Epic vs. Fusion Web Clinic

Epic is very good on the medical side and continues improving mental health and dental care. Having integrated telehealth via Zoom was a game-changer. During COVID, it was vital to have telehealth options and to ensure it was completely HIPAA Compliant and easy to document inside their health record.

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Fusion Web Clinic has been such an upgrade from what we were on. Onboarding was easy and Fusion Web Clinic is a great platform for anyone in therapy to transfer over to. It's easy to learn and operate. The pricing is competitive and actually saved us money. We were previously on another very popular PT EMR, but the additional charges to add in billing and payment management was too much.

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• There are doctors' notes templates with prepopulated fields in them. This saves a lot of time.
• Epic sends medication orders to pharmacies electronically so that we do not have to call. This saves a lot of time.
• Epic has a Secure Chat feature via which we can send HIPAA protected messages to any employee with the patient's name and record attached.
• It has a PDMP link. We can look up what controlled medications such as opiates patients have been prescribed and by whom.
• It links to MyChart, which is a platform via which patients can look up their own information without them having to call the doctors. This saves a lot of time.

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• Reports - previous EMR's have had limited reporting, Fusion Web Clinic offers the ability to customize or create reports for almost anything you could need
• Scheduling - the ability to search for openings, color coding, and all around schedule customization
• Billing - electronic claims billing is a breeze, entering new payers and being able to bill takes no time at all

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• Visual Updates: While Epic is constantly improving the user experience, there are a few features that still need a design refresh. While this does not effect functionality, it does have an impact on user perception.
• Ordering: While placing an order for a physician is very easy, a few changes to the workflow could improve the experience for physicians.

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• Allow a progress note to be written without a plan of care attached to it
• Improvements on internal messaging - pop up notification, allow organization options such as folders or tagging, allow attachments

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It is beyond measure the best EHR on the market.

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You should invest time into taking a training class before using Epic, but once you get the hang of it the usability features are endless! My favorite part about Epic is how it is automated and "trained" to catch user errors that would typically be missed in normal documentation/charting. This ensures accuracy and eliminates errors.

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The initial training was good but would have been even better had I been more familiar with the system before taking it. I found learning how to deal with Epic while working in the field at the same time was a (pardon the pun) Epic learning curve. I really think there should be a scribe who does the data entry and others can focus on what they do best.

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Well-vetted lesson plans that teach you what you need to know for success.

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While not as effective as in-person training, it is still adequate.

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Epic has a regimented implementation process that ensures a successful go-live.

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Epic gives extensive customization options in terms of utility and view. I have found this to be highly useful and efficient EHR as compared to other EHRs we use in our organization.

Fusion Web Clinic reporting features are much more robust and customizable Remittance posting is easier and quicker

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• Being able to track and document all of our services in the same place has made an exceptional improvement in continuity of patient care, both internally across departments (medical/dental/mental health) and externally with specialists and other healthcare organizations on a national scale.
• Continuous improvements in Data reporting and analytics make tracking and implementing quality improvement measures throughout the year easy.
• Massive improvements to the ELLA training platform, combined with detailed and interactive training materials for all system areas, make onboarding and staff training much easier!

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• Tracking patient scheduling has improved our productivity imensely
• Insurance rejections are practically zero as Fusion Web Clinic scrubs claims before you send them
• Our denials are easy to turn around as Fusion Web Clinic has the notes right in the claim, it takes 2 minutes to correct the claim and send it right back out to insurance

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