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Inside Hopkins: The Age of Epic – April 11, 2013

Less than two years ago, Johns Hopkins Medicine signed on to Epic and leapt into the future of health care. On April 4, the first wave of outpatient practices migrated to the new electronic medical record system, which will integrate ambulatory and inpatient records, improve the quality of care and meet the demands of health care reform.

Inside Hopkins: First-Day Impressions – April 11, 2013
As wave one went live, Inside Hopkins chatted with several employees about how things went in the initial days of the switchover. Read their comments and share your own experiences.

Inside Hopkins: Byte by Byte, Epic Has Arrived! – April 11, 2013

What does it take to adopt one electronic medical record system across Johns Hopkins Medicine? As Epic goes live in ambulatory settings throughout August, the statistics reveal a project of breathtaking scale.

Inside Hopkins: "Super Users to the Rescue" – March 28, 2013

As more than 600 ambulatory care settings across Johns Hopkins Medicine convert to Epic this year, a battalion of Epic super-users is available to answer questions, tackle problems and serve as a liaison between employees and project leaders.

Test Your Epic Knowledge – March 14, 2013

Think you understand all of Epic’s specialty modules? These applications support patient care, so it is important to become familiar with their names and uses. Match the following Epic modules to their corresponding department or use.

Dome: "Charting a Mindful Approach" – March 2013

Clinician courtesy and sound design are the keys to patient-centered electronic medical records.

Hopkins Medicine Magazine: "Epic Change" – February 1, 2013

Teamwork is the only way to tap Epic’s full potential to integrate medical records, improve patient care and safety, and yield valuable data for research.

Dome: "Going with the Flow" – February 2013

Positive reviews are pouring in from Johns Hopkins Medicine clinics where patient care teams have been test-driving the new clinical workflow.

New York Times: "Mining Electronic Records for Revealing Health Data" – January 14, 2013

The monitoring and analysis of electronic medical records, some scientists say, have the potential to make every patient a participant in a vast, ongoing clinical trial, pinpointing treatments and side effects that would be hard to discern from anecdotal case reports or expensive clinical trials.

Dome: "Chief Perspective – An Epic Effort" – January 2013

Dr. Paul B. Rothman, Dean of the Medical Faculty and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine outlines the benefits of Epic and the importance of prepation before the rollouts.

Dome: "Epic Training: Accessible to Every User" – January 2013

A process for employees with disabilities who are seeking classroom and/or testing accommodations has been outlined in compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), by the Epic training team, the Occupational Health Services (OHS) department and the Office of Workforce Diversity.

Inside Hopkins: Byte by Byte, Epic Has Arrived! – April 11, 2013

What does it take to adopt one electronic medical record system across Johns Hopkins Medicine? As Epic goes live in ambulatory settings throughout August, the statistics reveal a project of breathtaking scale.