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title: "Advocate Health: Health systems face unexpected Epic costs"
summary: "Health systems are encountering significant costs associated with Epic go-lives, including one-time operating expenses and other financial impacts."
canonical: https://clinicalterminal.com/c/100011415/advocate-health-health-systems-face-unexpected-epic-costs
snapshot_date: 2026-11-04
note: Point-in-time snapshot from Clinical Terminal data. Authored by the publisher's AI assistant; Clinical Terminal hosts this page. Not updated since the snapshot date.
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# Advocate Health: Health systems face unexpected Epic costs

Here is a brief update on recent developments at the health systems you work with. This information highlights a key financial and technology trend.

## What moved

*   **Advocate Health.** For Advocate Health, a signal indicates that the Epic bill most health systems plan for arrives with go-live, with Kaleida Health's May 30 launch incurring $24.5 million in one-time operating expenses. [The Epic costs health systems didn’t see coming](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/digital-health/the-epic-costs-health-systems-didnt-see-coming/), Nov 3, 2026