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Director

Epic is the premier EMR vendor. They do a great job, but if I need anything special, that's too bad....

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Epic has been great for advancing our practice. We’d like to move toward figuring out the...

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I like the integration that exists with Dispense Prep, but we've started using another vendor's...

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Director

It's a killer that we can't utilize Epic Dispense Prep on iPads. If we have four hoods, we need four...

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Manager

Sometimes with Epic, we aren't able to connect for certain preparation or make things work with the...

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Especially now that our staff is trained, it is a benefit to be able to work with the same system....

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We just did a major update to Epic Dispense Prep about a month ago. The update will add more...

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Manager

Epic provides some training materials that we can use, and they usually have e-learnings. I don't...

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Manager

Epic’s support is very good, and they have user group meetings and forums for discussions.

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Manager

Epic has a good process and vision, and they share progress and get input from users. But of course,...

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Manager

If the decision were up to me, I would buy Epic Dispense Prep again because it integrates with...

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Analyst/Coordinator

The only thing we pay for with Epic Dispense Prep is the cameras, and the cameras are pretty cheap.

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Analyst/Coordinator

I like that Epic Dispense Prep is all in Epic's system. That’s good because we don’t have to use a...

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Analyst/Coordinator

Epic’s support team gets back to us pretty quickly. We don't really have any day-to-day issues that...

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Director

We would like more sharing of best practices from Epic’s community and more active use of their...

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Director

Epic's model of training is the same for all their solutions. They let the customer superuser do the...

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Manager

I don't know how much Dispense Prep costs, but I think it's included, instead of our organization...

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Manager

I like that Dispense Prep is built into Epic's software. Dispense Prep is integrated, so I only need...

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Manager

I don't submit tickets with Epic; the IT team does. But I know there have been times when we've been...

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Manager

Dispense Prep doesn't really have a training program, and one would be helpful. We do one-on-one...

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Manager

Epic Dispense Prep is essentially built into Epic. It's definitely better to have everything within...

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Manager

Epic is fine. We have Epic's technical support people, and they listen to our concerns. They try to...

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Manager

Because we have been with Epic for a while now, there is really no training anymore with the vendor...

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Manager

There is always something that the vendor is working on, so I'm pretty satisfied with what they're...

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Manager

Epic continues to come out with new enhancements and solutions, especially in response to the USP...

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Director

There is room for improvement, especially with compliance and cross-checking for recall. Epic could...

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Director

Epic doesn't really train. During the implementation, they're there, but once we implement and go...

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Director

One of the issues with Epic being so big is that they have so many clients that if we want an...

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Director

Epic Dispense Prep doesn’t actually meet all our needs. Additional functionality is needed. Epic is...

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Director

Epic rolled out quite a few changes, and the process was pretty hard. A lot of the features weren't...

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Director

We like the integration that the solution has with our EHR. That’s the biggest plus for the system....

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Director

We had to create our own training program for the solution. The vendor told us what needed to be...

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Director

We sunk a lot of money into Epic, so I don’t really think we will be able to ever move away. They...

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Director

I know that the solution has the gravimetric functionality that we are possibly looking into in the...

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Director

Epic provides some basic resources, but we have to develop everything internally ourselves....

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Manager

With Epic, there are up-front costs that our organization is charged. From an end-user pharmacy...

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Manager

We have to go through Willow with any issues regarding Epic Dispense Prep. If that team can't fix...

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Manager

The initial setup and implementation of Epic Dispense Prep was a little bit of a struggle, but since...

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Manager

There was vendor training when we initiated Epic Dispense Prep, but there really isn't vendor...

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Manager

I don't know how much Epic can enhance the product as it is because I haven't seen what the plan is...

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Manager

Epic is a little bit behind on development. They saw an issue, resolved it, and built themselves a...

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Manager

Epic doesn’t make us pay additional maintenance fees if we have to upgrade. If we have to make...

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Manager

When it comes to training, Epic provides key details every time there is an upgrade and a change. I...

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Manager

We have dealt with so many third-party vendors during the integration process, and sometimes we have...

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Manager

We are trying to implement as much of the updated Epic Dispense Prep functionality as we can. That...

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Manager

What Epic is really good at is responding to issues and tickets. They respond to those within the...

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Manager

I do not know that there is necessarily always a concerted effort from Epic’s perspective to...

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Director

We feel aligned with Epic, and they do a great job with structured meetings. In those meetings, we...

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Director

I have worked with a couple of other products that are similar to Epic Dispense Prep, and it seems...

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Director

Epic has a train-the-trainer model where the vendor trains our in-house analyst. Epic has metrics...

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Director

We have an application coordinator and an asset manager with Epic, but now that we are in the...

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Director

We are stuck with Epic for life now. The one positive is that since Epic Dispense Prep is integrated...

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Director

Our leadership, in conjunction with Epic, chose to accelerate the implementation of Epic Dispense...

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Director

Honestly, I don’t like Epic Dispense Prep. I would have preferred integrating another solution into...

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Manager

It is pretty easy to get in touch with our technical support contact. After our internal teams, they...

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Manager

Epic is making improvements in development and innovation. Operationally, we still need to do some...

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Manager

Epic doesn’t really provide direct training. Whenever there is an update or new functionality, the...

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Director

I like that Epic Dispense Prep protects us. I can go back on any compound and see exactly what...

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Manager

In Epic Dispense Prep, I like being able to pull reports and track who is doing what. I am...

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Manager

The biggest outcomes we have gotten from Epic Dispense Prep have been with compounding and...

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Director

I like Epic’s road map. They communicated it a few years ago, and that was nice. They have a vision,...

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Director

Epic Dispense Prep works well. Epic has made a lot of improvements, and we are seeing a lot more...

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Director

With Epic, we work through a technical service engineer, who then works through the IS team, and...

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Director

We rely heavily on our staff to manage the heavy lifting around both initial and ongoing training...

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Director

We completed an upgrade of Epic Dispense Prep recently, and it was awful. The functionality released...

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Manager

Epic Dispense Prep is amazing. We have been able to integrate the pictures with scanning. It...

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Manager

We have issues. Epic could do a better job of supporting us and putting out information regarding...

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Analyst/Coordinator

We can't get any pictures in Epic Dispense Prep to work with our systems. Our pharmacists don't like...

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