epicalypse
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Novant Health Hoping For Smoother Transition To Epic Records System
In the middle of a $600 million, 10-year initiative to put in place a new Epic Records Corp. electronic medical records system, Novant Health has seen two of its Triad counterparts rack up operating deficits as they've brought the same Epic system online. Read More »
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Stuart Smith's Letter To The Register
I do question the $150 million figure. I think it is extremely high and Portland has had a real failure in its implementation. So much so that it looks like LCH will not have a real integrated EMR until 2015 and financial software problems exemplify a major failure of MH to create any real benefit to the State. Millions of dollars have been charged to member hospitals and staff time (salaries and mileage) over the past 2-3 years with no benefit... Read More »
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The Great EHR Switch
With more electronic health record systems continuing to fall short of providers' expectations, a recent report by Black Book Rankings suggests that 2013 may indeed be the "year of the great EHR vendor switch." Read More »
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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Announces Cost-Cutting Measures Through June
The workforce at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is paying a paycheck price to make up for the financial shortcomings to date of its Epic electronic records system. Read More »
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Wake Forest Baptist's Transition To EHR Causes Financial Hit
Yet another provider is facing unanticipated struggles with electronic health record system adoption. Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is blaming additional costs and lost revenue on the 2012 implementation of its Epic EHR, according to an article in the Winston-Salem Journal. Read More »
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