Seeing beyond the vision: Mercy's Britton champions IT and the change necessary to maximize its value.

The article looks at how Mercy health system president and chief executive officer (CEO) Lynn Britton used information technology strategically which earned him the CEO IT Achievement Award. Under his leadership, the health system introduced the Epic system which cost roughly 500 million U.S. dollars. Britton claims that the adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems boosted cross-facility relations.