New modules and functionality will be added to Michigan Medicine’s electronic medical record over the next six years. This three-phase, six-year program will adopt 19 new Epic modules designed to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of care for patients and their families.
The next MiChart upgrade is planned for Sunday, April 18. This will be the first planned upgrade for 2021 with a goal to reduce downtime duration and impact to the organization. The upgrade will include updates, system maintenance, and new features to the MiChart application.
The current enterprise viewer used for diagnostic images (WebPACS) that launches from MiChart will be replaced next year. Health Information Technology & Services (HITS) plans to deploy the new viewer, Mach7, initially with McKesson in the summer of 2021 and then with the new Sectra PACS in the fall of 2021. “Michigan Medicine has outgrown the capabilities of… Read More »
Last year, HITS instituted a program called Home for Dinner, to help physicians use MiChart more efficiently. Provider exhaustion is a significant issue across the medical community. While MiChart, the electronic health record (EHR) at Michigan Medicine, can enhance coordination and quality of care, it can also have unintended negative consequences. Michigan Medicine providers are spending significant time… Read More »
A team from the HITS training staff headed north last month to help with MidMichigan Health’s launch of its electronic health record.