HealthIT Archive — Page 5 of 6

Dense text graphic titled “EpicLeap FAQs,” with three question-and-answer sections about phased versus same-day Epic implementation, employee access to eStar training, and parking at One Hundred Oaks.
August 10, 2017

Focus on Epic: Frequently asked questions

By Vanderbilt Health News
Large lecture hall filled with attendees working on laptops and reviewing papers at long tables; framed portraits hang on the brick wall.
August 10, 2017

Focus on Epic: Extensive planning, preparation set stage for smooth launch

“If you haven’t been part of an Epic Go Live before, it’s a pretty amazing experience,” said Chris Costello, director of the EpicLeap program, referring to the time period when Epic software goes into production for the first time. “It’s borderline magical.”

By Madison Agee
Stethoscope resting on a laptop keyboard; the screen displays brain MRI scans alongside medical data tables.
August 10, 2017

Focus on Epic: Epic transition promises benefits for VUMC patients

When eStar goes live in the early morning hours of Nov. 2, the transition process should be largely invisible to the hundreds of patients who will be in the care of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) at the time.

By Madison Agee
A woman works on a laptop at a table in a modern hallway with additional tables and chairs. Directional wall signs point to rooms 19–26, rooms 27–36, a pantry, and washrooms.
August 10, 2017

Focus on Epic: eStar training for employees to be ‘all hands on deck’ effort

Training an entire organization on how to use a new computer system isn’t a simple task — especially when it involves adequately training more than 17,000 employees during a span of just 10 weeks.

By Kelsey Herbers
Complex infographic titled “The eStar Galaxy,” showing eStar at the center surrounded by interconnected Epic software modules, including clinical, patient-care, administrative, and information-management systems. Decorative rockets and planets appear against a dark space background, with Vanderbilt University Medical Center branding at the bottom.
August 10, 2017

Focus on Epic: eStar creates galaxy of interconnected applications

In an effort to continue its constant search for ways to enhance patient care, VUMC has embarked on a journey to reach for the future of health care — a new galaxy equipped with the resources needed to take its work to new heights.

By Kelsey Herbers
A suited speaker holds a microphone while walking across a dark stage illuminated by blue vertical lights.
August 10, 2017

Assembly outlines how Epic aligns with organizational goals

Much more than a just software replacement, eStar, the Epic-based clinical software platform replacing StarPanel, will be the backbone of a new information technology ecosystem for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) that will usher in future successes and create the potential to better serve patients, said Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO of VUMC and dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

By Tom Wilemon