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PULLMAN — The Pullman Regional Hospital Board of Commissioners voted to move forward with implementing Epic, a new electronic medical record system.

The hospital and its network of clinics are pursuing a vision of one patient, one record so that current health care information for patients is in one place, according to Alison Weigley, director of external relations.

The hospital has pursued this initiative since 2017.

“Epic is the most utilized electronic medical record in the nation and the state of Washington; 59% of hospitals nationwide use Epic and 77% of Washington hospitals use E...