Due the wide-ranging positive impact the Epic Enterprise project will have on Cooper University Health Care, we will be sending out periodic information updates to all employees. For additional information, visit the Epic Enterprise site. For specific questions, email EpicEnterprise@cooperhealth.edu.
What is the Epic Enterprise project?
The Epic Enterprise project will transition current IT systems for patient scheduling, billing, and radiology into Epic to consolidate most patient information into one system. For the past 15 months, 55 analysts and more than 200 subject matter experts have been working to design, build, and test the new Epic applications.
What systems are being transitioned to Epic?
| Current System | Future Epic System |
| Epic-Bedtime – Discharges and Transfers | Grand Central – Admission, Discharge,Transfer |
| Imagecast – Radiology Information System | Radiant – Radiology Information System |
| Flowcast – Registration | Prelude – Registration |
| Flowcast – Scheduling | Cadence – Scheduling |
| Flowcast – Physician Billing | Resolute Physician Billing |
| Healthquest – Hospital Billing | Resolute Hospital Billing and Coding |
The next key dates for Epic Enterprise project:
- August 8 -19, 2016: Introduction Classes on Being a Super-User.
- August 15 – September 23, 2016: User Acceptance Testing.
- August 22 – September 2, 2016: Super User and Manager Training.
- September 6 – October 13, 2016: End-User Training.
- November 1: GO LIVE!
What is an Epic Super User?
Super Users are tech-savvy Cooper employees who will receive advanced training. The Super Users will play a key role throughout the organization in supporting employees during the transition and after the go-live. They will also serve as liaisons between IT and operations to assist with questions and issues related to the transition.
Spotlight on an Epic system: Grand Central
Grand Central is Epic’s patient registration and patient tracking system. Users of Grand Central are able to manage a patient’s stay from pre-admission through discharge, including bed planning, housekeeping, and patient transport. Transport and housekeeping departments will move from the