Other teams pitched ideas to improve the outpatient consult process, patient flow, results management, and records collection. The second phase of their proposal, which involves electronic prior authorizations with an integration of Cover My Meds, is also under exploration. Gut Instinct’s members will receive a $10,000 grant from the Department of Medicine, dedicated analyst support to build the solution, and project management support to move their work forward. They proposed repurposing the Epic referrals tab to include a prior authorization field, where a SmartPhrase – which the team had previously developed and tested – could be used to track prescriptions, handoff, and communication data. The winning team, “Gut Instinct,” from the Division of Gastroenterology, took aim at the inefficient, decentralized process of tracking down prior authorizations for medications. The team Hack to the MedEd Future works on problem definition with CHCI's Dave Resnick (left)Īt the end of the two hackathon sessions, five teams delivered final pitches to a panel of judges who provided feedback. CHCI’s Dave Resnick and Ken Tomczuk were also on hand to guide providers as they worked through the design process and created pitch presentations, and physician builders and members of the EHR Transformation team supplied Epic expertise. Participants were introduced to problem definition and solution generation exercises by hackathon leaders Catherine Shi, MSN, RN, senior project manager for faculty well-being (and a former staff member of the Center for Health Care Innovation), and Andrew Litwack, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine in cardiology. During the hackathon sessions, 30 physicians, advanced practice providers, and staff from across the department worked in small groups to articulate specific issues they faced with Epic, formulate solutions that can be rapidly tested and implemented, and pitch their ideas to health system leadership. To identify concrete ways of optimizing Penn Medicine’s EHR, Epic, and empower clinicians, the health system’s Department of Medicine hosted a “hackathon” in January 2023. Electronic health records (EHRs) provide many benefits for health care delivery but also pose challenges when functionality is missing, or processes are cumbersome.
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