How Corewell Health Integrated Epic and Illumia to Cut Waste and Improve Patient Safety

How Corewell Health Integrated Epic and Illumia to Cut Waste and Improve Patient Safety

Author: John Lynn June 17, 2026 Duration: 20:51

Trying to stitch together legacy software after a merger is a guaranteed way to bleed productivity. The smartest health systems bypass the politics and build from scratch.

Anthony Boggs, Senior Director of Support Services at Corewell Health, reveals how his team completely overhauled their foodservice operations following a massive three-system merger. He shares how standardizing on Illumia NetMenu and connecting it directly to Epic eliminated food waste and automated patient dietary safety. You will learn the exact strategy they used to cut food SKUs by 70 percent and why retail operations actually dictate hospital food tech.

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Learn more about Corewell Health at https://corewellhealth.org/

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