Epic Systems has integrated two-way patient texting, which allows hospitals and health systems using its software to offer patients mobile messaging that can send them alerts about appointments, prescriptions and billing.
Category: Health IT
94.6% of hospitals are using telemedicine for staffing support
A new study revealed that 94.6 percent of hospitals across the country use telemedicine, often to combat staffing shortage issues.
Epic to roll out online app gallery
Epic plans to release a new online app gallery in the coming weeks.
4 Epic features improving clinician satisfaction
Epic’s voice assistant feature, Hey Epic!, improved Epic user’s experience more than other EHR upgrades, according to a KLAS report.
EHR vendor NextGen exploring a sale: Report
EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare is reportedly looking at selling the company, Reuters reported Aug. 23.
What Epic looks for in a network engineer
EHR giant Epic is searching for a network engineer to join its Madison, Wis.-based campus.
Judy Faulkner touts new plans for Epic
Epic Systems founder and CEO Judy Faulkner told audiences at the company’s annual Users Group Meeting that the healthcare industry is adrift at sea because of challenges like provider burnout, staffing shortages, and provider and customer satisfaction,…
Epic looks to accelerate generative AI offerings
Epic is tapping into generative AI to roll out more tools to help hospitals and health systems save time on documentation, as well as coding and billing processes.
95% of patients say telehealth is easiest way to get diagnoses
Telemedicine received the highest ratings when 1,000 U.S. patients were asked about the easiest way to obtain a diagnosis.
How Epic does clinical informatics
Epic’s Cosmos clinical informatics database is allowing health systems and researchers to find insights on how to treat blood pressure and rare diseases and even identify victims of human trafficking, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Aug. 23.
