Comments on: News 2/6/09

By: Rice Cake

Rice Cake — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:59:54 +0000

Use the cash to make a PSA that educates them on why people sound so funny when they talk… ’cause they know two languages or more.

I’d rather a hospital pay to train its docs to speak slower, make eye contact, and use less patronizing tones. Who cares about accents? Just slow the hell down and talk to me like a person. lol.

By: Someone

Someone — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:31:05 +0000

Seriously, the Epic guys only fill a standardized set of Epic roles. When extra Epic people show up to help they are often expenses only – you fly them in and feed them and they help you out in a pinch. So, at least Give them some credit there. They’re not in competition with consultants. Although it is true that some consultants would like to fill Epic roles, history has shown that that’s a disaster. Like them or not, the Epic guys generally know the system well even if they’re young and lean on the customer to know their own healthcare operation.

By: Ihafnoagzent

Ihafnoagzent — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:54:58 +0000

The Accent Reduction class at Cincinnati Children’s is not really to “sound more American”, but is for those who feel that their accent interferes with communication – which, of course, puts a much greater significance behind it.

By: Joe Blow

Joe Blow — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:11:59 +0000

St. Clare’s ad is now gone from the page.

By: JP

JP — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:29:17 +0000

Epic Judy vs Consultants… this time its for real.

What is real is that this whole issue comes down to money. Epic is expensive as are consultants… she is just looking at her own bottom line. The really interesting battle on the horizon involves Epic and their “Good Maintenance” program. Good Maintenance is a program where Epic refunds money (that the site paid in) to sites that are staying current with Epic Releases. We qualified last year for this program and received a refund check for $440,000 (not chump change).

Healthcare systems are able to shed consultants off the books with relative ease in times of financial strain but what happens when a hospital can’t keep up with the thousands of SUs and RNs that Epic throws their way? Times are tight in Healthcare and Epic withholding their good maintenance money sounds like an interesting law suit. Epic needs to remember that patients come first… otherwise there is going to be some nice office space available in Verona.