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Number of Applications
Replaced by Epic
31
Number of Days of
Training at Epic
694
Number of Team
Members Certified in Epic
74
Number of Kadlec
Employees Trained
2,119
Number of Classes
Held in Training Staff
750
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Epic physician benefits
Physicians often speak of “the gold standard” in health care. In the case of
electronic medical records (EMR), Epic is that gold standard. For physicians,
implementation of the new Epic system means that whether the patient is seen
at their office, in Kadlec’s Emergency Department or having an X-ray done at
Outpatient Imaging, the provider can quickly access the patient’s actual record.
It’s a seamless sharing of information that allows for high-quality, secure
and integrated patient care, while reducing unnecessary services and costs
associated with incomplete information.
“At Kadlec, a team of clinicians worked closely with Kadlec’s Information
Systems department to make sure the new system could support and
streamline the care we give,” said Julie Vails, MD, Kadlec chief medical
information officer. “It’s a system that benefits the physician in the office as
well as the physician providing bedside care at the hospital.”
Epic provides a patient’s pharmaceutical history, past surgeries and other
important medical information in an organized, easy-to-access format. With
Epic, doctors can access the information from their computers or handheld
devices such as iPads. Such instant access shortens the length of time it takes
to perform care. Instead of reading about test results, doctors can actually see
them firsthand; Epic illuminates, presenting a firsthand view of CT scans, movies
of heart catheterization, X-rays and more.
Certain tests may not have to be ordered when the same test was recently
performed elsewhere within the system.
“For the physician in the ER who is seeing a patient at 3 a.m., Epic allows
that doctor to see immediately what happened with the primary care physician
a few days before, rather than having to wait until office hours to get that
information,” said Dr. Vails. “Tests may not have to be repeated, saving time and
money. It can dramatically improve the quality of care.”
What is Epic?
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A physician order system allowing
providers to manage and communicate
orders and results
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A clinical tool that makes information
accessible to those who need it
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A medication record and closed-loop
medication administration system that
ensures patient safety and reduces errors
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An integrated system that allows
data to move with patients across all
areas such as clinics, the emergency
department and inpatient units
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A structure for patient registration,
appointment scheduling, billing and
other business-related functions
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An online communication tool that
connects referring providers
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A patient portal that empowers
patients to become directly involved in
the management of their own health
information and services
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Epic by the numbers