Becker's Healthcare October 21, 2024
Lake Charles (La.) Memorial Health System’s transition to Epic represents a $40 million investment over the next five years.
“Epic [will] not only optimize the healthcare we provide, but it would be a more fiscally responsible investment in technology,” Steve Stanic, CIO of the health system told Becker’s. “We would ultimately save on manpower and maintenance for years to come.”
The system went live with Epic’s EHR platform on Oct. 1. Prior to the Epic switch, patient information was stored in multiple EMR platforms.
“The driving factor that led to the decision to transition Lake Charles Memorial Health System to Epic was the dire need to streamline our acute and ambulatory systems, and ultimately serve our patients more...