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Health department outlines timeline, risks for UCSF-shared EHR
Summary
DPH and UCSF have formed joint governance and work groups for a shared Epic-based EHR; due diligence and negotiations continue with a targeted "go/no-go" decision in September and phased go-lives to manage resources and application dependencies.
San Francisco Department of Public Health IT director Bill Kim and Chief Health Information Officer Dr. Albert Yu told the commission that DPH and UCSF have formed a joint EHR program management team and are in due diligence and negotiation over a shared Epic-based electronic health record. The partnership aims to create an integrated clinical information workflow across DPH and UCSF and improve operational efficiency and patient care.
Why it matters: Commissioners were given a timeline that targets a September go/no-go decision on whether the UCSF…
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