We are currently experiencing this to a degree because the oncologist ordered H’s blood test only put test results in their portal rather than mychart EPIC where his other results from everything else resides.
H is asking the oncologist how to get the blood test results to post on the MyChart EPIC so all his providers can see it. It’s somewhat maddening from a patient and management of data perspective.
When I got H’s former PCP to give me his years of blood work and results (in 2023) to take to the oncologist, it was xeroxed copies of faxes and handwritten notes. That’s when I noticed his white blood cell count had been over 15,000 for years and climbing every year without him saying a word. He does not go there anymore.
Yes and no. Two of my doctors belong to a major hospital system that does not use MyChart. It has its own portal.
A number of my doctors are no longer using EPIC for EMRs. They told me the costs were getting prohibitive and there were other options.
Some of the hospitals and their networks use EPIC. Some don’t.
And just because a hospital uses a certain kind of EMRs does not mean that they will be on MYChart.
I guess I’m behind on the lingo because I don’t know what EPIC is.
Epic is a leading provider of electronic medical records software.
EPIC is one of the providers of EMRs. But not the only one…and as others entered the field, it’s not the only act in town.
Poking around, it looks like the non-Mychart system is provided by one called Athena Health.
And providers that use Epic don’t necessarily use it in the same manner as the next provider.
Here’s a list of EMR/EHR providers: https://www.ehrinpractice.com/ehr-vendor-directory-8.html.
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I don’t see all of mine on MyChart, just my gastro. Seems like the big corps are buying up the private clinics and consolidating under this massive umbrella. I don’t like it because it’s so administratively heavy and I’m not sure what the doctors think about.
They totally suck. Lol
The other day, my brother had a “mishap,” where he fell off a 3 step stepladder while putting up lights and ended up at orthopedic clinic for broken rib. He learned it had been absorbed/bought by large medical center. I’m not sure what that will do to care and administration as it was great.
I hope he is OK. VC groups are buying up all and medical care can decrease. It’s really on the ethos of the VC group. We have met with many of them and profit is front and center. Very few mentioned patient care. Well, it comes up but….. One reason we are not going in that direction with our office. Many a doctor are not happy after their first year with these group’s. We are actually seeing a small trend of doctors going back into private practice. Very small but it’s happening.
How do they handle the overhead of dealing with insurance reimbursement, or are these providers going concierge or “patients handle insurance themselves”?
One’s I know just regular back to practice. Practice doing the billing . There is definitely a trend with younger doctor’s to not take insurance from the get go. They really rely on social media and it seems to work well. Many practices are doing a hybrid to get away from insurance plans. This works better with some types of practices than others.
The thing is that the orthopedic practice split off and became independent because they wanted more autonomy. It’s interesting that they were bought by the healthcare system but I suspect it’s because many of the orthopedic docs are getting older and trying to simplify their lives. They are the main orthopedic docs in our state and had a great urgent care place for orthopedic injuries with several branches on our island.
The Orthopedic group was bought by a large hospital system that has been around our state for many years. It’s not a new pilot VC group, so there’s that. It has a history and people are used to that hospital system.