Becker's Healthcare February 11, 2025
Naomi Diaz

MyMichigan Health successfully transitioned four newly acquired medical centers to an Epic EHR system in just six months—a process that typically takes a year.

The accelerated timeline followed a 2024 divestiture in which Ascension Michigan transferred MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw, MyMichigan Medical Center Standish, MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas and MyMichigan Medical Center Towne Centre to Midland-based MyMichigan Health.

“We learned about the divestiture in March, started the project [moving to Epic] in September, and went live in February,” Dan Waltz, vice president and CIO of MyMichigan Health, told Becker’s. “This was a huge challenge because an Epic project of this magnitude usually takes 12 months.”

The newly transitioned facilities were previously using a combination of Altera Sunrise for inpatient care...

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