Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic's May 5 Epic go-live is quickly approaching, but the health system has been preparing for months and says everything is on track, according to the Post-Bulletin.
The total cost of Mayo's technology modernization investments will cost the health system more than $1.5 billion over multiple years. That estimate includes the Epic overhaul — which has been dubbed the Plummer Project in honor of Mayo's Henry Plummer, MD — while other fees contribute to advancing patient care, upgrading its data network and training.
"Everything is on track as planned," Steve Peters, MD, co-chairman of the transition, told the Post-Bulletin.
Ten buses a day have hauled more than 26,000 Mayo employees to a nearby training center over the past few months. That center, called the Plummer Training Center, will be used for training over the next year and a half.
Mayo contracted with Epic in 2015 to consolidate its health records, which were dispersed among multiple vendors including Cerner and General Electric. In the summer of 2017, Mayo went live on the new Epic EHR at various Wisconsin sites, followed by Mayo Clinic Health System Minnesota in the fall, and its campuses in Arizona and Florida will transition in October.
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