Becker's Healthcare July 9, 2024
UPMC announced in September 2023 the system would transition its nine separate EHRs into one instance of Epic, a gigantic project involving more than 600 IT technicians and 1,200 clinical leaders to transfer 6 million patient records.
The global health system had been relying primarily on Oracle Health for inpatient and outpatient records, but decided to switch to Epic for a unified platform. The move is expected to close mid-2026. Leaders anticipated the Epic transition would “pay for itself’ in seven years.
Ten months later, how is the implementation going?
“We’re at this point where we have a great opportunity to transform how we deliver care to number one, impact the quality and outcomes for our patients, and number two,...
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