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Benjamin Cassity
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Director

Relationship

I have a standing meeting with my Epic technical managers, so if I need anything, we can go over it....

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Apr 2026

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COO

Product

We don't leverage Cogito very much. There are small components we use. There are external data...

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Mar 2026

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Manager

Operations

Epic’s training program is pretty robust. It is actually the most engaging one I have seen on the...

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Feb 2026

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Manager

Relationship, Operations

Epic has a lot of knowledgeable people with a lot of good connections, so if someone doesn't know...

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Feb 2026

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Manager

Product

There is always a little bit more work to be done, and we have just found a little bit of...

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Manager

Loyalty, Relationship

The vendor's road map is strong, and there are definitely things that we have asked for or...

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Manager

Loyalty, Relationship

The level of support we get from the vendor is more aligned with a clinical environment. We are...

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Feb 2026

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Manager

Loyalty, Relationship, Operations, Product

There needs to be an understanding of different clinical perspectives from Epic. Our organization...

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Manager

Product

Epic’s patient matching tools may seem a little clunky at first, but patient matching is a really...

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Feb 2026

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Manager

Culture, Value

The solution doesn't have just one flat fee; for example, the value-based performance module has a...

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Feb 2026

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CMIO

Product

Cogito is not infinitely customizable in the way that many open source tools are. We can't fully...

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Jan 2026

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CMIO

Product

Our organization’s current barriers to achieving desired outcomes with our data analytics priorities...

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Director

Loyalty, Product

The latest substantial thing is that Epic has put a lot of effort, time, and resources into...

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Dec 2025

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Director

Loyalty, Product

We have a footprint need where if we want to look at hospital admissions, we don't know where to...

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Dec 2025

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Director

Product

One of the new features that was turned on is pretty amazing and cool. It is for dashboard insights....

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Dec 2025

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Director

Culture, Value

We might not like the price tag, but it is fair. There have been instances in which Epic has said...

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Dec 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship, Operations, Product

For a lot of places, the way Epic has made their design decisions works well, especially for health...

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Nov 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Product

Cogito is a solid analytics platform for Epic. However, Epic lacks an enterprise-wide analytics...

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Nov 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship, Product

When it comes to the integration, we have run into some roadblocks due to our security requirements....

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Nov 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Value

The quoted price Epic gave us to move Cogito to the cloud platform was a serious sticker shock. It...

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Nov 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Product

Cogito provides data insights and intelligence from massive amounts of clinical information. The...

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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Product

I have multiple instances of the system, and I want to do abstraction and deep analysis across...

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Nov 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Operations, Product

We do very little testing on some things. We just turn Cogito on. We can do upgrades to things with...

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Nov 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship, Product

Epic is doing better than they have done in the past. They are really trying to drive outcomes. I...

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Nov 2025

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Director

Product, Value

I would rate the interoperability at the top of the scale. And that could surprise some people. But...

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Nov 2025

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Director

Product, Value

The overall product quality is not perfect. I would rate it slightly below the top of the scale. For...

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Nov 2025

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Director

Loyalty, Product

We can't append to ad hoc data using the quick ingestion process. That is something that Epic is...

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Nov 2025

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Director

Loyalty

Epic is moving to the cloud over the next couple of years, and they will be on Azure and Fabric,...

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Nov 2025

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Director

Product

People think of Caboodle as an Epic tool. It is part of the Cogito services, but outside of that, it...

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Nov 2025

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CMIO

Product

We use Epic’s predictive analytics. We use their AI, and we haven't found any of the things we use...

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Nov 2025

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CMIO

Value

Epic charges when they can, so they don’t avoid charging. Epic charges for training too. For...

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Nov 2025

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CMIO

Relationship, Product

Epic’s AI tools are branded as these godsends for problems, and out of the gate, they don’t work,...

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Nov 2025

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CMIO

Relationship, Product

If I look across the board, there isn’t a lot of competition, and that is just the way things are...

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Nov 2025

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CMIO

Relationship

Epic's support is through a ticketing system, and when we go through the system, we have layers of...

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Nov 2025

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CMIO

Loyalty, Relationship, Product

Epic is listening to providers, clinicians, and other people who use the tools. Epic is actually...

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Nov 2025

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CMIO

Loyalty, Relationship, Product

The dream is there with the system; it is the idea of having all the data analytics and data science...

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Nov 2025

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CMIO

Product

In our governance strategy, we are trying to put a general sense of risk assessment. We want to know...

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CMIO

Loyalty, Value

If the decision were up to me, I would probably buy the system again. When I talk to Epic, they have...

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CMIO

Product

The ease of use is not terrible. The system is being underutilized because it just isn’t that...

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CMIO

Product

The biggest problem we have with integration is that we can make a custom solution, but we can...

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CMIO

Product

The tools don’t work, so if we have a model that runs outside of Nebula, we can't tag anything...

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CMIO

Operations

The implementation is pretty slick. The teams internally do a really good job.

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Nov 2025

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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

The system's developments and customizations take far too long. The system's interface is clunky,...

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Nov 2025

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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

The system is generally a great tool. However, using the system requires a high level of technical...

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Director

Product

Epic’s methodology is basically that they come up with a product, but it is not ready for prime...

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Nov 2025

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Director

Culture, Value

I feel like Epic avoids charging for every little thing, but not everyone feels that way. Since we...

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Nov 2025

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Director

Product, Value

The biggest benefit that we have experienced with Cogito has been its seamless integration into our...

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Director

Product

Epic is continually improving Cogito. That is great to see. However, since reporting isn't the main...

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Director

Product

Epic does a good job, but we don't always take their advice about operationalizing the insights...

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Nov 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

We have been with Epic for many years. Epic has been a great partner.

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Oct 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Relationship, Product

I have seen Epic grow and mature as they have developed Cogito over the years. I think there is a...

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Oct 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship, Product

Epic is very good at slinging data, but they are not necessarily great at making that data...

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Oct 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Relationship, Product

I understand that Epic is a software vendor, and they have a particular interest in their business...

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Oct 2025

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Director

Relationship, Product

It is hard for Epic to keep all of their promises because a lot of the solutions are not...

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Oct 2025

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Director

Operations, Value

Epic's solutions are very complex, and their organization has grown. On our end, it sometimes feels...

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Oct 2025

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Director

Value

Cogito runs well, the quality is pretty good, and the upgrades have been very smooth. Epic is one of...

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Oct 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Product

Cogito integrates with other things because we take data and put it someplace else. Regarding...

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Oct 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Value

Epic is the most honest vendor I have ever worked with. They don’t nickel-and-dime me. We pay a lot...

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Oct 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Product

Epic has some work to do on their GUI to modernize it, but it also works really well the way it is....

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Oct 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Product

Cogito has great interoperability. It interoperates with a lot of different data, but I wish there...

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Oct 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

Epic’s customer support people are outstanding; they are Johnny-on-the-spot. They often reach out...

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Oct 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Product

Epic's system does a good job from a coding aspect of allowing us to bring disparate data into a...

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Oct 2025

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Director

Relationship, Operations, Product

Epic does a good job of providing really good documentation as we go through upgrades and things of...

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Oct 2025

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Director

Product

Epic’s main opportunity for improvement in Cogito would be an easier flow of data in and out of the...

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Oct 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Product

We have a lot of cool stuff coming with Epic. They outpace us. They are so big. Epic's generative AI...

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Sep 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Culture, Relationship

Epic is pretty clear about what is going on. We have good partners. We have a few people assigned to...

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Sep 2025

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CMIO

Operations, Product

We have had tremendous issues with Epic's Cogito resources where they will put stuff out for us to...

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Aug 2025

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CMIO

Product

There have been a few issues with some of Epic’s cognitive models. I know the press is all about the...

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Aug 2025

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CMIO

Relationship

Epic doesn’t keep all their promises. They have kept the majority of the promises that they have...

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Aug 2025

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CMIO

Product

We need to have some internal adoption of Epic-based metrics that we can't change that populate...

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Aug 2025

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CMIO

Relationship, Product, Value

I have lots of contacts at Epic, and for the bulk of things, Epic is receptive to feedback. They...

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Aug 2025

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CMIO

Loyalty, Product

The product is pretty difficult in certain areas. The dashboards are difficult to interpret, but...

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Aug 2025

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Director

Relationship, Product

Overall, we are very pleased with Epic. We are particularly pleased with the functionality of their...

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Jul 2025

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Analyst/Coordinator

Operations, Product

I would definitely recommend the system because it is the best out there. I like that it has most of...

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Jun 2025

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Analyst/Coordinator

Product, Value

Epic is the best vendor out there. I like that Caboodle is integrated with Slicer Dicer. Caboodle...

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Jun 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Value

Epic is expensive, and the financial challenges that we have had since the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Jun 2025

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Director

Product

Epic preaches that the system is a self-service system, so end users can do things on their own....

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Jun 2025

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Director

Culture

Epic hasn't come up with anything that will be a huge game changer in the system. There isn't much...

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Jun 2025

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Director

Relationship

With Epic's support model, we are assigned one person. We don't call a help desk or an operational...

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Jun 2025

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Director

Relationship

Epic is noncommittal when it comes to time frames. They will never tell us when something is due....

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Jun 2025

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Director

Culture

Slicer Dicer has AI and a natural language functionality, and that is a big thing. That was not...

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Jun 2025

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Director

Product

With Slicer Dicer, we don't really have any barriers other than the fact that people are always...

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Jun 2025

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Director

Loyalty, Product

We are just now getting into integration options. We want to integrate the Cogito platform with some...

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Jun 2025

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Director

Product

There is another portion of reporting that Epic has called Radar dashboards. On our Radar...

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Jun 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Operations

Training has definitely improved from what we received initially. Epic has started these work groups...

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Jun 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship, Product

The barriers to achieving the outcomes we want with our data analytics priorities are bandwidth...

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VP/Other Executive

Product

The solution is a very quick way for us to get reports without having to go through the analytics...

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Jun 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Product

Sometimes there are limits to elements that I want in the data that aren't available as attributes....

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Jun 2025

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Director

Product

We are overall happy with Epic.

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Jun 2025

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Physician

Product

Reporting Workbench is a little limited in what we can do with visualized reports. It is geared...

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May 2025

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Physician

Product

We like the fact that Reporting Workbench is fully integrated with the Clarity database, so...

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May 2025

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Manager

Loyalty, Product

Slicer Dicer is a very useful tool. However, it doesn't pull live data. It is easier to use than...

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May 2025

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Manager

Relationship, Operations

The biggest barrier our organization has is that the people who use the data analytics tools on a...

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May 2025

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Manager

Product

Other Epic tools are more user-friendly than the Cogito platform. Epic’s Reporting Workbench system...

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May 2025

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Manager

Relationship, Operations

I don't know that I have interacted with Epic's support team. I did take a Cogito-fundamentals...

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May 2025

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Nurse

Operations, Product

The system is not as intuitive as it could be for less-experienced users.

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May 2025

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