https://avoidepic.com/tags/ehr/ Recent content in EHR on Avoid Epic Hugo -- gohugo.io en Copyright © Daniel J. Dick; all rights reserved. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 01:52:29 +0000 https://avoidepic.com/posts/epics-unethical-ehr-certification-process/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 01:52:29 +0000 https://avoidepic.com/posts/epics-unethical-ehr-certification-process/ <p>I don&rsquo;t have any objection to certification exams being difficult.</p> <p>I have great difficulty accepting unethical or dishonest exams:</p> <ul> <li>exams that defame the customer or candidate</li> <li>certification rules that change midstream</li> <li>exams where reward money is great and yet is a carrot on a string controlled by the tester without accountability</li> <li>exams that subject sincerely diligent and committed candidates to repeated mortifying humiliation before management affecting their employment</li> </ul> https://avoidepic.com/posts/epic-way-too-expensive-ehr/ Sun, 21 Mar 2021 18:38:06 -0700 https://avoidepic.com/posts/epic-way-too-expensive-ehr/ <h3 id="how-would-you-like-to-drive-your-healthcare-organization-into-bankruptcy">How would you like to drive your Healthcare organization into bankruptcy?</h3> <p><a href="https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/8-hospitals-finances-hurt-by-ehr-costs.html">Beckers Hospital Review</a> reported in their May 23rd, 2016 edition of the Hospital CFO Report that 8 hospitals' finances were hurt by EHR costs.</p> https://avoidepic.com/about/ Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:15:55 -0700 https://avoidepic.com/about/ Epic Issues? In 2011, a recruiter called me about a job opportunity in my home town of Fresno to work in the hospital where I was born as an Epic Clinical Systems Manager. At the time, it was called Community Medical Centers in Fresno, California. The people I worked with were awesome, and I enjoyed working hard to learn new technologies. Epic Failures? During my three years at Community Health Systems in Fresno, then Community Medical Systems, I had mixed experiences with Epic that left me disappointed and wanting to warn other healthcare systems to beware and consider other alternatives. https://avoidepic.com/posts/vendor-lock-in/ Sun, 07 Mar 2021 13:55:12 -0800 https://avoidepic.com/posts/vendor-lock-in/ <p>Featured image above provided by <a href="https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/nature/">Nature Vectors by Vecteezy</a></p> <h3 id="do-you-want-freedom-to-make-choices">Do you want freedom to make choices?</h3> <ul> <li> <p>The best and cheapest software?</p> </li> <li> <p>The best and cheapest and most reliable consultants?</p> </li> <li> <p>The best for installation, configuration, testing, training, and maintenance?</p> <p>Or do you want to be forced to accept one vendor&rsquo;s decision at whatever price they want to require you to pay?</p> </li> </ul> https://avoidepic.com/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:33:54 -0800 https://avoidepic.com/ Are you considering blowing millions or billions on Epic?