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Sicker Patients, More Admissions: How COVID-19 has Changed Emergency Care

Like healthcare visit volumes in the outpatient space, emergency department (ED) visit volumes dropped significantly at the beginning of the pandemic and had not yet recovered as of early 2021.

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Sicker Patients, More Admissions: How COVID-19 has Changed Emergency Care

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Faster Recovery from Colorectal Surgery Using an ERAS Program

By implementing a colorectal Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program in Epic, Wellstar Health System reduced length of stay by 32%, decreased readmissions by 24%, and prescribed 61% fewer opioids for patients undergoing colorectal procedures.

One Place for Over One Million Calls: Centralizing Communication with Epic’s Healthcare CRM

Yale New Haven Health System’s call center provides a single point of entry for both new and established patients. Using Epic’s healthcare CRM, Cheers, it personalized the caller experience and activated over 9,000 patients on MyChart in under five months.

Providers and Health Plans Connect to Fast Track Prior Authorization, Claims, and Quality Reporting

Using Payer Platform, Mayo Clinic and BCBS MN reduced ADR denials by up to 75%; Baptist Health and Humana automatically exchanged 24,000 charts in one year; and Ochsner Health and Humana completed 53% of prior authorizations instantly.

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