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EPIC BRIDGES DENTAL AND MEDICAL HEALTH INFORMATION
With the adoption of the Epic electronic health record (EHR) system, the College of Dentistry has access to a single, integrated EHR utilized by the entire UK Healthcare enterprise. Epic provides the college’s dental clinics seamless access to established medical information never before experienced. Providers, students, and staff involved in supporting dental care will significantly benefit from this new integrated medical-dental record, as will dental patients.
In December 2019, college leadership announced the decision for UKCD to transition to Epic in conjunction with UK HealthCare’s move to the system. Transitioning at this time allowed the college to provide more input during the process and benefit from substantial savings on new equipment and technical support during the project. Despite the pandemic, nearly 150 hospitals implemented Epic during 2020. Organizations noted the vendor’s deep integration and stability among key reasons for adoption. The vendor’s culture of “yes, if” rather than “no, because,” and efforts to further enhance its product to better support
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