Aurora Health Care Inc

Aurora Health Care Inc, now part of Advocate Health (following the 2022 merger with Advocate Aurora Health and subsequent 2023 combination with Atrium Health), operates one of the largest integrated health systems in Wisconsin and eastern Illinois. The organization is not primarily an EMR/EHR vendor in the traditional commercial software sense, but rather a major Epic EHR implementation site that has developed proprietary workflows, templates, and ambulatory care solutions built on the Epic platform for its own extensive provider network.

The system serves a comprehensive integrated delivery network comprising 15 hospitals and more than 150 sites of care, including ambulatory clinics, physician offices, and specialty practices across multiple medical disciplines. Aurora's ambulatory EHR infrastructure is built on Epic's ambulatory suite, customized extensively for outpatient care delivery across primary care, specialty care, and multi-specialty group practices. The organization has invested significantly in interoperability capabilities, participating in both CommonWell Health Alliance and Carequality frameworks to enable data exchange across health systems.

Aurora Health Care's EHR implementation focuses heavily on population health management, value-based care coordination, and integrated care delivery models that span inpatient and outpatient settings. The system emphasizes seamless care transitions, unified patient records across the continuum, and advanced analytics for quality improvement and outcomes tracking. Their Epic-based platform includes strong patient engagement tools through MyChart, comprehensive e-prescribing via Surescripts, and integrated revenue cycle management capabilities.

The target users are Aurora's employed and affiliated physicians, advanced practice providers, and care team members working within the Aurora Health Care network. The deployment model is enterprise-based, serving large-scale integrated delivery networks rather than independent practices or small physician groups. Aurora's approach represents the health system-led EHR implementation model, where the technology infrastructure is designed to support organizational integration, standardized clinical workflows, and enterprise-wide data governance rather than commercial software distribution.

Notable strengths include deep Epic expertise, extensive customization for complex care delivery models, strong interoperability infrastructure, and comprehensive integration across clinical, financial, and operational systems. The platform supports MIPS/MACRA quality reporting, population health analytics, and value-based care initiatives that are increasingly important for large integrated networks. As part of Advocate Health, the system now represents one of the largest non-profit health systems in the United States with significant health IT infrastructure and implementation experience.