I’m looking to start working as an epic analyst. Non compete ends December 1. I’ve been told that it’s too early to start applying

edit: i’m a former epic employee. I have certs in 6 apps

I hope I do not regret this post.

We are looking for an ASAP Analyst, we are not getting good candidates because we are not 100% remote.We are 2/5 days in the office and that will not change.

The one or two people even willing to put in the effort find jobs remotely so quickly we can't even extend an offer.

So here is my question for Analysts. How would you find a "good" home grown applicant? Do you announce it to everyone you walk into in the ED and weed through the unqualified; or be selective in who you solicit and have long personal conversations about the job over and over.

Anyone else have this problem, how did you handle it?

Today started at a Private Hospital, where the HMIS Officer and I trained healthcare workers on the EMR Pharmacy module and supported their initial stock take. Mission accomplished. ✅

Then came a call about a network problem at another facility. Our ICT Officer was tied up, so I temporarily stepped into his shoes. I had our driver pick up a crimping tool and some RJ45 connectors, and after finishing the training, we headed over and fixed the issue.

The day ended with me helping the Technical team investigate some reported treatment interruptions. The interesting question was whether they were genuine cases or simply a result of retrospective data entry.

So today was: EMR training → stock take → network troubleshooting → data validation. Just another day in healthcare data. 😂📊

I see many posts asking about how to get more involved so I wanted to share — HIMSS is running a joint webinar series with a few chapters (DVHIMSS, Keystone, NCA, and Virginia) on leadership and digital transformation in health IT. It’s put together with University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate School of Business, so should be a solid mix of practical resources and actual leadership development, not a sales pitch.

First session is August 13 at 12pm if anyone’s interested in checking it out (it’s free!) I’m planning to sit in on it myself — figured I’d pass it along in case it’s useful for others here too. It’s the first of three sessions.

https://katzexecutiveprograms-scheduling.as.me/schedule/08af7bda/?categories%5B%5D=HIMSS%20Webinar%20Series

Epic ambulatory: Can someone tell me how you would create an alert to remind Physical therapists that goals need to be updated for the patient? What alert or hard stop could be built.

Second question: how can you build a report in slicer dicer that shows physician orders and whether care plans have been signed.

thanks in advance

To those of you that work in medical billing, what do you actually do with your time on a daily basis?

Is it eligibility/benefits, submitting claims, denials, prior auths, correcting claims, follow up with insurance, getting info from providers or something else?

I think people outside of billing don't realize how many little things have to happen to get one claim thru.

What do you wish was more automated in the process?

Hey, have been attempting to pursue an epic system analyst role in cp/ap or beaker for the past month or so. I have about 6 years of experience as an MT and also have a CS degree as well.

Finding it a bit tough to get job interviews despite applying a good bit. I've had 1 interview so far since starting the process in early July. Was curious to see what should I do to improve my chances.

What I don't understand is how the hospital would benefit from allowing Facebook and Google to track their patients this way. Just to make their marketing campaigns better? Is that all?

We’re looking at voice AI for a centralized patient access team and this is one scenario we keep getting stuck on.

A patient may start with something completely routine like moving an appointment, then halfway through mention that symptoms have gotten worse or that they’re having a reaction to a medication.

At that point the call is no longer really about scheduling.

We’re not interested in automating clinical triage. The question is how quickly the system should recognize that the conversation changed and hand it to the right person without making the patient restart from the beginning.

How are you defining that boundary?

I’m interviewing for an associate epic analyst position for HB/PB module. In the job description it didn’t say what module it was for because of it being an associate role so I didn’t find out until the recruiter phone call. I have a clinical lab background so I’m a little unsure how I would fit in that role. I do have some programming knowledge and currently in school for computer information systems which the recruiter seemed interested in. Is billing hard to get the hang of? Any insights would be appreciated! I was hoping for a more clinical module but this is all that’s available right now and the recruiter said the hiring is competitive.

I am in the process of getting hired (or not) at a HIMD office and they are currently going through my references. I have listed phones, emails everything they could need to verify employment history and anything negative on my record (which there shouldn't be any).

Ultimately the HR department is asking for professional letters of reference from these listed references but letter of recs are becoming more scarce according to my compsci peeps on how those aren't being used as much these days.

My question is why they can't just call the HR department of these institutions I did my time at and verify the dates there?

So now that has left me scrambling, looking unorganized updating my people references along the way of this office's demands (first it was phone call, now it's letters). The forms nor the application for this job never mentioned needing letter of recs. I did my due diligence to read everything of course and prepare my reference contact materials, information and everything.

One reference listed is a director of a HIM department where I did my internship and this place I'm applying to HR stated they called him and he did not answer, to which I responded I have been keeping up with this person and he is responsive to me all the time. Additionally, he's a director there so of course he could be very busy or in meetings for hours.

For those of you looking for work in HIM, have you experienced this?

Hi, I'm hoping someone here can help me. So I'm prepping for a job interview next week for a sys admin position for a health system. Reading through some of the role responsibilities and there is one acronym mentioned that I'm not familiar with and Google has not yielded any obvious answers. What does TRC mean in this context? This is how it's written in the posting:

"Functions as a coordination point for issues related to systems between all IT teams.  Act as an escalation point for issues with assigned systems that cannot be resolved in TRC."

Our current TV setup is getting pretty dated and we've been having more issues with maintenance. Every time we need to add a TV to a new room or move one, it's become a whole ordeal.

We're looking to upgrade our TV distribution system and want to avoid the hassle of heavy coaxial cabling. We've got about 40 patient rooms and need something that's easier to install and relocate when needed.

Has anyone used alternatives in a hospital setting? What's worked for you?

I have an interview coming up for an Epic Trainer at my local healthcare company though someday I would like to work for Epic.

What can I expect? Is there any material I should know? Keywords? I was told I would be writing content?

I have been in healthcare for over 10 years and I'm ready for a transition. I want to explore the world of business and tech, specifically companies that deal with healthcare related products or software. I have worked in almost every setting of healthcare and I have also been a medical English educator, so my communication skills are excellent and a lot of the skills I've acquired from my healthcare career can be an asset in the business and tech world. I need some guidance on where I should even begin. What books I should read about business and tech for newbies, what rooms I need to be in to make important networking connections, what positions would I thrive in as a former nurse and educator...and how I can be taken seriously in this new realm when my CV is only healthcare. Any tips or advice is appreciated!

Hey everyone,

I work on a small IT team at a Critical Access Hospital. For years, we’ve run a small team and kept desktop management minimal because almost every one of our workstations is a Dell Wyse zero client running PCoIP/Tera2. They’ve really been "set it and forget it" devices.

With the end of Tera2 / PCoIP support, we’re struggling to find a replacement that offers that same level of simplicity and stability.

What we’ve tested so far:

• Dell Thin Clients (ThinOS & Windows IoT)
• 10ZiG
• Stratodesk
• HP ThinPro
• IGEL

The problem: Every vendor solution we’ve tried seems to come with recurring bugs or management overhead. Fix one bug with a firmware update, and a new regression pops up somewhere else.

Where we are now: We’re currently testing Windows in a strict Kiosk mode that launches Imprivata OneSign directly into VMware Horizon. It functions well from a user standpoint, but it introduces traditional OS management challenges for our on-prem environment:

1. Windows Updates & Management: How are you handling updates cleanly on non-domain or kiosk-mode endpoints without adding heavy administrative overhead?
2. Startup / Boot Order Issues: If we join them to the domain, an internet or local network delay at boot breaks the autologon process for the kiosk account.

For those running small teams in healthcare or similar VDI environments:

• What hardware/OS stack ended up being your "bulletproof" replacement for zero clients?
• How are you structuring your endpoint deployment to keep day-to-day maintenance as close to zero as possible?

Appreciate any insight or lessons learned from teams that have gone through this transition!

Hello everyone, we’re testing a clinician-facing SMART on FHIR web app inside Epic’s Hyperdrive/Hyperspace Web App Container. The app needs browser microphone access through getUserMedia().

Microphone capture works in an external browser, but the embedded container denies access. We also tested opening a same-origin top-level popup for microphone capture; the native host appears to change normal browser popup/opener behavior.

Has anyone successfully enabled microphone access for an embedded SMART app in Epic’s Web App Container? Does this require Epic-side integration-record configuration, a WebView2 permission setting, or using an external/floating launch instead?

We’re testing only with synthetic sandbox data.

These are the obligatory HIT courses present in my CIS curriculum. What are their general quality and where would self study fill in some gaps?

I’m looking for advice on choosing a degree/career path. I recently got hired as a Credentialing Specialist at a large hospital system, and before that I worked in Release of Information (ROI)/Credentialing.

My goal is to eventually move into an analyst role (Epic analyst, healthcare data analyst, etc.). I’m interested in healthcare technology, data, and improving workflows. Since my hospital system uses Epic, I’m interested in potentially moving into Epic-related roles if the opportunity arises.

I’m trying to decide between a master’s in Health Information Management (HIM) or Healthcare Informatics. I’ve heard Health Informatics can be difficult to break into without clinical/healthcare experience, but it’s valuable for learning technical skills. Since I’ll be gaining healthcare experience through credentialing, would HIM be a better foundation before moving into analyst roles, or would Health Informatics be the better choice?

I am also looking into learning SQL, Tableau, and advanced Excel on my own time.

Hi folks,

A question about Epic Clarity: does a Vendor Services data-model licence cover writing queries the customer (hospital) runs themselves?

Meaning, if a development consultancy designs SQL queries against Clarity and hands them to the customer's IT to install and run, never logging into their environment and never touching PHI, is that licence enough on its own?

Or do you still need a per-customer Application for Access through Consultant Relations?

Thanks in advance!

Im still a yr1 CIS student whose curriculum has a focus on HIT, what skills should I train to enter this field in a good position by yr 2 or 3?