(KLZA)-- Community Medical Center in Falls City now has an electronic health record system, featuring streamlined workflows, improved data sharing between facilities and enhanced patient communication features known has Epic.

The Epic program went live on Saturday, September 6 following a year-long collaboration with Bryan Health.

Bryan Helath offers the Epic Community Connect program allowing smaller, independent hospitals and clinics to have access to the platform for their providers, staff and patients.

CMC Chief Executive Officer Ryan Larsen said “providers have asked for a new electronic health record and that Epic has become the premier health record system in Nebraska, adopted by nearly all major health systems.”

The system offers advanced clinical tools and care coordination that CMC doctors and staff will use. Larsen said he thinks local patients will love MyChart, the Epic patient poratl which allows individuals to view test results, message providers and pay bills online, allowing a new level of convenience.

CMC is the first hospital outside the Bryan Health system to be connected to the organization's Epic electronic health record system which is a safe, secure tool.

The Epic system is set-u to allow for future expansion.

For more on Epic Connect, you can visit BryanHealth.org/EpicCommunityConnect.