Deloitte introduces Evergreen EHR implementation

Deloitte Healthcare Practice has unveiled Evergreen, a "new approach" to EHR implementation and maintenance designed to help reduce hospital system IT costs as healthcare moves to a value-based model more reliant on clinical and enterprise data.

Evergreen may help health systems save as much as 30 percent on EHR operating costs by using a global staffing model and a standardized design that works to improve clinical optimization, according to a release on the service. Evergreen also leverages Deloitte’s acclaimed cyber risk services in providing advanced levels of data security and compliance.

“Evergreen offers an innovative approach to achieving the expected benefits of clinical and revenue management systems in a post-reform world,” said Mitch Morris, principal of Deloitte Consulting and Deloitte’s global healthcare leader. “It can provide clinicians with the software applications they prefer while supporting the clinical and financial results that health systems are looking to achieve.”

Evergreen is modeled after Deloitte’s mature services approach developed for Catholic Health Initiatives’ Epic deployment, and builds upon Deloitte’s experience managing other application management services engagements. In addition to the core EHR benefits, Evergreen leverages Deloitte’s advanced analytics and reporting capabilities.

Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) is the first provider to implement the full Evergreen approach. The company said Evergreen is increasing its ability to capture, analyze and share information, which is paving the way for the organization to be a leader in the areas of evidence-based medicine and care coordination.

“Evergreen is part of our vision to become a forerunner as healthcare moves to a value-based model,” said Michael O’Rourke, CIO at CHI. “It will enhance our ability to deliver the right treatments to the right patients at the right time, with improved quality and reduced costs.”