Emory Healthcare is adopting Macs, choosing MacBook Air as the primary laptop for medical staff. Previously collaborating with Apple on a Parkinson's app in 2016, Emory had mainly used PCs, reports Modern Healthcare.
Chief Information and Digital Officer, Dr. Alistair Erskine, mentioned Emory's purchase of 830 MacBook Airs for about $1 million. Dr. Erskine's role at Emory involves spearheading its digital shift, as stated on the institution's site.
Dr. Erskine notes the MacBook Air will now be the standard laptop for clinicians, expecting a simpler user experience. He remarked on the preference among Emory's clinicians for Apple products over Windows-based systems due to personal and research use.
He anticipates the MacBook Air's lower power consumption will partly offset the $1 million expense. Emory also foresees reduced tech support costs compared to Windows PCs.
Epic EHR arrives on the Mac App Store Emory is integrating Epic's EHR software into 200 MacBook Airs, with Epic launching its EHR application on the Mac App Store. This launch, facilitated by Apple's support, aims to simplify Mobile Device Management for large clients like Emory.
Epic's decision to enter the Mac App Store responds to customer demand and follows a period of disagreement with Apple over patient data access policies in 2020, which Epic argued would strain the US healthcare system.