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The solution has feature functionality. It is pretty easily used. Most people know how to use it....

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Epic is always spot-on with support. Epic always has a good escalation path of things. If this...

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Community Connect Resolute is a lot different than the EHR and not as easy to work with. There are...

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I'm just now learning that Epic has a lot more functionality than I'm aware of, so with the system...

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The facility and the physicians’ portions of Epic are separate, and I'd like them to be a lot more...

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Manager

There's better functionality with Community Connect Resolute, but there are still some navigation...

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Manager

With Community Connect Resolute, there are times when we have analysts coming directly from Epic, or...

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Manager

We do have SmartUsers, and every time there's an update, we try to learn the new things first and...

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Manager

Everything comes from the medication records. A pain point is that although pharmacy staff members...

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Manager

If people are considering Community Connect, I suggest being up front about all the changes so that...

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Manager

Initially, as a Community Connect partner, we tried to keep everyone using the same orders to...

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Manager

Epic actually consists of different modules coming together to make one enterprise system. Just...

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CEO/President

I don't think Epic meets everybody's needs. There are just some organizations I'd say the system is...

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CEO/President

Some of the support people move slowly. Also, there are things we have to use third parties for....

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CEO/President

Epic's system is an extremely large expense for us, but it's also our EHR. It runs, and it's...

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CEO/President

Our host doesn't nickel-and-dime me. Epic is very innovative. They are really on top of innovating...

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CEO/President

Coming out of UGM last year, I was pretty focused on a certain health system that was kicking off...

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CEO/President

I really like Epic's system. It's a differentiator for us. It's a recruitment tool for providers and...

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CIO

We have our issues with Epic, but at the end of the day, they've been really good to work with, and...

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CMIO

I like how our host grasps issues and deals with them in an appropriate manner. They get back to us...

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CMIO

Our host could have better communication when it comes to upgrades for Community Connect.

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CMIO

Community Connect EpicCare EHR allows us to be integrated into the larger system with our small...

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CMIO

There are small refinements that we're continually working on in the solution. Issues about...

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Director

With Community Connect, it's hard to connect with the right person to help us. We get shuffled...

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Director

Community Connect Resolute is not awful, so we plan to keep it long term. The change to Epic has...

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Director

If our Community Connect partner is onboarding another hospital or having another project, we...

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Director

Any dissatisfaction I might have with Community Connect Resolute is with our host partner and not...

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Manager

Our host is resource constrained. They have a small number of people responsible for supporting...

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Manager

Because of the efficiencies and reduced number of clicks in Community Connect EpicCare EHR,...

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Manager

I would recommend Epic highly, but my likelihood of recommending it through our host site is a...

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Manager

There are a few gaps in our reporting. There are some really neat tools in Epic, specifically Slicer...

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Manager

Regarding charges, I've had a few challenges, but nothing that's really been a big problem. Our host...

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Manager

Overall, Community Connect EpicCare EHR is a solid system and does what it is advertised to do. It...

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Director

There are features or functions that Epic has, but they're not available to Community Connect sites....

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Director

Epic’s training is all computer based, so that can be challenging. Especially for Community Connect...

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Director

Epic uses a ticket system, and if we aren't familiar with how to submit our tickets, they get closed...

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Director

With Epic, all sites have a customer service manager that they meet with monthly, and whenever we...

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Director

Community Connect EpicCare EHR has a lot of features. And as a fairly small hospital, we don't even...

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CEO/President

Epic has a great system, but it's very pricey. All things considered, we have to evaluate other...

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CEO/President

In terms of enhancements to the system, I would like to see greater use of AI technology and...

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CEO/President

I've not heard of any issues from our clinicians regarding the system. I really feel like because we...

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CEO/President

What I like about the billing system is how robust it is. There are always issues, and it can...

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CEO/President

Epic is about to introduce ambient listening and scribing, and I think that's going to be a game...

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CEO/President

I can't put this on Epic, but the work queue creation and management and the clearing out of that...

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Manager

I would tell someone considering Epic that they definitely have to take into consideration any...

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Manager

When we put in a ticket and work with our host, how quickly they respond and make changes depends on...

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Manager

When we request a change, it has to go through the process of asking whether we can make the change...

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Manager

We are much better off than we were when we went live. We are starting to calm down, and we're...

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Manager

Financial things have gotten better since our Epic go-live.

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Manager

As far as support and ticket resolution go, our host really struggles on the financial side. We have...

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Manager

We went with our hosting model as opposed to the standard Community Connect model because we'd have...

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Manager

Our host has lots of training resources, and those are helpful. I can even search Epic's user...

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Director

Workflow training from our Epic host would be helpful. Our Epic host tends to focus on training on...

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CEO/President

The quality of support from our host site depends on what we need. If there is a new change or an...

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CEO/President

What’s really useful about Community Connect EpicCare EHR is the ability to transfer patients from...

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CEO/President

There are always enhancements to the Epic platform. There's a patient acuity module outside of Epic...

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CEO/President

Sometimes we want to point the finger at the hosting entity, but we’re part of the issue as well....

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CEO/President

Epic’s pace of change is adequate. I don’t think it’s stellar by any means.

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CEO/President

Instead of us asking for training, it would be nice for our host site to provide training and options....

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CEO/President

There are some modules that we would love to see for our specialty. That would be the one thing I’d...

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CEO/President

If someone asked me about Community Connect EpicCare EHR, I would recommend it. Given how widely...

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CNO

Epic has strong capabilities and infrastructure. However, the support gaps significantly impact our...

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CNO

The Rover devices are seen as a major advantage. Epic has improved the file sharing. The...

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Director

I think the system is more expensive than it is worth. The cost is astronomical. I think Epic could...

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Director

Epic is always evolving and changing. It seems like they are so big right now and like they are so...

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Director

Epic has a lot of training. This is probably a facility issue versus an Epic thing, but the system...

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Director

The system has it all. It is the best. It makes documentation from a clinical standpoint super easy....

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Director

We went to Epic, and we are hoping it really helps in provider recruitment because in that area, it...

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Director

Our host is amazing, especially their pharmacy team. They are very responsive and available by...

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Director

I would buy Community Connect EpicCare EHR again because of the solution's ease of use. I like that...

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Director

Because of how Community Connect EpicCare EHR is set up, I don't have a direct resource to make Epic...

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Director

Epic's training is comprehensive and available. In Epic's systems, users need to be trained on a...

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Director

Epic's Community Connect options are wonderful because Epic offers a single database. Epic products...

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Director

The things that make Epic's support good are uptime and response time. Epic has an SLA model, but...

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Director

Epic's quotes and prices are accurate. We like Community Connect because it delivers nearly the full...

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Director

With Community Connect, we have less of an ability to make our own changes. Certain Epic changes...

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Director

If I were advising a colleague specifically about Community Connect EpicCare EHR, I would tell them...

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CEO/President

If Epic gets into the full-blown AI and ambient space, that will be game-changing. We currently use...

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CEO/President

If I could tell Judy one thing, it would be to look at differentiation based on size. Hospitals like...

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CEO/President

Overall, the Epic system is really good. We have worked closely with our BFF to make things hum even...

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CEO/President

Epic has been good. The Community Connect partnership is improving. It is interesting because we are...

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CEO/President

It is tough for us to look at Beaker because of the cost of the lab product compared to what we do...

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Analyst/Coordinator

Epic forces upgrades on their customers, so we don't get too far behind. I think that customers...

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Analyst/Coordinator

I would buy Community Connect EpicCare EHR again. We may have chosen a different hub organization,...

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Epic does not reach out to us. They allow us to maximize our use of the EHR by having Epic UserWeb...

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Epic does not avoid charging for every little thing. We are waiting for a statement of work from a...

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Our hub organization keeps all their promises, but things are difficult. That is nothing against...

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There are some outlier products we use that are not from Epic. We have a homegrown application that...

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Analyst/Coordinator

My only problem with Community Connect EpicCare EHR is that it is an acute-care-based system; it...

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Director

We are excited to have Abridge integrated, but the lack of integration is due to our host. Our hub...

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Director

Community Connect EpicCare EHR's reporting could be improved; that is something that we are digging...

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Director

We are all in on Epic right now, and until we decide that needs to change, Epic is our plan for the...

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Director

Community Connect EpicCare EHR is pretty expensive, so I can’t give it the highest score for money’s...

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Director

The initial training for Community Connect EpicCare EHR was fantastic, but it was configured and...

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Analyst/Coordinator

Sometimes we just have to keep after our Epic host for certain things that we may need. We piggyback...

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Community Connect EpicCare EHR is much better than what we used to have. It is easy to read. With...

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Director

The positive of an Epic Community Connect setup is that the support tends to be more direct. We...

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Director

The biggest red flag of using Epic through Community Connect is that we have to go along with the...

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Director

I went to the Community Connect Resolute user group meeting recently and talked to some people at...

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Director

We are on Community Connect Resolute, which means we connect through a larger health system. So most...

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CIO

Things have been going pretty well with the system. It is a great product. Our providers really like...

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CIO

Epic tends to release portions of a project in tiny steps. That is good, and it will get people in....

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CIO

Our Community Connect host is pretty good to work with. Some projects with them take a little longer...

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