Oklahoma Heart Hospital and Their 11 Month Epic Implementation

A highly customized EHR in need of costly updates challenged the new CIO at Oklahoma Heart Hospital (OHH) to evaluate the technology stack he inherited and chart a new course at this award-winning healthcare organization. In this episode, Phil Sobol, Chief Commercial Officer, talks with David Miles, Chief Information Officer of OHH, and Jim Wetzel, the facility’s director of clinical systems. The duo shared valuable insights from their recent Epic implementation that was completed in just 11 months (earlier than the 12-month goal established at the onset of the project).  

Key topics: 

• Guiding principles for evaluating your healthcare technology stack
• Keys to OHH’s Epic implementation timeframe
• What’s next at OHH 

Connect on LinkedIn: 

• Phil Sobol, CereCore CCO (podcast host)
• David Miles, OHH CIO 
• Jim Wetzel, OHH Director of Clinical Systems 

Learn more: 

• Implementing Epic? Don’t Overlook Fundamentals Like Change Management 
• Best Practices for Charting Your Epic Optimization Journey