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The Epic Almanac, Volume 2

This edition includes stories about the interesting and important work happening across the Epic community, information about programs and resources available to help our customers, and some of the inside scoop from Epic – with a dash of fun for good measure.

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It Takes a Village: Coming Together to Improve Sepsis Outcomes and Reduce Mortality

It Takes a Village: Coming Together to Improve Sepsis Outcomes and Reduce Mortality

November 11, 2024
Lee Health developed a sepsis prevention and survivorship program that uses Epic's sepsis predictive model to identify at-risk patients, an order set to help the care team follow best practices, and remote patient monitoring to support patients after discharge. The organization reduced the average length of stay for patients with sepsis by two days and reduced mortality by 18%—representing 110 lives saved in one year.
Increasing Referrals for Early Intervention Services to Address Developmental Delays in Young Children

Increasing Referrals for Early Intervention Services to Address Developmental Delays in Young Children

November 04, 2024
Through a grant-funded partnership with the NYC Health Department, NYC Health + Hospitals increased referrals to free early intervention services for children with developmental delays. Employing referral forms in Epic and community health workers, the organization improved the referral rate by 30%. Children received services starting at 18-23 months on average, compared with the New York City average of 24-29 months.
Virtual Wards Help Patients Recover at Home, Free Up Hospital Capacity Across England

Virtual Wards Help Patients Recover at Home, Free Up Hospital Capacity Across England

October 28, 2024
Three NHS Foundation Trusts in England established virtual wards to alleviate hospital capacity constraints by providing acute care in patients’ homes. The trusts use Epic to refer patients to the virtual wards and ensure continuity of care. One organization’s virtual ward cared for 1,800 patients in the first year, freeing up more than 4,000 bed hours.
A Comprehensive Approach to Patient Flow: Analytics, Capacity Command Center, and Discharge Lounge

A Comprehensive Approach to Patient Flow: Analytics, Capacity Command Center, and Discharge Lounge

October 21, 2024
UCSF Health revamped its strategy for optimizing capacity to address hospital overcrowding and reduce patient flow bottlenecks. After establishing a capacity command center, opening a discharge lounge, and increasing transparency and cross-team communication with analytics, UCSF Health saw a 45-minute improvement in discharge time of day and a six-hour reduction in emergency department boarding time across the organization.

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