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.
Last year we published the first volume of the Epic Almanac, and now we’re back with a new edition. Read the Epic Almanac, Volume 2 here. This year’s crop 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. Like the Farmer’s Almanac, we hope it’ll help the Epic community anticipate what’s on the horizon to prepare for the winds of change.
Nurses Answer Patient Messages Faster, Gain Time for Care with Epic AI
Patients value being able to message their care team. Art, Epic’s AI for clinicians, helps with the administrative work behind those messages—sorting and prioritizing them, and drafting replies for nurses to review, edit, and send.
Introducing Connectors: A New Way for Apps to Communicate With Epic
Connectors will let Epic find information and complete tasks in other apps, so patients, clinicians, and administrative staff don’t have to switch between apps and portals to get what they need.
VA-Epic Connection Makes It Easier to Book Specialist Appointments for Veterans
Staff at the VA can now schedule appointments on the spot with health systems that use Epic. It’s the latest step in years of interoperability work between the VA, the Department of Defense, and the Epic community.
