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Director

The biggest benefit of Patient Financial Experience that I would share with others is that the...

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Director

Epic still has some minor issues with their financial assistance module. It doesn't fit really well...

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Director

Epic’s training program is excellent. Their documentation module is very thorough, and there are...

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VP/Other Executive

For Patient Financial Experience, we are evaluating and planning to turn on Epic's chatbot...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic's analysts are phenomenal. They engage with us and support us 100%. They're the best at what...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic is very innovative, and I like the Epic system. The technology is current, and Epic has a...

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VP/Other Executive

The Epic system is expensive, but it has a lot of value. It connects patients to the financial piece....

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Epic has a strategy where there are trainers and then principal trainers on a separate team. We are...

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VP/Other Executive

As far as Epic's account management goes, sometimes we get support, but our contact tells us where...

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VP/Other Executive

We've invested a ton of time, effort, money, and resources into developing our own training programs...

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VP/Other Executive

A lot of our wish-list items with Epic are about adoption and scaling. One challenge with Epic is...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic does a really good job of talking about their road map and marketing around their road map.

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VP/Other Executive

With Epic, we have different technical support people assigned to us, and the quality of support...

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VP/Other Executive

There are not a whole lot of better options out there than Epic.

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Director

MyChart is very helpful for patients, but it's a little hard to integrate external payment plan...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic's EHR is the best one out there; there is no better EHR. Epic is the best for big systems like...

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VP/Other Executive

Of course, I want Epic only working for me, and I want them to work quicker, so I'm never happy with...

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VP/Other Executive

There are two ways to pay through Epic. One way is through MyChart, and the other way is without...

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VP/Other Executive

I have been using Epic for a long time and have a strong foundational knowledge and comfort level...

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VP/Other Executive

We want to go with Epic first, but if there is a gap, we look at the Epic road map and when Epic...

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VP/Other Executive

I think the chatbots will help a little bit with engagement with Patient Financial Experience. We...

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VP/Other Executive

Our patients love paper statements. So while we can provide them e-statements with Patient Financial...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic’s vision and road map look great. I just wish they would speed things up.

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Director

In terms of our satisfaction with the impact that Epic's system has on our organization’s cost to...

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Director

Right now, in the Epic tool, we can send MyChart messages, which behave like emails. I would like to...

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Director

I like that the Epic system allows self-serve capabilities for patients. It is probably the reason...

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Director

The training from Epic for the solution is usually just Nova notes. We have to handle training...

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Director

Epic does a pretty good job and offers a pretty robust product with the Patient Financial Experience...

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VP/Other Executive

There are some small, nuanced things that Patient Financial Experience does not do well. One example...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic is continuing to integrate more AI features into their core functionality. As a result, we are...

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VP/Other Executive

What I’m excited about is that Epic has come quite a long way with the reporting capabilities within...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic is expensive, so that has to be taken into account, but they would be way more expensive if we...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic does a good job of preparing us for the perfect or ideal scenario. That is not always...

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VP/Other Executive

If I were talking with someone at a large health system, I would tell them that Epic is the...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic consistently delivers. It is not often that one of their new developments isn’t working as...

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VP/Other Executive

When we need their support, Epic is very engaged. But some of the things that we want them to help...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic is the best out there. There is no perfect solution, but compared to what other vendors like...

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VP/Other Executive

Coming from having used other systems previously, we’re absolutely getting a return on our...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic doesn't really charge for a lot of extra things, like new functionality. There is one area that...

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VP/Other Executive

There are some use cases that I would like Epic to implement, but overall, Patient Financial...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic Patient Financial Experience has taken out some administrative burden. I’m not ecstatic about...

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VP/Other Executive

Not all the tools from Epic Patient Financial Experience directly affect the collection rate. For...

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VP/Other Executive

It is nice that I do not have to think as much about integrations with other vendors. Many vendors...

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COO

With Epic, it is hard to find the balance in the pace of development and innovation, especially with...

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COO

Epic is very module specific. If we have a project that crosses multiple modules or is new to Epic,...

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Manager

We are a little more on our own with training, and it isn't formal, so we have to go find the...

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Manager

Epic Patient Financial Experience is very robust. There is a lot of self-service, so there are a lot...

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Manager

Epic Patient Financial Experience has definitely had a positive impact on our collection rates...

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VP/Other Executive

If people have Epic for the clinical side, they pay millions of dollars for it, and they have to...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic is pretty good about developing, listening to our problems, and making new things.

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VP/Other Executive

What is interesting with Epic is that we actually have to develop our own training programs for Epic...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic is usually on the cusp of implementing something that another vendor or boutique vendor has...

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VP/Other Executive

One positive of Epic Patient Financial Experience is that it is an integrated system. If an...

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VP/Other Executive

One challenge we have with Epic Patient Financial Experience is that a lot of things are dependent...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic knows me and knows my organization. They have solutions, they take my calls, and they are...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic is always great to work with and listens to the providers. I always enjoy working with them....

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VP/Other Executive

Epic's upgrades often disrupt third-party automations within the Epic environment. I understand that...

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VP/Other Executive

A lot of AI solutions are being developed in silos. The question is how Epic or any vendor can...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic has always been very open to hearing our feedback when it comes to ongoing development or what...

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VP/Other Executive

When we compare Epic's system to other EHRs on the market, Epic's system is clearly more...

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VP/Other Executive

In Epic Patient Financial Experience, I would like more customization. While Epic offers many use...

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CIO

We have really been focusing this year on moving some components to Epic Patient Financial...

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CIO

The biggest thing for Epic is that the EHR is really large, so some of the tools can lag a bit. When...

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Director

Epic meets with us whenever we want. We meet with them regularly to review our issues. In addition,...

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Director

With Epic Patient Financial Experience, if we schedule correctly, if the doctor is enrolled...

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Director

There are things at each institution that require deviations from Epic’s standard build, and Epic is...

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Director

Epic has really good people, first and foremost. They get things done. They are all young, really....

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Director

Electronic authorization tools is an area where Epic is really pushing forward. They are trying to...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic does a great job on their upgrades. Epic is truly defining the market and thinking outside the...

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VP/Other Executive

I got my ear bent at a holiday reception about how much the patient financial experience has...

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VP/Other Executive

We have been online with Epic for several years, and we do the training in-house now in terms of...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic Patient Financial Experience is expensive. Epic is expensive.

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VP/Other Executive

Epic's system is the best in the business. I don't think there is a better solution out there. But...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic is constantly giving their customers sneak peeks of what is in development and what they tend...

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VP/Other Executive

With Epic Patient Financial Experience, most of our support comes from our own internal Epic support...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic's business model continues to evolve. Recently, we have seen them start to add more fees for...

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CIO

We had a string of technical support people from Epic who didn't stay with us very long, so they...

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Director

Epic has released a functionality to create their own preservice payment plan. We are just waiting...

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Director

There are so many caveats with automation rules, getting benefits in, and running batches in Epic...

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Director

Sometimes Epic makes things seem easier than they are in Epic Patient Financial Experience. We...

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Director

We have a financial clearance call center from another vendor. If we could get something integrated...

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VP/Other Executive

I really don't think Epic does a good job with support, and that is because I'm not an analyst, so...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic is proactive when they are trying to get us to implement new things or do their checklist, but...

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VP/Other Executive

I'm going to rate financial experience a little bit lower in terms of the technology meeting our...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic’s prices are great. And there is a seamless integration across all Epic’s products. We don't...

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VP/Other Executive

There is a full suite of what can be done. Underneath Epic Patient Financial Experience are many...

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Manager

Epic gives such high-level training, and it does not really provide us with information on what we...

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Manager

The impact on our collection rates has been positive. Lots of patients use MyChart and the portal to...

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Manager

We were used to go-lives with Epic’s other solutions, so the implementation with Epic Patient...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic is continuing to evolve their software, so I do appreciate that Judy does not sit still. There...

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VP/Other Executive

There is always some stuff that is lost in translation because the folks at Epic are not living the...

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Most of our patient payments are electronic now. They are coming through MyChart. So MyChart is...

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VP/Other Executive

If someone can cruise social media and consume brain rot on the internet, they can use an Epic tool....

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VP/Other Executive

Epic has basically got their upgrades down to a science. They have quarterly upgrades. The only...

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VP/Other Executive

There is still a lot of work that Epic could do in a customer success kind of role. I don't think...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic is kind of like Apple; they are fantastic at what they do, and they know it. Their product is...

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VP/Other Executive

I would rate the support at the top of the scale if someone has a BFF or technical services. A lot...

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VP/Other Executive

I don't know that anyone can really convince a patient to pay or not pay. We can make things simpler...

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VP/Other Executive

The solution is highly effective. If it weren't right, it wouldn't be the standard. MyChart can be a...

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VP/Other Executive

People have to know who to talk to at Epic. I think when we do a survey and talk to other...

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Director

Epic is really responsive, and they have good options for logging tickets. They are also really good...

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VP/Other Executive

Everything is working well in Epic's system. Epic has spent multiple years with the patient...

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