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Director

Relationship, Product

Epic is really good to work with. They have a lot of strong resources, and the integration piece is...

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Director

Product

Hello World is a great tool. It's constantly developing, and the best part is that we don't need a...

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Director

Operations

There's nothing wrong with Epic’s training, but it's different. Hello World is more for...

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Director

Loyalty, Product

Hello World is continuously growing, and we're implementing more with it, like rescheduling via...

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Manager

Relationship, Operations

What stands out to me is Epic’s partnership and engagement with support, as well as the resources...

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Manager

Value

With Epic Hello World, Epic is really pushing for us to have a certain cadence of messages that we...

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Manager

Relationship, Product, Value

Epic Hello World is fully integrated with our other Epic solutions. We are in control of any issues...

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Manager

Culture, Value

Epic’s pricing is phenomenal compared to what we were paying; it is also significantly better than...

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Director

Loyalty, Product

Epic Hello World’s capabilities are trending up. Epic is starting to do some more with AI, and that...

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Director

Operations

No one ever learns everything with Epic's training.

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CIO

Product

We just want out-of-the-box things that can be used for our individual campaign. I don't know what...

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Feb 2026

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CIO

Product

We haven't really gotten to the point where we are leveraging Epic Hello World well enough. Positive...

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CIO

Product

If we are upgrading multiple times a year and almost always have an issue to solve, then we know...

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Nov 2025

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CIO

Operations, Product

There are pretty significant gaps in out-of-the-box foundation content in Epic Hello World, but a...

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VP/Other Executive

Product

Epic Hello World is just the engine below the solution that has all of these branches that live in...

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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty

We are looking for Epic Hello World to catch up with some of the offerings in the market that use AI...

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CMIO

Product

Epic Hello World is very simple. Sometimes I have to go look at things separately. If I see a...

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CMIO

Operations

When we were relatively early with our implementation and some issues around scheduling reared their...

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CMIO

Product

The Epic Hello World system is easy to use. We can easily pull data from our system, figure out the...

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CMIO

Value

With Epic Hello World, I know exactly what my conversion rate is. I know how many more cervical...

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VP/Other Executive

Product, Value

The system functions well enough. It is a reasonable solution within Epic's suite that allows our...

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VP/Other Executive

Product

Epic makes organizations stick with the foundational product, but we need additional flexibility....

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VP/Other Executive

Value

Epic has hidden fees and is very expensive. However, I don’t know how much each module costs, so I...

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

We have asked Epic for several things, like different links and reporting functions, and they have...

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VP/Other Executive

Operations

From a training perspective, Epic Hello World was just up for us. It wasn't like Epic did anything....

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VP/Other Executive

Product

I'm not happy with Epic Hello World. It has a lot of challenges, and getting insight into what is...

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Director

Product, Value

Epic's system is so darn expensive and can sometimes be a pain, but overall, I would still recommend...

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Oct 2025

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Director

Relationship

The challenge with Epic's support is consistency. In the past, there have been pockets where...

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Oct 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Operations

I like Epic's training model, but Epic Hello World is a new platform. Their training materials are...

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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Product

There are a lot of things out there that other vendors who exist in this space can do. I suspect...

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

Epic's support is outstanding. I am highly likely to recommend Epic Hello World because Epic rapidly...

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VP/Other Executive

Product

I like Epic Hello World's integration with other Epic systems. Things are pretty seamless. I don't...

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VP/Other Executive

Product, Value

Epic Hello World has allowed us to enhance our patient financial experience. The product is still in...

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VP/Other Executive

Operations

We received pretty good support from Epic for our go-live. We haven't received much ongoing training...

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Manager

Operations

Epic could have given us more time for our implementations. They could have given us the ability to...

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Manager

Operations

No training was provided to us. The vendor gave us a lot of training tools and tip sheets to give to...

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Manager

Product, Value

Epic Hello World meets the needs of our big organization. From a patient standpoint, it helps us...

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Manager

Relationship

Our leaders have complained about our collaboration with Epic and how it has not been good. I have...

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Manager

Loyalty, Operations

Epic Hello World is a good tool. I am a strong proponent of anything that makes the patient...

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Manager

Loyalty, Product

The product expanded what we could do. There were limitations with what we were doing, and with Epic...

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Manager

Loyalty, Value

Our goals have changed. We have been looking to give patients more options, and Epic Hello World is...

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Manager

Culture, Loyalty

The IT team maintains the contracting and the build for the product. The operational owners own it,...

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Manager

Product, Value

One of the things I really like about Epic Hello World is that when we are using the Fast Pass...

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Manager

Loyalty, Relationship

We had a leadership meeting with all the leaders across the system, and they specifically called out...

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Manager

Operations, Product, Value

The product really helps with outcomes. We have hundreds of providers, and they are trying to get...

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Manager

Product

What I really like about Epic Hello World is the ease of use for patients. The system is not super...

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Manager

Product

I want to see improved capabilities for more ad hoc messages and ad hoc things that we can do. With...

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Manager

Value

The pricing model that Epic has with Epic Hello World has saved us a tremendous amount of money....

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Aug 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Value

We did mostly a one-for-one swap for features, so we have mostly seen cost savings.

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VP/Other Executive

Product

There are definitely some tweaks that the vendor could make, but the system is super solid.

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VP/Other Executive

Value

Epic's system is just much better integrated than our previous system was. It is easier to use and...

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Manager

Loyalty

Phone calls are what we are looking forward to most because we have an older demographic in our...

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Manager

Product

The solution is still so new to us, even though we have been using it for a year. We haven’t rolled...

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Manager

Product, Value

From a billing perspective, the solution could definitely help with self-pay workflows. We can save...

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Manager

Loyalty

We are going to open up scheduling for our primary care practices. We are going to expand FastPass...

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Manager

Operations

The solution is fairly easy to implement unless an organization has a wonky service area setup. As...

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Manager

Culture, Value

Our version of the solution is an older version. I wouldn't say that the vendor charges for every...

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Jun 2025

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Manager

Product

When we accepted the multilingual option in the solution, Epic automatically sent us all that...

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Jun 2025

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Manager

Operations

The implementation wasn't perfect, but it also wasn't bad. I would say that comes down to the people...

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Jun 2025

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Manager

Loyalty, Relationship

We do a lot of work with developers. We have regular meetings with them. We give them our input and...

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Jun 2025

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Manager

Loyalty

We are looking to implement Epic HelloWorld's voice calls because Epic HelloWorld just uses texting...

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Manager

Operations

With the implementation, we did a new format with Epic where we had more of a cohort rather than a...

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Manager

Product

Overall, my experience has been very positive. We like the fact that Epic Hello World can translate...

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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty

Out of the box, Epic Hello World did not offer phone call or email as an appointment reminder...

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May 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Culture, Value

From a billing perspective, Epic has really done a good job of coming up with a pricing model that...

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May 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Product

We started utilizing Epic Hello World to send out reminders from a financial customer service...

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May 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Product

The thing that has had the most meaningful impact on our organization is the ability to customize or...

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May 2025

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CMIO

Loyalty

There is a lot of convenience because Epic Hello World is an Epic product. We are already paying for...

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May 2025

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CMIO

Product

Epic has definitely made a lot of improvements to Epic Hello World since we went live with it, but...

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May 2025

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CMIO

Product

Epic has their process for embedding support into each of the teams. Epic Hello World is one of the...

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May 2025

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CMIO

Value

We have not seen some of the outcomes that we wanted with Epic Hello World. We implemented it...

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VP/Other Executive

Product

I would rate Epic Hello World a few points lower for ease of use for staff members because Epic...

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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Product

We are about to do Epic’s voice product, which is in the same Epic Hello World suite, and move...

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May 2025

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VP/Other Executive

Operations, Value

We have experienced a significant decrease in our no-show rates since the month we introduced Epic...

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CMO

Operations, Product

We had initial problems during the soft go-live of Epic Hello World with scheduling, permissioning,...

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May 2025

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CMO

Relationship, Operations, Product

We did a giant data migration, and that could have been so much better. Epic generally doesn’t want...

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May 2025

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Director

Value

The ease of use for patients deserves a top score because of the integration piece. Maybe some...

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Apr 2025

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Director

Loyalty, Product

Epic could improve their SMS texting through customization. They could allow us to have a more...

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Director

Value

We were looking to see an improvement in our patient no-show rate, and we have seen an...

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Apr 2025

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Director

Operations

Epic Hello World has a lot of support. A lot of issues were solved quickly without really delaying...

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Director

Loyalty, Product

I rate the functionality meeting all our needs a few points lower, and I don't know if it is the...

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Director

Value

So far, I am extremely satisfied with the money we are spending on Epic Hello World and with what we...

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Director

Product

The confirmation texts with Epic Hello World have had the most impact. We aren’t seeing the result...

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