Industry heavyweights launch Epic EHR help center

摘要

Dell, Red Hat, Intel and VMware have joined forces to open a dedicated center where hospitals can test and deploy a new option for running Epic Systems' electronic health records (EHR) software on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The DRIVE (Dell, Red Hat, Intel and VMware for Epic) Center of Excellence is located near Epic's Verona, Wis., headquarters. More small to mid-size hospitals are using Linux to run key applications, because using open-source versus proprietary platforms produces cost savings and improved interoperability benefits. St. Josephs Hospital Health Center, a 431-bed hospital and health system in Syracuse, N.Y., is one example. St. Joseph's is also one of the first customers to turn to the DRIVE team for help in implementing Epic on Linux. The move is part of a 16-month conversion of the hospital's EHR system. Working closely with both the hospital and Epic, the companies are making the best use of St. Joseph's current infrastructure and resources to build a test and training environment, as well as preparing to deploy the full production system. In addition to training and planning assistance, the DRIVE team will provide ongoing support to fine tune the system for optimal performance.