tbostock Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 We are about to install Epic as our new HIS. They don't have Blood Bank, so we're going with SoftBank, but the rest of the Lab will be on Epic Lab. Is there anyone out there that is live on Epic Lab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Needs ☆ Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Oh blow it Terri; when I read your heading for the thread, I thought you were talking about my Laboratory, not a computer programme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:devilish: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L106 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 The little devil icons are quite appropriate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimo Kolasinski Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I have EPIC at my hospital and it's pretty terrible for Blood Banking. From what I've gathered if your lab is contracted out then the hospital has very little interest in making the lab interface work smoothly. At our hospital they put a basic framework in place and expects the lab to fix all of the incorrect orders that are put in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaMan369 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 What LIS and HIS systems are you currently on? Can you tell me about the transition from the current system to EPIC? Any problems or suggestions? What are your thoughts on SoftBank?Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbostock Posted November 29, 2010 Author Share Posted November 29, 2010 We are currently Cerner Millenium (HIS and LIS), and are going live with both Epic and SoftBank in March. The transition is going pretty well, we are on time for go-live. You get a lot of support from Epic and they keep you on track. It was underestimated how much time the Lab builders/trainers would spend on the system; expect that those people will do nothing else in the Lab until you go live. We are in the validation stage of SoftBank, love it so far. It's an excellent system and the SCC staff is amazing. The only "glitch" we have seen so far is how to handle blood administration; Epic has a blood admin module, but it is not FDA approved, so we decided to keep that system on paper until we implement SoftID Tx, which is FDA approved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaMan369 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Thanks for the info, Terri. I hate to ask so many questions, but our hospital is currently looking at a new HIS, with a possibility of a new LIS. Are you switching to Epic HIS and LIS? Why the switch from Cerner? What are some positives from Epic that Cerner did not meet? What are some positives from Cerner that Epic does not meet? Are you using Epic's AP module? What size is your facility? Thank you again for your assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbostock Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 Yes, we are going live with Epic for both HIS and LIS. As we are only the 4th site to go live with "Beaker" (Epic's name for their lab module), it needed a little work, but Epic has been very open to suggestions for changes to it. Although they have the lab module, they do not have a Blood Bank module, so we had to find a stand alone Blood Bank system, so we chose SoftBank. The whole hospital switched from Cerner, we weren't really that happy with it, for Lab and Blood Bank it is really not that good. The whole "push" for getting Epic was to go with an electronic medical record; the hospital wants to go as paperless as possible, and Epic is a very highly rated system. We were able to secure some IT grants to help pay for it. I can't think of any positives that Cerner has over Epic. No, we are not using Epic's AP module, our Histology dept recently was outsourced. We are currently two hospitals that are moving into a new hospital next summer (will be about 380 beds). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmpollock Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Terri,We will be going to Epic Beaker soon, and we are starting to evaluate blood bank systems.Was there a reason you chose SoftBank instead of another system like HCLL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbostock Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 There aren't too many standalone Blood Bank systems, so we looked at SCC (SoftBank), Wyndgate (SafeTrace Tx) and Mediware (HCLL). All three have very strong systems, and we were actually leaning towards Wyndgate at one point, because they also have a tissue module that my hospital was interested in. My IT dept was not too interested in Mediware because they didn't have a great rating with KLAS, but the Mediware rep was able to explain that the evaluation was on their old system, not the newer (better) one. We did a comparison using many criteria and ended up finding that SoftBank was the right fit for us and what we wanted out of a BB LIS. We also took into account that we are going to automate next year, and when I spoke to the reps for Ortho and BioRad, they both said that SCC was the easiest company to work with for interfacing. I have been very pleased with the SoftBank implementation so far; their support staff is top notch.I would recommend that you do the same: schedule demos and make a long list of items that are important for YOUR Blood Bank. If cost becomes an issue, you may have to involve your Medical Director to back you up if you really feel that one system is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Haas Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 We will be going to change over to Epic also. We have SoftBank (have had it for years) so I am interested in hearing how it works for you, Terri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbostock Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Hi Frances. We are still in the implementation phase for both systems. So far so good, but a little too early in the process for me to give really good feedback. Loving SoftBank so far; much better than Cerner Millenium for Blood Bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikescott Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 We are about to install Epic as our new HIS. They don't have Blood Bank, so we're going with SoftBank, but the rest of the Lab will be on Epic Lab. Is there anyone out there that is live on Epic Lab?Mercy Health located in St Louis installed Epic in all of their hospitals over the last 2 years. The new Epic lab system has not yet been implimented. Mercy is rolling Epic's lab system (Beaker) in 2011. We are starting training in Jan 2011. The Epic HIS is a nightmare for most labs. A whole different mentality is needed. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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