Benefits of the Epic EHR System

(Originally posted on LinkedIn)

Epic is the preferred electronic medical record system used by more than 250 health care organizations nationwide. 54 percent of the US population have their medical records in an Epic system. It is the best fully integrated system and these are some of the benefits that those utilizing Epic discover:

1. Highly customizable solutions

2. Increased productivity and efficiency

3. The best ability of a system is availability - Epic has the highest percentage of uptime of all EHR’s

4. Enhanced reporting and data analytics

5. Higher ROI

6. Easy-to-use functionality, not just for individual physician practices, but for implementing an EHR that can be effectively shared by an entire health care community

7. Widely used, practice-proven system

8. Scalability—Epic can be rolled out quickly and efficiently

9. Interoperability—Epic was the first and is still the most robust platform at sharing information across organizations, ensuring continuity of care

10. Staffing—Being the most-used EHR system has its benefits of a fair amount of skilled experts available to implement and maintain the platform 

11. Innovation - Epic is constantly investing money into making their platform more flexible and more efficient. Examples would be the development of AI and voice commands (future release)

12. Most importantly, improved patient care

    "For the ninth-straight year, Epic Systems earned the title of best overall software suite and tops among physician practices. Nine is also the number of Best in KLAS awards Epic received in the latest annual rankings of the US healthcare market. In the category of overall software suite rankings, the health IT company based in Verona, Wisconsin, best athenahealth, MEDITECH, and Cerner by a fair margin. According to respondents, high levels of satisfaction with Epic and its products are responsible for its high scores. Additionally, Epic’s culture is also a major factor in its success with providers from large to small settings." -Kyle Murphy

    See who uses Epic: https://www.epic.com/community