Stanford Medicine Children’s Health designed a screening questionnaire to identify children who might be experiencing physical abuse—while avoiding perpetuating biases. From 2019 to 2021, 166 potential abuse cases were identified. Now, more than 97% of children seen in the emergency department are screened.

At Mayo Clinic, designated oncology nurses called navigators provide individualized educational, logistical, and emotional support to patients with cancer. Using features available in Epic’s Foundation System to track outreach, document specific needs, and manage interventions, the navigators help patients overcome barriers that could prevent or delay treatment. Last year, navigators provided 20,0000 interventions that addressed barriers to care, clearing the way for nearly 7,000 patients to receive timely cancer treatment.

Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Hospital used Epic to study treatment methods for hypophosphatemia, an electrolyte disorder. They conducted the first pragmatic randomized control study conducted entirely within the Epic system in Australia and found that the mean cost per patient was 10-fold less with enteral treatment than with IV treatment, CO2 emissions were 60-fold less, and treatment produced 96% less waste measured by weight.

AdventHealth dedicates four hours per month for nurses in its Service Line Expert Extenders program to grow their EHR skills and share knowledge with their units. With part-time extenders in 85% of units, nurses saved an average of 28 minutes per shift on documentation, and nurse turnover was 21% lower when extenders participated in the Professional Excellence Program.