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Seth Hain, a vice president of R&D at Epic, recently chatted with Healthcare IT Today to share some of the things that we’re working on. Here are just a few: 1. Efficiency improvements for clinicians and administrators so that more time can be spent with patients. The goal is not only to reduce workloads, but to better balance the remaining workloads across an organization. 2. Technology to support deeper connections with patients and more personalized communication paths through patients’ preferred channels, including MyChart and SMS. 3. Data discovery through Cosmos to facilitate research, clinical trials, and other life sciences efforts. From Seth: “For 2023, I believe we will see continued rapid adoption of technology. COVID-19 showed us that we can implement new technology quickly in healthcare AND realize the benefits quickly as well. With the continued difficult economic climate, healthcare organizations will have to do more with less and technology can be a great way to achieve efficiencies."
You never know what—or who—you’ll encounter when you visit campus, especially if you happen to find a certain hallway in our Alice building. If you manage to meet our furry friend, give him our best.
More than 1,800 new staff joined Epic this summer, but Quinn (pictured below) has a very special connection to our history. Neither he nor anyone at Epic knew before he attended Corporate Philosophy. Quinn, we all learned, is the grandson of a woman named Francine (also pictured below). Almost everyone at Epic knows Francine on a first name basis. Seriously. If you’ve ever received an overview of Epic, you might too. In 2008, Francine was the first person to have her health information shared through Epic’s Care Everywhere, now the nation’s largest interoperability network. It’s what helps providers coordinate care across healthcare facilities. So, as Quinn learned that morning in Deep Space, Francine is a big deal around here. “They told me that my grandma loved the spotlight. She was very excited about her contribution to Epic—you can see it in her smile. It makes us very happy to know that her legacy lives on through a company like Epic.” It makes us happy too, Quinn 😊
A great program for kids got even better. You love to see it. For 20 years, Cleveland Clinic has supported Vision First: an outreach program that sends a van to 86 area elementary schools to offer free vision screenings, eye exams, referrals, and glasses. That van is now equipped with Epic, so the care that children receive fits into—and is informed by—their comprehensive patient stories. With internet- and Epic-equipped vans, the Vision First team can see each child’s health history during an exam, allowing them to diagnose new vision problems, follow up on care plans for existing vision problems, and even review non-vision-related info—like notes on physical and behavioral health—that can help them keep children comfortable during their exams. And of course, now that the optometrist’s exam notes are in each child’s electronic record, other providers that use any interoperable EHR can later access information from the visit.
Did you know that our campus is a working farm? About a third of the land is used for crops and animals. Take a look around and you’ll likely meet a few smiling faces 😊 Read more from Judy: https://lnkd.in/eDDWyRqw
Roughly 76% of cancer patients want to be involved in a clinical trial, but only 3% actually enroll. Our new Life Sciences program aims to help providers and industry sponsors solve problems like this. "The Life Sciences program will create a unified research infrastructure that connects these patients and providers with study sponsors, allowing all research sites to work together more effectively and to conduct more representative studies," said Seth Howard, vice president of research and development at Epic. "Ultimately, the goal is to democratize trials by creating new pathways for organizations and patients not previously involved in clinical research to participate.” Read more from Becker’s:
You never know what you might find when you visit campus. Tucked between our offices and courtyards, our hobbit hole and dragons lair, you can find the studio of Manabu Ikeda—our artist-in-residence since 2018. Manabu is currently at work on a six-panel, 10’ x 19’ project that he began in 2018. In Manabu’s words: “…Although the theme of the work is about the sea, I depict an imaginary world, incorporating not only elements such as waves and the surface of the ocean, but also clouds and sky as well…The process is more about piling up details one step at a time than progressing as a whole. What could have been finished with a single brush stroke is instead worked with precise and extremely slow production speed, but this allows ideas to grow from the expression of just a small part and transforms into a larger form.” Read more in the Verona Press:
The Art Fair on the Square takes over downtown Madison each summer, and Epic staff roam the many booths to help select pieces to bring back to campus. The imaginative artwork here creates a comfortable, productive environment and fuels the creativity that makes our software a joy to use.
Not your typical company picnic. Epicnic, attended annually by thousands of staff and their guests, is an afternoon of fun, food, and DINO-mite competition. Teams went head-to-head in our legendary Tug-O-War battle, and the Cogibros beat extinction to reign supreme. Do you want a chance to take down a T-Rex? Scroll to learn about our Epic culture.
