In the rapidly evolving world of healthcare, data has become a critical asset. The ability to track, manage, analyze, and act on this data can impact operational efficiency, quality of care, and overall financial performance for healthcare organizations of all sizes and specialties.
Epic Systems, a leader in healthcare software, provides a powerful tool within its Cogito Analytics module known as Epic Radar—a sophisticated dashboard and reporting solution designed to help healthcare organizations monitor and optimize their key performance indicators (KPIs).
This article explores the Epic Radar module and how it can help your organization optimize data management and improve reporting efficiency.
What is Epic Radar?
Epic Radar is a Business Intelligence tool from Epic’s analytics module, Cogito. Radar dashboards can include different types of content like:
- Data metrics
- Data visualizations
- Links to Hyperspace tasks
- Links to external reports like Tableau Dashboards or Crystal Reports
- Lists of largely used Reporting Workbench reports (RWB)
- Links to RWB reports
Every user role in Epic should have a custom default dashboard that meets their specific needs. Radar dashboards provide customization options and can be shared with colleagues. To access the Radar dashboards available in Hyperspace, navigate to the Analytics Catalog.
How Can Epic Radar Fit Your Needs?
Epic Radar dashboards can be customized to fit the unique needs of your internal teams, equipping them with easy-to-access information such as lists, tasks, links to additional information, infographics, and more.
Employees receive role-based access to Epic operations, analytics, and dashboards with information either embedded through enterprise tools or accessible directly from the dashboard. This setup allows clinical teams to maintain a single point of reference while relevant team members have a single data view for critical operational needs.
Key Features of Epic Radar
Performance Tracking
Epic Radar allows healthcare administrators and managers to monitor employee performance and ensure alignment with pre-established goals. This allows internal teams to identify key areas of improvement and performance to keep processes in line with core KPIs.
Dashboard Interface
The Cogito Radar Dashboard capabilities have significantly increased, providing tools like Epic Radar to configure a visual dashboard that displays real-time data and analytics. It allows users to see an overview of various metrics, such as patient flow, clinical outcomes, financial performance, and more.
Custom Views
Users can easily customize dashboards to focus on specific areas of interest, such as clinician productivity, patient satisfaction, or department performance. These customization features allow organizations to better tailor information to their evolving workforce needs.
Integration with Other Epic Tools
Epic Radar integrates seamlessly with other Epic modules, like Epic Reporting Workbench and Epic SlicerDicer (a self-service data exploration tool), to create an all-inclusive approach to data analysis and reporting across the healthcare landscape.
Notifications and Alerts
Epic Radar can be configured to send notifications or alerts whenever certain metrics begin to fall outside of the predefined thresholds, allowing timely interventions and proactive management.
Drill-Down Capacity
Users can click on high-level metrics to drill down into more detailed reports and data. This feature enables a deeper analysis and understanding of the underlying factors contributing to key performance metrics.
Epic Radar Use Cases
- Clinical Quality: Monitoring compliance with clinical guidelines and tracking readmission rates and patient outcomes.
- Financial Performance: Managing billing accuracy, revenue cycle efficiency, and claims processing times.
- Operational Efficiency: Tracking patient wait times, appointment scheduling efficiency, and bed occupancy rates.
How We Can Help
Whether you need help finding the best Epic module to fit your current business needs, an extra hand integrating a new module within your existing Epic ecosystem, or just getting started on your Epic journey, Surety Systems can help.
Our senior-level Epic consultants have the skills and experience needed to understand your most complex project needs, guide you through a successful implementation or integration, and prepare your teams for continuous improvement.
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Interested in learning more about Epic Radar and how our senior-level Epic consultants can help you make the most of the technology you already own? Contact us today.
