Cody Regional Health Introduces New Electronic Health Record System Two- Year Project Will Improve Patient Care & Provider Experience

We are completing a system-wide launch of our new Electronic Health Record (EHR) system called EPIC starting on October 1, 2022. The simultaneous go-live will encompass all of our medical clinics around the Big Horn Basin Region, which will exchange secure patient records across a single sharing platform. The EPIC system is made possible partly through a partnership with St. Vincent Healthcare, now part of Intermountain Healthcare.

“The team has been working diligently for two years to prepare for this enhanced system,” said Doug McMillan, CEO of CRH Health System. “While it is a very complex process, the benefits of Epic will improve the health of our patients and provide greater support to our clinical teams.” We are excited to start the transition to the new EPIC system at CRH. Epic will allow patients to easily navigate and view their own records. This is one more way CRH is striving to make our patient's experience with us a positive one”

Our patients will be able to use a new digital tool called CRH MyChart, allowing them to easily locate personal health information on demand. They will also be able to communicate more easily with their provider, complete healthcare questionnaires before their visit, schedule appointments, and be more involved in managing their overall health.

“We want to thank our patients, residents, and clients in advance who take advantage of CRH services for their patience as we go through this transition,” states Jennifer Jones, CRH Information Services Director. In order to ensure our patient records are as up-to-date as possible, we would like to remind our community members to bring in patient identification and insurance cards.

Jen Alderfer, President of St. Vincent Healthcare and Market President of the Intermountain Montana and Wyoming market, added, “Our partnership with Cody Regional Health is an exciting extension of St Vincent Healthcare's commitment to collaborating with local partners and providing continuity of care to residents throughout northern Wyoming and Montana.”

EPIC will replace Meditech, our current medical record and patient billing software. Hundreds of CRH employees have worked diligently on this key initiative since 2020. According to EPIC, hospitals and health systems that use their software hold the medical records of 54 percent of patients in the United States.

For assistance with this story, please contact Cody Regional Health at crh@codyregionalhealth.org.

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About Cody Regional Health

Cody Regional Health (CRH) is a national leading critical care access healthcare system serving Northwest Wyoming. CRH employs and partners with over 100 providers offering a wide variety of comprehensive services including a walk-in clinic, Orthopaedic clinic, and wound care clinic and cardiology center. Adjacent to our hospital is a 94-bed Long-Term Care Center and 16-bed chemical dependency center. CRH offer an 8-bed hospice care house and a regional cancer center. CRH abides by the Planetree philosophy as a model of health care. The Planetree model strives to enhance patient comfort by personalizing, humanizing and demystifying the health care experience. More information can be found at www.codyregionalhealth.org.

About St. Vincent Healthcare and Intermountain Healthcare

Serving the people of Montana, Wyoming, and the western Dakotas for more than 120 years, St. Vincent Healthcare is in Billings, Montana. St. Vincent Healthcare is part of the Intermountain Healthcare system. Intermountain Healthcare is a nonprofit healthcare system comprised of 33 hospitals, 385 clinics, and medical groups with some 3,800 employed physicians and advanced practice providers. To help people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is committed to improving community health and is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare by consistently using evidence-based best practices to deliver high-quality outcomes at sustainable costs. More information can be found at www.svh.org.