Carle Richland Memorial Hospital plans to implement an Epic EHR to increase interoperability and transfer of medical records, Orion Gazette reports.
Three notes:
1. The Olney, Ill.-based nonprofit hospital aims to go live on the EHR system in June.
2. In addition to the Epic EHR, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital will install a new phone system, for a combined cost of $10 million.
3. With Epic, CRMH clinicians can share patient information with other hospitals and health systems across the country that use Epic.