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CIO

I feel like Epic could be a little faster at coming out with things. They sometimes seem to be...

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CIO

Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR integrates with the inpatient side. If I'm an independent...

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CIO

Our most recent upgrade process was excellent. We weren't down for very long. We've got it really...

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Director

The longer we're on the system, the more we see that it's so big. Things are constantly changing,...

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Director

The system has a lot of tools built into it, and it's one system for medical, dental, billing, and everything....

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Director

The solution's capabilities are pretty good. There are a few things that we need that the host says...

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Director

The system is very expensive. The whole time, we've been paying for the host's billing services, but...

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Director

I would definitely recommend the system, but my recommendation would come with advice about the...

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Director

I think Epic should continue to help their clients meet regulatory compliance, such as preparing for...

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Director

Epic had allocated all of our bandwidth to our production environment, but we were training in the...

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Director

The timeliness of support could be improved with our host. We've had a lot of turnover because the...

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Director

Our partnership with the host has been pretty poor because of a lack of support for our growing A/R....

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Director

We had a lot of tickets open to set up our claims correctly in the EHR because of our type of...

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Director

When the host quoted us and we started our contract, they wanted to know our annual number of...

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CMO

We've been having a lot of discussions about AI and how Epic prices AI tools and how that gets...

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CMO

Epic really gets where healthcare is going in the future and is really trying to incorporate certain...

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CMO

Epic could improve the training by making it more personalized. With our Epic training, they...

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CMO

The biggest benefit of Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR has been having a unified health...

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CEO/President

My recommendation for Epic is to simplify, simplify, simplify. They should reduce the number of...

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CEO/President

The biggest benefit of using Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR is the access to Epic's depth...

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CEO/President

When we need service, our relationship with Epic is pretty good. Our instance of Epic is handled by...

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CEO/President

Epic has talked a lot about their AI solutions and road map, especially at their last user group...

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CMO

When Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR is connected and working, things are wonderful. But...

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CMO

I would tell a friend that Epic's system is something that is very useful in terms of connecting...

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CMO

Our host has worked really hard to improve the relationship and be responsive to our requests, and...

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CMO

If we were starting over, we would definitely buy Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR again....

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CMO

Our host is fair and transparent with charges for the most part. There have been some issues with...

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CIO

I wouldn’t want to get Community Connect again because of the pricing. We entered into a strategic...

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CIO

With Community Connect, we’ve asked for transparency in the pricing, but we haven’t gotten it. It’s...

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CIO

We went live with Community Connect a couple of years ago, and the way it was explained to us was...

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CIO

I don’t really have any complaints about our support for Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR....

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CIO

My only hesitation with the solution's capabilities is around data reporting. When we went live with...

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CIO

I don’t know what our host organization's vision is. I’ve never seen a road map, and no one has ever...

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CIO

I like that with Community Connect, we have gotten direct access to the back end. We can do our own...

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Manager

We just went through training for Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR, but with a new host....

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Manager

There are a few solutions that would benefit us and that we would really like to use, but our host...

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Manager

Epic is always kind of at the forefront of what's next. Clearly, AI is a big thing right now, and...

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Manager

For a Community Connect site, the Epic host plays heavily into the rating of development and...

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Manager

Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR is easy to understand. It's intuitive to end users. It...

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Manager

Regarding support, our current host is wonderful. But as a site that's going from one host to...

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Manager

We were in the market for an EHR, and we stuck with Epic. We were navigating the relationship with...

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Director

I like the functionality of Epic’s reports, and that's what I use the most. When using the system,...

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Director

When it comes to areas of improvement, Epic’s response time to tickets is not consistent. For...

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Manager

I think reporting is something Epic needs to work on a bit. There are a lot of reports, but the...

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Manager

I do not know if Epic currently does AI, but I know our big push is AI. Our host has rolled AI out...

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Manager

Whenever we call the host's support team, we are left on hold, and it takes about 30 minutes to an...

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Manager

We want a very detailed quote of everything we are being charged for, because normally, we just get...

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Manager

The biggest strength of Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR is that it’s integrated with the...

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Manager

The Epic system costs a billion dollars, and organizations have to hire people to have things like...

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Manager

Using the system is a better solution than not having Community Connect. One good thing about...

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Manager

Our host offered us online videos for training. Those were good to an extent, but we still needed...

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Manager

When it comes to support for Community Connect, trying to explain our workflow is a very difficult...

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Manager

If we were in the market for a new EHR solution, our choice would depend on the money. By far, Epic...

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Manager

Our organization is still behind when it comes to technology. We’re using technology from the 1980s....

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CFO

As a health center using Community Connect, we are one of hundreds of smaller sites that our host...

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CEO/President

I like how robust the system is. I like that it gives us a great line of sight on real-time data,...

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CEO/President

Epic’s training is good. The problem is the effectiveness. They offer things, but the follow-through...

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CEO/President

An improvement or enhancement I’d like to see would just be continued integration of AI. Right now,...

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Director

Our Epic host is slow to respond, even on urgent issues.

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CIO

Epic is a rapidly growing company, and they have had a hard time keeping up with demand regarding...

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CIO

Epic’s training quality, especially before the go-live, was absolutely terrible. The training was...

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CIO

We chose Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR based on a couple of things. We looked at other...

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Director

Tech support and customer support with our representative are excellent. If we need something,...

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Director

The complaints in general with Community Connect are that it is very slow. We go to these...

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Director

The biggest disappointment in Epic is their population health piece. We are vendor locked, so we...

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Director

If I have a bunch of patients with uncontrolled blood pressure, I can put them in a registry, but it...

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Director

The solution works great for us. Our providers have really high satisfaction from our patients, and...

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Director

We have special needs where we have to figure out how to do certain reports, but Epic is really bad...

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Director

The cost of healthcare is unsustainable, and we keep getting nickel-and-dimed more. Things keep...

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Director

Epic was a huge investment for us. We wouldn’t go back to paper charts. It works for us because all...

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Director

I always tell people that if they are in an area where their hospitals are with Epic, they have to...

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Director

There’s a disconnect between the software and payer requirements from CMS, Medicare, and Medicaid....

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Director

We have been with Epic a long time, and the solution works just fine for us. We don’t have any...

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CNO

The solution is less customizable than expected. Some workflows do not align well with rural...

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CNO

We have greater access to newer capabilities compared to Cerner. Ambient speech technology for...

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CNO

Our initial Epic training was strong. The quality declined after our transition to the firm that...

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CNO

The vendor's support people are less accessible and slower to respond. Tickets can take up to three...

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CMIO

Epic is really expensive, but they are also the best option out there. We know that. It is just hard...

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Director

If we were to talk about Epic more broadly, I would encourage organizations, especially larger ones,...

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Director

There are some issues with our host site's support due to a ticketing system conversion, but I know...

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Director

The product's biggest strength is its ability to schedule all of our clinics in one system and have...

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Director

Epic's system is built for a larger organization, such as our host site. We are able to take what...

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CEO/President

I have been pleased with everything we get from Epic. Epic should continue to innovate and look for...

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CEO/President

I would pick Epic 100% of the time. When I hear some chatting with my colleagues who are using...

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CEO/President

I am very happy with Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR. Epic's solutions are integrated into...

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CEO/President

Overall, training is done pretty well. Sometimes Epic launches mass upgrades of different things,...

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CEO/President

There is so much in Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR, and it does so many things. It takes...

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CEO/President

Community Connect EpicCare Ambulatory EHR is pretty functional for what we need. I can’t think of...

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CEO/President

For the implementation, Epic brought an army of people to make sure everything was done and set up....

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Director

We pay a flat fee to our host for the system. If we are talking about Epic, the vendor, I would say...

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Director

The product is reasonable and okay in and of itself, but the Community Connect concept is a disaster...

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Director

For Community Connect, I don’t think Epic is really interested in creating a product that is useful...

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Director

I think our host wasn’t prepared to be a host. Our host aimed to become a host for multiple...

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Director

The system is so infinitely customizable that the training materials produced by Epic often don't...

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Director

The quality of support is pretty decent. The user web is pretty extensive. Epic seems to have TS...

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Director

A lot of people, like the host’s analysts, understand only a tiny slice of the system, and the...

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Director

The system is crazy complicated. It can be configured all sorts of different ways, and if the host...

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Director

We only use Epic's system in our facility to look up patient information in preparation for patient...

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CMO

The benefits we have seen from using multiple solutions from Epic on the ambulatory side have been...

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CMO

Epic has had some challenges with getting updates in a timely manner due to resources, so there have...

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CMO

Epic is a thought leader. At least in our state, Epic has become the de facto EMR that is used...

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Chief Innovation Officer

I used to say Epic didn’t nickel-and-dime, but I feel that isn't the case anymore. I think they are...

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Chief Innovation Officer

Price considerations for organizations that serve more resource-limited populations are challenging...

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Chief Innovation Officer

Epic is getting into a lot of spaces. They are getting into the ERP space as well as other areas...

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Physician

When it comes to recommendations for improvement, Epic should focus on efficiencies with clinical...

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Physician

The benefits of using the solution are integration and information exchange because so many groups...

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