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Dorothy (Home Health EHR) Comments
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Something that I do like about Dorothy is being able to see which Epic patients have homecare and to...
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The functionality piece of the inpatient side in Dorothy is terrific. The ability to be able to...
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In the acute care setting, we have cues that allow us to know what needs to be completed in our...
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Epic is not good at delivering new technology. That is more in relation to the ability to have a...
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We have a new ticketing system, and it is painful. Epic is not proactive; they are reactive. Every...
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Epic has upgrades coming, and I participate in the Epic user web and all the Epic update conferences...
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Director
Epic does not keep all their promises. Part of the problem is that Epic has a product, and the...
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Director
Implementing Dorothy was challenging because it was like trying to bake a cake without a recipe. So,...
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Director
There are still challenges in Dorothy with the flow and consistency of documentation from the acute...
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In terms of buying this system again, we are part of a larger health system, so we would go with...
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I haven't done any training with Epic since we started. The initial training was okay, like...
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When it comes to overall product quality, Epic is pretty honest about what they have. The only...
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The ongoing support is pretty good, particularly the TS person we have. That person is pretty...
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Epic has been really good throughout the COVID-19 crisis. They have not been charging us extra, and...
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I have never had to deal with the executives or had any major issues escalated, but I still rate the...
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CIO
We have used EpicCare Dorothy for several years. This solution has been very positive for us....
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CIO
Epic is usually pretty honest when something isn't ready. This solution is what it is. The vendor is...
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CIO
EpicCare Dorothy has been excellent. Our home health nurses are very pleased. They have third-party...
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Nurse
EpicCare Dorothy is very customizable. It is still evolving and still feels like a work in progress,...
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The search functions of the system need to be improved dramatically, and I would like Epic to dig...
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There are a lot of forms that still need to be updated in the system, and we would like to see more...
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I have been pretty impressed with Epic and the remote client as a platform for clinical...
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Epic misleads organizations when it comes to sharing how the information will flow from the remote...
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Director
Epic has supported us very well during the COVID-19 crisis. Our updates, calls, questions, and...
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Director
We would buy Epic's system again, especially considering the other EMRs we had to get through to get...
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I don’t know whether anybody keeps all of their promises. Epic did keep promises overall and had a...
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I have been through a couple of implementations in my life, and the on-site support and long-term...
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Training is Epic’s weakest link. There were multiple training sessions scheduled. There were core...
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Epic is very much on top of regulatory updates, and they address those appropriately. The service is...
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Director
We struggled at the beginning with getting all of the regulatory processes in place, so that...
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Manager
Some of the things we can implement to make things a little bit easier on the hyperspace and...
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Things tend to happen during go-lives or upgrades that leave us having to catch up and trying to...
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I am not sure who is supposed to do our training. I don't want to speak negatively against Epic if...
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Manager
One of the best things about Epic is that they don’t nickel-and-dime us.
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Manager
As far as I can tell, Epic is on the leading edge in the interoperability space.
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I don’t have a lot of direct interaction with Epic's executives, but their leadership meets with...
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Manager
This system is really not that hard to use. The system works the way the vendor says it will work.
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I really appreciate our tech support. That individual has been really helpful. Some of our issues...
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Manager
We had an interim director who had worked with Epic at other places and had much better experiences....
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CMIO
Epic's implementations are usually quite good. When we have difficulties with an individual, we...
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Epic delivers a good product. When they want to get into a certain space, they are usually not early...
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CMIO
We have been on little roller coaster rides. I don't imagine that will change a whole lot. We have...
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Director
EpicCare Dorothy may not be the best homecare solution, but it works for the health system. If I...
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Director
All of the new upgrades that come through are handled by the IT team members. They know how EpicCare...
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I don't like Epic's training because they want things to be taught in a certain way, but that way...
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Every software program has its own idiosyncrasies. We have some problems that haven't been resolved...
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Epic has to come up with a better medication profile because the profile has to go across the health...
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I am not sure I would ever think of a computer system as being a support system to get us through a...
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Director
The best thing about EpicCare Dorothy is the clinical integration. I am able to look at the story of...
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Director
EpicCare Dorothy is missing standard reports for managing the business. We have to have our IT...
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CMIO
With EpicCare Dorothy, I can see everything that VNA nurses put into the system. There is complete...
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CMIO
Updates with EpicCare Dorothy can be tricky because without Wi-Fi or a good hot spot, nurses can’t...
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Manager
If our hospital system didn't have EpicCare Dorothy, I personally would not buy it again. Epic is a...
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Manager
When we first went on EpicCare Dorothy, we had all the normal training. This training came from a...
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Manager
We didn't have a very good implementation. We had several experts from Epic. One was over homecare...
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Manager
I don't think that Epic's initial training was very good. But our employees who are Epic trainers...
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Manager
We have the option to change anything we want in the system, or update it on our own. With other...
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The solution works just as the vendor said it would. There are issues that we would like to see...
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Manager
EpicCare Dorothy is a very complicated system. Our staff has a hard time with it. The documentation...
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There weren't many new items in the last upgrade. Epic updated our care plans, and we cannot resolve...
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We get great support from our internal IT people. They are very supportive. We create tickets for...
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I don't think the system helps us with our patient outcomes. It is our clinicians who are initiating...
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The system is very complicated. I like its integration with our hospital because we can see our...
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I wish that Epic would fix the issue with resolving individual interventions within a visit....
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Director
We have our own support people here, and they deal with Epic. Our people are great. They are the...
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Director
EpicCare Dorothy is extremely expensive, but the value comes down to whether the system is purchased...
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Manager
We have to take too many steps to edit medications. Maybe Epic can look at how they can make this...
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Our providers like the flow of our care plans a lot more since the vendor changed the care plans to...
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Manager
I was a certified trainer, but to keep my certification I had to go through Epic's testing again. I...
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Director
I like the support we get from our team. The system is easy to use for our clinical teams to use. It...
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Director
Now the majority of our orders for homecare come through the Epic product, and that is a huge...
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Director
I would like to see improvements. Our private-duty nursing software is not part of the Epic system....
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Analyst/Coordinator
Epic was pretty responsive at the beginning of the pandemic; they came out with screening. They were...
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Analyst/Coordinator
It is very clear that EpicCare Dorothy is a side product in Hyperspace that Epic would like to...
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Analyst/Coordinator
The product is pretty decent because of the strength of the interoperability. When we moved to...
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In terms of cons, the workflows and the way the remote client is designed are very solidly dependent...
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Analyst/Coordinator
I would buy the system again if I were in an Epic organization and in the middle of a very heavily...
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Analyst/Coordinator
The clinical system can be very choppy. The views are not clean when we are looking at them. Users...
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Manager
Epic as a whole has done really well with supporting us during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Manager
As things stand right now, I would purchase this system again. If I had been asked about a year...
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Manager
Epic keeps all of their promises. Our technical contact at Epic is really good. This individual has...
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Manager
We have annual maintenance with Epic. If we wanted an additional module outside of EpicCare Dorothy,...
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Manager
We had to go to a new federal requirement. This requirement was a huge reimbursement change. This...
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Manager
Currently, we have a third-party infusion system that works outside of EpicCare Dorothy. I have...
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Manager
The system's ease of use depends on who is asked. I work in IT and I find the system easy to use,...
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Manager
The PDGM was done quite well. The vendor has done a good job of delivering new technology that meets...
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Manager
The vendor does very well with their ongoing support. Epic is proactive. They do a good job of...
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I don't have too much feedback from an executive level. I get feedback from my technical consultant...
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I only maintain the system, and I helped implement it. I do like that users can view the entire...
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I wish EpicCare Dorothy were on the same platform as our other Epic systems. I think that would be...
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Director
Epic supported us through COVID-19. They helped us establish virtual visits very quickly and gave us...
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Director
I don’t know whether I would buy EpicCare Dorothy again if the decision were up to me. I am not...
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Director
With the implementations and upgrades, there are occasionally some issues. I can’t really think of...
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Director
Our issues with our EMR are not as much about Epic as they are about the connectivity in our region....
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Director
Epic’s support is excellent. I couldn’t say who the vendor executives are at Epic. That is because...
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The EMR gives us some really good information. It is a good product. I would tell others that the...
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Epic has made many things available to us during the COVID-19 crisis. Whether we adopted those...
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The only reason I don’t give Epic’s implementation services a perfect rating is because they have...
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The product works as it is promoted. It may not be exactly what we would like, but it does exactly...
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When enough folks request development, that is what the developers focus on. Epic does very well in...
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Epic is driving evidence-based patient care. We use a fair number of best practice alerts that we...
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Epic has made a lot of improvements. I really like the developments they have done within the last...
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I would recommend Epic. We have an update coming up, and I hope it goes well. Epic keeps their...
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I am not really involved on the billing side. Initially, I thought our own IT support team was...
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The effectiveness of the implementation services depends on the level of service that is purchased....
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In terms of the initial training, Epic did a fairly good job. The problem that we found and continue...
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Epic was very up front about the fact that their platform wasn't initially built for home health and...
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When it comes to improving the integration for home health and hospice, we just need to have a more...
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Manager
Most of the training comes from an IT person who was given material, but that person doesn't...
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The upgrades and the quality of the product are only as good as the Epic IT team that is installing...
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The product isn't quite meeting all of our needs. The knowledge of the IT team that helps us put in...
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As soon as one thing is built in the system, Epic moves on to something else, and we are no longer a...
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I would tell others who are looking at the product to be specific during the building phase. We did...
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We get gouged a little bit for projects and change orders. Those charges are outside of our monthly...
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Director
We don't feel nickel-and-dimed by Epic because they charge so much in general. Epic doesn't need to...
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Epic does a good job with their training. They have to teach to a certain level, so things are a...
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The way that Epic handles their clients really needs to improve. A browser-based solution would be a...
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Epic is really good about keeping all of their promises. When Epic tells us that they are coding...
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CEO/President
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Epic could make some improvements in terms of the efficiency for clinicians.
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I was impressed with how quickly Epic responded to a major change that we were experiencing on the...
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The quality of the upgrades is much better than it used to be. Epic is trying really hard to deliver...
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I am aware of the total package we purchased, and we are already revenue neutral. I know exactly...
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I would recommend Epic. They have the best product. I am pretty well satisfied with it, and I know...
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Epic is good at how they word their promises. There is a difference between the Epic leadership that...
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The upgrades have gone really well. When dealing with Epic, part of the problem is our own...
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Our organization provided the training under Epic’s guidance, and our training stunk. It is not like...
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The product can do everything Epic said it could; it just requires a lot of build time. We have to...
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Director
As far as integration goes, the product works. EpicCare Dorothy is pretty good. I definitely have...
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Epic can fully integrate a cell phone into the medical record, so the use of a cell phone in the...
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What the vendor offers on an Android is different from what they offer on an iPhone, and that is...
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I don't know about Epic being proactive. They are a little more reactive. There is no problem unless...
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Analyst/Coordinator
I really like the interoperability of EpicCare Dorothy. We are a big healthcare system, and we can...
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The vendor could improve by having an easier method to pull reports from any field in the...
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The training is run in a way where people don't learn well. The trainers have users in the training...
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CIO
The product works well. Epic lives by the product working well. Judy is a software engineer, so that...
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I thought that the home health product was the icing on the cake when we rolled it out because of...
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I like the integration we have with EpicCare Dorothy. I can see everything in one place. That is...
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Epic's support for EpicCare Dorothy is great. They are very responsive and are there when we need them....
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Epic gives us a lot of room with the Dorothy system. However, I would love more direction. I feel...
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The communication and information flow has greatly improved for our facility.
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CFO
Epic is kind of new to the home health and hospice areas. I always tell Epic that they think too...
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My biggest frustration is with what I think should be a canned report. We end up having to pay to...
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The users seem to be more than satisfied. I don't hear too many complaints. The biggest frustration...
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The vendor has been very supportive during the COVID-19 crisis. They have been able to give us...
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Epic has supported us during COVID-19, but we had a little glitch with our builds in the beginning....
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If the decision were up to me, I would purchase the system again. The integration is working well,...
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I give the vendor a high rating for the recent upgrades. We have evolved greatly since we initially...
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Epic is on the right track with product development, but a lot of the situation has to do with our...
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Epic has been doing well with their ongoing support. We have had the same point person since our...
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I would highly recommend the system to others. I would tell them that Epic has taken the best parts...
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Epic's educators don't include the frontline people. I would rather have a superuser educate our...
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We would prefer to work only in Hyperspace where the inpatient and outpatient products work, but...
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We spent a good year working with the implementation, and I feel that we had to come up with our own...
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A big pain point is that the medication screen just doesn’t work well between Hyperspace and Epic's...
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Our leadership really wants the homecare staff to document in Hyperspace. We have the connectivity....
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Our Epic technical person is very good and has come a long way from when the person first started...
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I still struggle with Epic UserWeb. There are so many different areas. There are the Nova release...
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The Epic product is absolutely great for a whole system to use, but if I were a freestanding...
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The integration between EpicCare Dorothy and our hospice piece puts us behind our competitors. The...
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The upgrade implementations are getting better. The upgrades have helped us to understand Epic's...
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Epic's support people have been good. When we have reached out, they have been responsive and have...
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Tangible outcomes suffer because the reporting is so limited. We know all of the data is in there,...
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We did not have a good experience with the vendor's homecare solution. The vendor's new project...
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