Walgreens picks Epic for electronic health records service across its clinics
Work to begin in early 2016 at 400 clinics across the country.
Walgreens is poised to roll out Epic EHRs in its more than 400 healthcare clinics across the country.
The Epic platform will replace Walgreens' own proprietary EHR.
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The goal, Walgreens executives said, is to boost care coordination among providers, while also supporting the long-term growth plan for Walgreens' clinic business.
The move to the new EHR, EpicCare, is slated for early 2016.
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The platform will provide Care Everywhere – Epic's EHR-based interoperability network, which will enable Walgreens to connect with other healthcare organizations to securely share a patient's medication list, assist with medication reconciliation and review during clinic visits.
"With our shared focus on interoperability, Walgreens will also become a part of the nation's largest network of care organizations securely sharing patient information with hospitals, laboratories, private practices, federal agencies, local care providers and state HIEs," said Carl Dvorak, Epic president, in a statement.
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