Cerner HealtheIntent was the name of a cloud-based population health and data platform. Current Oracle materials use Oracle Health Data Intelligence. The older HealtheIntent name remains familiar to many healthcare teams. The platform brings together clinical, claims, pharmacy, social, and other data. Teams can use that information to create longitudinal records and support analytics. It […]
Advanced scheduling helps healthcare organizations match staffing to expected demand, required skills, labor rules, employee availability, and operational priorities. A basic calendar or spreadsheet records the schedule. An advanced process uses workforce data and defined rules to help managers build it and respond when conditions change. In a hospital, a scheduling decision can affect labor […]
“Tell me about a time when...” If you have interviewed for a healthcare IT role, you have probably heard a question that starts this way. Employers ask behavioral questions because a real example shows how you think, what you did, and what happened next. The STAR method gives you a simple way to tell that […]
Healthcare moves quickly, and few people can read every report or attend every conference. A good podcast can make important ideas easier to follow. It also gives experienced leaders time to explain their thinking. The best show for you depends on what you want to learn. Some focus on executive leadership and organizational change. Others […]
Epic Radiant is Epic's radiology information system (RIS). It connects imaging orders, scheduling, protocoling, patient preparation, exam tracking, documentation, results, charging, and reporting. Radiant commonly works with picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), imaging devices, voice-recognition or reporting tools, and other clinical systems. The exact workflow depends on an organization's licensed capabilities, imaging specialties, facilities, […]
Epic Cheers is Epic's customer relationship management application for healthcare. Health systems can use it to coordinate outreach and support contact-center conversations. It can also connect people with care and measure outcomes after an interaction. Cheers works within the broader Epic ecosystem, but it is only one part of a healthcare CRM program. The organization […]
Epic Cupid is Epic's cardiovascular information system (CVIS). It connects cardiology orders, scheduling, procedure documentation, structured reporting, results, communication, charging, and analytics. Epic's current specialty-product overview says Cupid supports invasive and noninvasive cardiology procedures. It is designed to work with PACS, ECG, imaging, and other connected systems. Exact capabilities depend on the licensed products, configuration, […]
An Epic EHR conversion reaches nearly every part of a health system. It affects clinical care, revenue cycle, patient access, data, interfaces, devices, training, and support. A complete build does not mean the organization is ready. Leaders still need timely decisions, validated workflows, usable history, prepared users, and a practical transition plan. The eight pitfalls […]
Epic's Agent Factory and Curiosity raise a bigger question: Is your health system ready to govern AI agents? Here's how to prepare before 2027.
When Epic is unavailable, patient care does not stop. Clinicians still need essential patient, order, medication, and schedule information. Epic Business Continuity Access, commonly called BCA, makes approved downtime reports available from designated workstations. The right report set is not every report the system can produce. Each department needs the minimum information required to work […]
Epic Beacon is Epic's oncology and hematology application for adult and pediatric care. It connects treatment plans, therapy ordering and administration, staging, longitudinal tracking, and registry reporting with the rest of the patient's record. Oncology treatment is complex and safety-critical, so a Beacon implementation cannot belong to the application team alone. Clinical, pharmacy, nursing, informatics, […]
Epic Rover puts selected Epic workflows on supported handheld devices. With the right configuration, clinicians can use it for barcode medication administration, specimen collection, vital signs, task review, chart access, and other work at the bedside. The healthcare organization deploys and manages Rover; it is not a stand-alone consumer app. What users can do with […]