Mercy Health Saves $50M by Standardizing Clinical and Medication Content

Wayne Bohenek, Vice President Clinical Support Services, and Susan Mashni, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Mercy Health.  Mercy Health has 23 acute care facilities and over 2000 ambulatory providers live on a single instance of Epic.  Standardization of both clinical content and medication formulary within the electronic healthcare record has resulted in over $50 million in cost savings and significant downstream efficiency savings.  The governance structure and process necessary for success will be discussed and shared.