So we started considering replacing other pieces of software at the same time.” “And there is some remarkable technology out there - a lot of which is designed to do so much more than the four in-scope applications. “Of course we needed to find a substitute for the applications that were being sunset,” said Kevin Johnson, M.D., Senior Vice President for Health Information Technology. But what if the decision-making leaders thought more boldly? The second option was appealing, as it was the “safe” choice and represented a moderate amount of work and the smallest volume of change for the Medical Center.
The first option was not ideal, as there are information security risks in supporting software that was not created in-house.
EPIC CENTER MADISON UPGRADE
Vanderbilt’s HealthIT team was then faced with a crucial decision - they could provide support for the software bundle themselves, upgrade to the vendor’s suggested replacements, or consider a totally different solution altogether.
A few of the key pieces of software VUMC uses to currently provide care were no longer going to be supported by the vendor. Epic Leap, a project that will transform patient care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) through new technology and processes, started in 2015 with a notification from a technology vendor.
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