Epic In Healthcare

Alvandi (2015) argues that electronic health records and documentation systems enhances the communication among healthcare providers and improves coordination of interdisciplinary teamwork by: allowing faster accessibility of health records, improved decision making, improve tracking of patients and overall improvement in the analysis and evaluation of the care provided to patients. The documentation system used in the writer’s microsystem is Epic. Epic (2017) is a health information exchange software system that includes an electronic patient health record. It contains records of more than 190 million patients around the world in various settings including hospitals, rehab centers, and independent practices. Using the Epic system, nurses
It also provides an improved flow of information across healthcare setting, from acute care to inpatient care to outpatient care or residential care. It enhances the coordination and continuity of care. At the facility of the writer, the morning treatment team, which consist of a psychiatrist, social worker, nursing staff, and pharmacy staff, is able to review the night staff’s (nursing staff and mental health workers) overnight notes to assist them in updating patient’s treatment plans. Night staff is able to review these providers’ notes in Epic so that when they come in at night and these providers are gone, they know how to plan their care. Epic provides a form of communication between different shifts, providing patients with consistent quality care, twenty-four hours a day.

References
Alvandi, M. (2015). Optimizing the effect of electronic health records for healthcare professionals and consumers. The American Journal of Accountable Care, 27-32. Retrieved from https://ajmc.s3.amazonaws.com/_media/_pdf/05_AJAC_Alvandi915%20(002).pdf
Epic. (2017). About us. Retrieved from http://www.epic.com
Epic. (2017, March). Cincinnati children’s improves outcomes in 50% of children with chronic conditions. Retrieved from