Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Commentary
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Everybody could have done better in the implementation. We tried to follow the Epic instruction...

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CFO

Value

There are a number of opportunities to clean up the system, build it out, and make it more efficient...

Jan 2025
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CFO

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We like that everything is in one system. The continuity of seeing the patient all the way through...

Jan 2025
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VP/Other Executive

Operations

Our biggest problem was the go-live. We went live during the pandemic, and the host team members...

Jan 2025
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VP/Other Executive

Relationship, Product

We have to go through an approval process to get any changes made, and there is usually a timeline...

Jan 2025
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VP/Other Executive

Product

Overall, we are happy with the product. The product is definitely robust; it is way more robust than...

Jan 2025
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VP/Other Executive

Product

The one complaint I hear from the nursing staff is the amount of work that they have to put in on...

Jan 2025
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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

One of our leadership people often asks our host what is possible in the solution. Our host often...

Jan 2025
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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Product

Epic is just really dominant in this market, and most providers see the Epic solution as the highest...

Jan 2025
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VP/Other Executive

Operations

We thought that the system was what it was. We found out later through a consulting firm that we...

Jan 2025
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VP/Other Executive

Culture, Loyalty

I think my overall satisfaction will be higher a year from now. We have been on the product for a...

Jan 2025
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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty

Our dissatisfaction is more a result of the fact that we are piggybacked on our host’s license for...

Jan 2025
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Director

Operations

It is hard to compete with the training that we received. We were forced to get our trainers...

Nov 2024
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Director

Operations, Product

If there were an EHR out in the world that was simple and easy to navigate, that EHR would probably...

Nov 2024
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Director

Relationship

As far as getting support goes, there are so many moving pieces, whether our host provides the...

Nov 2024
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Director

Operations

When we implemented the solution, part of the challenge was that we wanted certain modules that our...

Nov 2024
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Director

Value

The solution is so expensive. For what the software is, what we spend on it is truly just...

Nov 2024
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Director

Product

The solution goes down a lot. Systems go down for lots of different reasons. Sometimes, these...

Nov 2024
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Director

Loyalty, Relationship, Product

When looking at the road map for Epic, we can see that they put a lot of time and money into making...

Nov 2024
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Director

Loyalty, Product

The solution could be better. There are all these complexities, different versions, and all these...

Nov 2024
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Director

Relationship, Operations

Especially while we were implementing the solution, we had lots of support from our host's team and...

Nov 2024
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Director

Culture, Relationship

We have run into situations where our host site has said they could do something but then couldn't....

Nov 2024
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Director

Loyalty, Product

If we were in the market, Community Connect would be the tool that we would choose. A lot of this is...

Nov 2024
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CMO

Loyalty, Product

Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR has been adequate. It served its purpose when we needed...

Nov 2024
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CMO

Relationship

There is quite an initial learning curve for Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR. Epic’s...

Nov 2024
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CMO

Value

If we want to make changes on our ambulatory side of Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR, the...

Nov 2024
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Manager

Product

Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR is very easy to use. There is always room for improvement,...

Nov 2024
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Manager

Relationship

I am satisfied with the partnership that we have with Epic, and our host site understands our needs...

Nov 2024
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Manager

Relationship, Operations, Product

Epic does deliver their upgrades as promised. There is a little room for improvement, but they do a...

Nov 2024
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Manager

Loyalty, Product

Overall, I really like the system. It is great. I love how interconnected it is. Conceptually, the...

Sep 2024
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Manager

Operations

Our host site's training is really good. Our host site is getting better at doing remote and mobile...

Sep 2024
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Manager

Relationship

The system is big. It has a lot of ins and outs as well as little tangents that we could dive into...

Sep 2024
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Manager

Product

The only reason I would mark Epic down is that their process for business continuity access is...

Sep 2024
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Manager

Relationship, Product

There are some things that we want to see in the system, but getting those things is a very slow...

Sep 2024
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Physician

Product

The product’s biggest strength is its interoperability at this point. There is integration with...

Sep 2024
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Physician

Product

For improvements in the solution, some increased focus on the In Basket inefficiencies would be...

Sep 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

Usually, we get why our representative is called a BFF. We rarely need to go to them for any...

Sep 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Product

Traditionally, Epic has stayed with the core of their EHR platform, but the core technology itself...

Sep 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Product

Epic has all of the functionalities that we are looking for. Compared to other vendors out there,...

Sep 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Operations, Value

A Community Connect partnership brings down the total cost for institutions. However, if I were a...

Sep 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Operations

We have a hybrid setup for our training. Epic gives us content, then our host site develops the...

Sep 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Operations, Product

There is no average end user of the system, so the system's ease of use depends on the user's age,...

Sep 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Operations, Product

The system's integration is highly dependent on what we put into it. That isn't limited by the...

Sep 2024
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Manager

Product

Something I like about this solution is that I can look up provider notes from any other provider in...

Sep 2024
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Manager

Relationship, Product

Whether or not promises are kept is different for Community Connect users. Other people who are on...

Sep 2024
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Manager

Operations, Product

The scheduling piece of this solution could use some work. I have had other solutions where it was...

Sep 2024
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Manager

Operations, Product

This solution is not a good product for rehab. It is not user friendly. It feels like it was...

Sep 2024
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CMIO

Relationship, Operations, Value

Epic will tell us that they can do more for us, but I think some of that comes down to cost. We are...

Sep 2024
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CMIO

Loyalty

There are both advantages and disadvantages to Community Connect implementations. We would love to...

Sep 2024
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CMIO

Product, Value

The system has both hurt and helped us. That has been a net positive though. There are a bunch of...

Sep 2024
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CMIO

Product, Value

I am very satisfied with Epic's integrations. Epic is doing a pretty good job. We have had some big...

Sep 2024
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CMIO

Loyalty, Product

Our former EHR was tremendously more customizable and flexible for our needs and experiences than...

Sep 2024
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CMIO

Operations, Product

We have had to change a lot of things in the system in terms of workflows. It took several months of...

Sep 2024
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CMIO

Culture, Product

The system is hard to use. It is really complex, but it does automate and help us out with some...

Sep 2024
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CMIO

Operations, Product

We really struggle with training. Epic is successful in large part because they force everyone to do...

Sep 2024
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CMIO

Product

Housing and tracking referring physician information and driving information to referring physicians...

Sep 2024
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CMIO

Relationship

When we have had direct interactions with Epic, everything has been really strong. Things haven't...

Sep 2024
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CMIO

Relationship

Epic doesn't interact with us directly. They interact with our host site. They include me and some...

Sep 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

We do get new, itty-bitty upgrades, but it would be nice to have them tested first. When we went...

Sep 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship, Operations, Product

If there is an upgrade, if the host organization fixes something in the background, or if they are...

Sep 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Value

With our host organization, there is a cost for everything, no matter what. They don't try to avoid...

Sep 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty, Product

When I think about where we were before we came to Community Connect, some things were painful. We...

Sep 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

Stability with Community Connect is like a nightmare. For example, we have been having this faxing...

Sep 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

I can't speak for other departments, but Community Connect is user friendly for the things that my...

Sep 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

I’m wishy washy about whether I would choose to buy Community Connect again. I am 50/50 because the...

Sep 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Culture, Relationship, Operations

Our host organization does not keep all their promises. In the beginning, when we went live, we were...

Sep 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

The team for Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR is younger. This is not in age, but they are...

Jul 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Relationship, Product

There are certain things, like us dealing with workers' comp patients, that are hard for our host...

Jul 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Product

Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR is stellar. There are beautiful things about the...

Jul 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

For Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR, we are working with someone who we have worked with...

Jul 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Operations

Our organization decided to go with Epic's best practice recommendations and recommended build for...

Jun 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Product

From a clinical perspective, providers think it is fabulous to have an enterprise chart so that they...

Jun 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Operations

The Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR training is designed for hospitals, large health...

Jun 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

Our host is pretty transparent and warns us of challenges, and I think they keep their promises....

Jun 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Relationship, Product

In my area, our hosts don't have a strong understanding of Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory...

Jun 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Operations

About half of the resource people I interacted with during the implementation of Community Connect...

Jun 2024
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Manager

Product

Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR is Epic’s core solution. They have been very good about...

Feb 2024
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Manager

Relationship, Product

Epic has been making good updates to the technology and improving the product. On Hyperdrive, Epic...

Feb 2024
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Manager

Culture

Epic’s licensing agreement is pretty transparent. It is not like they are doing add-ons on things we...

Feb 2024
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Manager

Operations

Epic’s training is good. We have our internal training teams for most Epic stuff. Analysts have to...

Feb 2024
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Manager

Relationship

Sometimes, if we take a product early on, we have to work with Epic on any minor issues. However,...

Feb 2024
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