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59 HEALTH IT support staff and physicians through that change process." Learning by example Changing EHR vendors can be a natural stepping stone or the result of a painful mistake, but in either case it is best to learn as much as you can from experienced peers. Here are three piec- es of advice from Mr. Duke, Ms. Peterson and Mr. Adams, all of whom have been through the process: • Look ahead when considering a switch and make sure the choice will support the organization's long- term strategies and success. "Mi- gration decisions should be guided by a long-term enterprise strategy, taking into account the local and regional needs of the organization," says Mr. Duke. • Use your new vendor's resources, but do not rely on them to execute the entire transition. "Don't just count on the vendor for the switch; have your own project manage- ment structure, governance struc- ture and implementation standards in place," says Ms. Peterson. • Don't waste time assigning blame for the last EHR choice. Take action. "I have seen blame from the CEO and CFO level down to middle management, negativity breeds negativity" says Mr. Adams. "Either fix the EHR or prepare to switch to something else." n A Year in EHR Contracts, Go-Lives T he following 58 EHR vendor con- tracts and go-lives occurred this past year. Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital plans to implement Epic's EHR with a projected go-live of October or November 2016. Aspirus Iron River (Mich.) went live on Epic's EHR Aug. 23. Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health Sys- tem will use MEDITECH's EHR. Phoenix-based Banner Health selected Cerner's EHR for two recently acquired Tucson, Ariz., hospitals: Banner-Univer- sity Medical Center Tucson and Ban- ner-University Medical Center South. Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Health Care selected Allscripts' EHR to imple- ment systemwide. Baptist Health South Florida, based in Coral Gables, chose Cerner's EHR. Beaumont Hospital-Farmington Hills (Mich.) went live on Epic's EHR Oct. 1. St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare plans to implement Epic's EHR. Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick, Md., selected MEDITECH's EHR. Bismarck, N.D.-based CHI St. Alexius Health went live on Epic's EHR Sept. 12. Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska, selected Epic's EHR and plans to go-live in September 2016. Charleston (W. Va.) Area Medical Cen- ter is adopting Cerner's EHR. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System selected Epic's EHR. Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Medical Center selected Epic's EHR. Pinehurst, N.C.-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas will transition to Epic's EHR over the next two years. Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, Pa., went live on Epic's EHR April 11. Geisinger-Lewiston (Pa.) Hospital went live on Epic's EHR this spring. Glen Falls (N.Y.) Hospital will adopt Cerner's EHR. Grand Lake Health System in St. Mary's, Ohio, selected Allscripts' EHR. Gundersen Boscobel (Wis.) Area Hos- pital and Clinics went live on Epic's EHR Feb. 1. Franklin, Tenn.-based IASIS Healthcare, an owner and operator of acute care hos- pitals, plans to implement Cerner's EHR platform across its provider operations. Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare implemented a model EHR developed in partnership with Cerner at two hospitals Feb. 21. Fairfield, Iowa-based Jefferson County Health Center plans to adopt Epic's EHR. Jerold Phelps Community Hospital in Garberville, Calif., selected Healthland's EHR solution. Middle Park Medical Center in Krem- mling, Colo., selected Epic's EHR, and is scheduled for a September 2016 go-live. Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Health System plans to adopt MEDI- TECH's EHR. Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network selected Epic's EHR. Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan went live on Epic's EHR in early April. Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, Miss., plans to adopt MEDI- TECH's EHR. Mercy Family Clinic New Hampton (Iowa) implemented Cerner's EHR Sept. 21. Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic chose Epic's EHR. Flint, Mich.-based McLaren Health selected Cerner's EHR. Minnesota Valley Health Center in Le Sueur went live on Epic's EHR Feb. 22. Houston-based Nexus Health System went live on MEDITECH's EHR. Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights, Ill., went live on Epic's EHR May 1. Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa selected Epic's EHR. Boston-based Partners HealthCare went live on Epic's EHR May 30. Permian Regional Medical Center in 59