holding weekly meetings to ensure a smooth transition and began training staff with Epic, which has been rolled...