Mayo moving to Epic
Mayo Clinic plans to replace its three existing EHR systems with a single, integrated EHR and revenue cycle management system from Epic.
“With our staff working together on a common system, we will be able to accelerate innovation, enhance services and provide a better experience for our patients,” said Dawn Milliner, MD, Mayo’s CMIO, in a release.
The project team is expected to be in place by April and the system will be built in 2015 and 2016, with implementation currently planned to begin in 2017. “The project team will include staff from Mayo Clinic, Epic and external consulting organizations,” says Cris Ross, Mayo's CIO. “We are announcing our decision today so that we can begin to assemble the project team and launch the project.”
More than 45,000 Mayo staff will be trained to use the new system.
Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.