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Jeffrey Allan
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Manager

For Secure Chat, there's a lot of core training functionality out there, but we haven't been exposed...

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Manager

Epic's user base is large, so they can't pick and choose which customers they get feedback from to...

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Manager

With Epic, we're a small fish in the sea as far as customers are concerned, so the support...

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Manager

Secure Chat needs more functionality in its capabilities right now. It's somewhat limited compared...

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CMIO

There doesn't seem to be a huge return on investment in Secure Chat by any means.

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CMIO

Regarding training for Secure Chat, we are left to our own devices. Epic tells us to configure it...

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CMIO

Secure Chat is integrated, inexpensive, and ubiquitous. But there's no way to shape communication...

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CMIO

Epic does have a road map, and they're consistently delivering on that vision. The challenge is that...

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CMIO

Secure Chat is so inexpensive and tightly integrated that it's hard not to use it, despite the fact...

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CMIO

Epic gets back to us within 24 hours when we need their support, or we at least get a response...

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CMIO

A lot of the time, Epic releases a new feature or function without having figured out pricing for it...

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CMIO

Secure Chat is missing a true hands-free option for us, as it is for many people.

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CMIO

Epic is moving really fast with their vision for the Secure Chat solution.

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CMIO

Epic has been a good partner. I don’t expect them to give me everything. I expect them to tell me...

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CMIO

We would like Epic to reduce the amount of manual effort required by our analysts to take routine...

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Director

Secure Chat provides our clinicians with the ability to securely discuss patient care needs.

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Director

We really haven't had any issues that haven't been addressed by Epic’s support people. They're...

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Director

The training on Secure Chat is pretty straightforward. But there are a lot of associated...

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CMIO

Epic helped us develop our unified communication strategy. We are implementing Epic calling with...

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CMIO

Epic is very responsive. Epic obviously has a pathway with multiple technical support people, and if...

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CMIO

I like the continual iterations and continual improvement in Secure Chat that we get the benefit of....

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CMIO

The training for Secure Chat is kind of baked into the other training, and we leverage Epic’s...

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Analyst/Coordinator

Our support from Epic is pretty good. We do have a third party, and then we have our IT partners who...

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Analyst/Coordinator

Our network is very used to group building and focusing on contacting a group instead of an...

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Analyst/Coordinator

Our organization definitely loves Secure Chat. We like the ease of attaching a patient chart to the...

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Director

Epic's support is the best it could ever be. I drink a lot of Epic's Kool-Aid, so when I'm asked...

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Director

How Epic surfaces release notes, issues, and defects is transparent. I've worked with other EHR...

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Director

Epic consistently delivers on their road map. They make their road map super visible and searchable...

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CMIO

With Epic, I have connections at every level of the company, and in terms of partnering and the...

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CMIO

Epic has a good vision and is always trying to innovate, but they don’t always 100% hit the mark....

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CMIO

We’re good partners with Epic. Secure Chat is very much something they’ve committed to developing...

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CMIO

With Epic, sometimes it takes a bit of time to get a resolution to issues. It’s not necessarily that...

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VP/Other Executive

We stopped using our previous clinical communications solution when we implemented Epic's tool,...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic doesn’t really train us on Secure Chat.

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CIO

To me, partnering means to be actively engaged. With Secure Chat, Epic offers the product, and we...

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CIO

Epic has one of the best support models. They have a lot of people engaged, including our BFF and...

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CMIO

We have some misuse of Secure Chat. Sometimes nurses will message an entire group because they don't...

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CMIO

Epic has been very slow in terms of making changes to Secure Chat, including things like...

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CMIO

Our biggest issue is the volume of Secure Chat messages. My suggestion would be some kind of AI...

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CMIO

I love that Secure Chat is integrated and easy to use. It is right there in the workflow within the...

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Manager

The strength is that Secure Chat is native to the Epic platform, and therefore, it is very easy to...

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Manager

Groups are effective. The system has just about all the other features that every other chat...

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Director

I would buy Secure Chat again because of the ease of use. I like the ability we have to just go to...

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CMIO

I'm happy with Secure Chat. I fought hard for Epic, and I did not even know Epic when I recommended...

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Director

Secure Chat makes it easier to communicate with people. The product provides secure communication...

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Director

Epic’s support team follows up in a timely manner. It took a while before I could figure out how to...

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COO

Now that we have Epic everywhere, they have been a good partner and readily available. The build,...

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COO

If Epic could make documentation easier and less time-consuming for clinicians, that would be great,...

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CMIO

In Secure Chat, we would like automated linking with certain order types so that, for example,...

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CMIO

Secure Chat integrates well with the rest of the Epic ecosystem. It is prone to overuse but offers...

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CMIO

For Secure Chat, we need training on appropriate use, particularly guidance on avoiding overuse. It...

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CMIO

The issue with Epic is primarily cost. Secure Chat is a strong product, but the value is lower...

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Director

We love Secure Chat. There are a lot of opportunities to optimize our strategy, but we are not...

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Director

We didn’t get any training on Secure Chat; we had to fumble our way through it. There is not a lot...

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Director

I have no idea who our Epic representative is for Secure Chat, or if there even is someone. In other...

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Manager

When recently installing a new software, Epic helped us streamline communication with residents and...

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Manager

We have migrated all of the codes that come through our clinical mobility devices to Secure Chat. We...

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Manager

There needs to be improved compatibility between Secure Chat, Bugsy, and MyChart Bedside in...

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Manager

We use Secure Chat to communicate with the doctors and nurses about authorization and authorization...

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Manager

Epic provides in-depth details for training on where to go and how to use Secure Chat. The solution...

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Manager

Epic’s support team usually responds within 24–72 hours, depending on the nature of the issue. It...

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Manager

We can’t search in Secure Chat. There are certain features that would make the solution more user-friendly....

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Director

Epic handles costs better than other vendors, although they do charge for integrations. There are...

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Director

One of the ongoing challenges with Secure Chat has been clinician adoption. During rounding,...

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CMIO

Epic meets our needs. They have advertised what they do, and they have expressed whatever...

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CMIO

As long as we use all the Epic products, things work out beautifully together. When we start to try...

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CMIO

I can get in touch with Epic’s support staff in 20 minutes, and they will help me with something if...

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CMIO

The foundation of Epic’s new stuff is the ability to spin up groups easily in Secure Chat. The...

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CMIO

The line between third-party push notifications and Secure chat is becoming thinner. The flow of...

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CMIO

Epic never keeps their promises. There is functionality that they always promise is coming, and we...

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CMIO

There are so many different workarounds in Secure Chat for different iOS and Android platforms. For...

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CMIO

Epic has lots of the functionality that we all want, but it comes out in a somewhat half-baked way....

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Director

Secure Chat has an additional piece to it. That is the VoIP. It is super expensive. We are very,...

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Director

The system integrates really well with our EHR, and it has fewer points of failure than our last...

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VP/Other Executive

I would like to be able to use Secure Chat for more things and offer more customization than we...

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VP/Other Executive

From a feature-development standpoint, we still kind of feel like Epic is operating on their own...

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Director

I would tell someone considering Secure Chat to try to commit their organization to really working...

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Manager

Some features could be better in Secure Chat. In a previous electronic health record system I used,...

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Manager

Secure Chat has been helpful, and I wouldn't want it to go away.

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Manager

Not enough third-party technologies interface with Secure Chat, but Epic is trying to improve that....

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CMIO

Secure Chat costs a lot, but the cost encompasses all things.

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CMIO

When it comes to the solution working as promoted, Secure Chat obviously has a lot to do with...

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CMIO

Epic's customer support is very good. Epic's customer support people know me. Epic is hyperproactive...

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CMIO

Epic is very proactive. They are moving us along. They have a clear vision of the future that we can...

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CMIO

I can't say enough about Epic. I have been working for decades, and I have never had a relationship...

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CMO

We need to have better education for the nursing staff members and the other personnel who use...

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CMO

Secure Chat is super easy to use. I don't remember the last time we had a glitch or any issue that...

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CMO

Epic was a great partner to work with during our implementation. I never heard anyone say a negative...

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Analyst/Coordinator

The ability to attach a patient chart and have that chart review right at our fingertips is hugely...

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Analyst/Coordinator

As much as I love the on-call finder because it is easy to find in Secure Chat, it does not make it...

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Analyst/Coordinator

There is not much integration with Secure Chat, but some third parties don't have the capability. We...

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CMIO

The benefit of Secure Chat is that we are able to link to patient information and clinical...

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CMIO

The downside to using this solution is that there are a lot of secure chats, and the system...

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