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Since then, the system has gone through numerous upgrades and having to refresh the infrastructure more often than anticipated. The shift to the cloud is expected to reduce these tasks.Also See:<\/b> Providers not using encryption enough for data in the cloud<\/a>\u201cWe chose Virtustream to match with Epic in the cloud because it could meet all of our business, security, technical and costs requirements,\u201d says James Kluttz, chief technology officer.With Epic moving to quarterly updates of its technology, Novant Health also had to become more agile, and the new platform frees up the provider\u2019s engineering staff to work on other projects. \u201cThe churn of infrastructure was becoming costly,\u201d Kluttz adds. \u201cWe wanted a predictable cost model.\u201d In the latest upgrade, the task was completed in a matter of days when previous upgrades could take months.With the successes came a lesson, however, Kluttz recalls. For example, he believes he may have underestimated the importance of shared ownership and governance.Overall, Kluttz believes the healthcare industry is just now beginning to recognize the benefits of cloud integration. \u201cWe have to be able to adapt to patient shifts in care,\u201d he asserts. \u201cThose open-minded and willing to look at things differently and invest in people differently will be the ones who see the benefits.\u201dWith the core work done and having the platform in place, the system can tackle other initiatives, including application retirement, operational optimization and migrating Novant\u2019s integration engine with its millions of daily transactions to the Virtustream Healthcare Cloud.","saveContent":"Novant Health has completed its migration to one of the largest deployments using Epic\u2019s Virtustream Healthcare Cloud platform.Executives at the system say the new platform will help it improve business efficiencies and better meet evolving electronic health records regulations and other industry requirements. Novant Health\u2014a delivery system with facilities in North Carolina and much southwest\u2014has been using the Epic electronic health record system since 2011.Since then, the system has gone through numerous upgrades and having to refresh the infrastructure more often than anticipated. The shift to the cloud is expected to reduce these tasks.Also See:<\/b> Providers not using encryption enough for data in the cloud<\/a>\u201cWe chose Virtustream to match with Epic in the cloud because it could meet all of our business, security, technical and costs requirements,\u201d says James Kluttz, chief technology officer.With Epic moving to quarterly updates of its technology, Novant Health also had to become more agile, and the new platform frees up the provider\u2019s engineering staff to work on other projects. \u201cThe churn of infrastructure was becoming costly,\u201d Kluttz adds. \u201cWe wanted a predictable cost model.\u201d In the latest upgrade, the task was completed in a matter of days when previous upgrades could take months.With the successes came a lesson, however, Kluttz recalls. For example, he believes he may have underestimated the importance of shared ownership and governance.Overall, Kluttz believes the healthcare industry is just now beginning to recognize the benefits of cloud integration. \u201cWe have to be able to adapt to patient shifts in care,\u201d he asserts. \u201cThose open-minded and willing to look at things differently and invest in people differently will be the ones who see the benefits.\u201dWith the core work done and having the platform in place, the system can tackle other initiatives, including application retirement, operational optimization and migrating Novant\u2019s integration engine with its millions of daily transactions to the Virtustream Healthcare Cloud.","order":0,"get_parent":{},"attributes":[],"attributesType":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"dynamicContent":""}]

Novant Health migrates to Epic cloud-based EHR system

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