Walmart Selects Epic to Help Customers Simplify Their Healthcare
September 27 2021 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Epic’s EMR platform to be utilized in Walmart
Health Centers
Walmart today announced a new partnership with Epic, the most
widely-used and comprehensive health records system, to help make
it simple for customers to live healthier. Through this single,
unified system, Walmart Health will engage patients, healthcare
professionals, insurance carriers and other stakeholders while
enhancing communication, personalization and information sharing
amongst healthcare professionals and patients utilizing a patient
portal. Epic’s platform will support all of Walmart’s health and
wellness lines of businesses as it is rolled out and will first be
implemented in four new Walmart Health Centers opening in Florida
in early 2022.
“Our vision to provide best in class healthcare, anywhere,
anytime includes a seamless experience for our customers,
healthcare professional partners and associates. Leveraging best in
class partners like Epic and their technology platform will assist
us in providing a unified health record across care settings,
geographies and multiple sources of health data,” said Dr. Cheryl
Pegus, executive vice president, Walmart Health & Wellness.
“The Epic system complements our omnichannel healthcare offerings –
letting customers and healthcare professionals access care and
health records to lead to more personalized care.”
Epic is used by more than 2,000 hospitals and 45,000 clinics,
including most U.S. News & World Report’s top-ranked hospitals
and medical schools. To date, a majority of the U.S. population
have their medical records in an Epic system. Epic’s online portal
allows patients to securely access their health information,
communicate with their providers, schedule appointments, and pay
bills on their phone or computer.
“We’re excited to power Walmart’s vision to bring comprehensive,
accessible healthcare to patients across the country,” said Alan
Hutchison, vice president of population health at Epic. “Across
medical, dental and virtual care, patients will have a unified
experience—both within Walmart Health clinics and as they move
across the nation’s healthcare ecosystem. Providers will have new
ways to collaborate with patients, payers, and each other more
effectively, so they can work cooperatively to manage a patient’s
care journey.”
About Walmart
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save
money and live better - anytime and anywhere - in retail stores,
online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, approximately
220 million customers and members visit approximately 10,500 stores
and clubs under 48 banners in 24 countries and eCommerce websites.
With fiscal year 2021 revenue of $559 billion, Walmart employs over
2.3 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader
in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment
opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by
visiting corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/walmart
and on Twitter at twitter.com/walmart.
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