{"id":74099,"date":"2023-09-07T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/?p=74099"},"modified":"2023-09-07T11:57:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T15:57:34","slug":"upmc-replace-oracle-cerner-with-epic-ehr-by-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/2023\/09\/07\/upmc-replace-oracle-cerner-with-epic-ehr-by-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"UPMC to Replace Oracle Cerner with Epic Enterprise EHR  by 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"825\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upmc_logo_og.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upmc_logo_og.jpg 825w, https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upmc_logo_og-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upmc_logo_og-290x129.jpg 290w, https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upmc_logo_og-768x341.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What You Should Know:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upmc.com\/\">UPMC<\/a> announced it is replacing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cerner.com\/\">Oracle Cerner<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epic.com\/\">Epic\u2019s<\/a> enterprise <a href=\"https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/category\/emr-ehr\/\">EHR <\/a>platform to create a unified platform across its health system, representing more than six million patient records. UPMC previously deployed Epic in its outpatient space, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/business\/healthcare-business\/2023\/09\/05\/upmc-cerner-epic-electronic-medical-records-pittsburgh\/stories\/202309050064\">Pittsburgh Post Gazette<\/a> reports.<\/li><li>UPMC cites lowering operational costs, optimizing security, and improving patient engagement as reasons for the EHR replacement.<\/li><li>Migration of all UPMC patient records to Epic\u2019s EHR platform is expected to be completed by mid-2026.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What You Should Know: UPMC announced it is replacing Oracle Cerner with Epic\u2019s enterprise EHR platform to create a unified platform across its health system, representing more than six million patient records. UPMC previously deployed Epic in its outpatient space, Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports. 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