University Health System kicks off $170M Epic EHR install

Modern Healthcare: University Health System is transitioning to an Epic electronic health records system, scrapping its current Allscripts and GE systems along the way.

The San Antonio health system is putting $170 million toward the systemwide EHR, which includes costs associated with the Epic software, personnel training and retiring outdated software systems. University Health System reported $1.2 billion in operating revenue in its fiscal 2017, its most recent year reported, according to Modern Healthcare Metrics.

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