Network officials said the new Epic system made the record-keepers’ jobs unnecessary, according to the report.
Network officials have also pointed to the new system as a reason the network posted close to $30 million in losses during the first eight months of the fiscal year. The initial capital outlay for the EHR was approximately $83 million, and the health network spent an additional $32 million in additional training and support and in costs associated with a one-month delay of the system’s scheduled go-live.
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