Batter Up!

Much like the O’s, the Epic team has started off the season strong. After a solid performance in Spring (Epic) training, we’ve slid into our new home in South Chapman. We have an incredibly strong bullpen, with tremendous control and an uncanny ability to relieve any situation. Our subject matter experts are our power hitters; knocking our discovery sessions out of the park and affirming that our organization is well-positioned to lift the trophy come October (…of 2016 that is).

Our Epic counterparts will be assisting us to minimize errors as we turn double-plays of workflow adoption, design and build in the upcoming months. We are confident that we’ll be able to handle any curveballs that come our way.

This is a team effort that requires all of us to work as one. Let’s continue this great momentum and make the necessary sacrifices needed to get the W.

And if these baseball puns weren’t enough, wait till you hear about our grand slam events that we have planned in the future. More to come there!

Paulo Farqui, MSPH
Finance/Operational Efficiencies Manager

There’s No Place Like Home!

It is an exciting week for the Epic Team—not only is spring in the air, but it is also time to move into our new work space in South Chapman!  In recent weeks, we have had no real place to call “home,” but now we are finally unpacking our boxes and personalizing our work areas.

We are looking forward to collaborating with each other in our new space alongside the subject matter experts that will be working closely with us throughout the rest of the implementation process. We are planning on doing a lot of creative decorating to help inspire us during this Epic adventure. We can’t wait for you to come visit!

Another person commented on our blog with another EPIC acronym! This is great!

Want to come see the new space? We’d love to have you! Comment below or email us at epic@gbmc.org and we’ll set up a time!

Mary Swarts
Epic Nurse Champion

Workflow Discovery Week Has Started!

GBMC’s workflow discovery week started off with a bang!  Thirty-two Epic partners from Verona, Wisconsin joined us for an exciting kickoff meeting that set the tone for this week’s events!  Epic definitely draws a crowd!

The Epic kickoff meeting was more than well-attended, with standing room only... Okay, it actually overflowed to the conference room lobby, which led to us removing the dividing wall, opening the meeting up to conference rooms A, B, and C! The desire to participate has far exceeded our expectations! Let's keep the momentum up! Check out some of the brain power and collaboration that took place!

Don't worry if you didn't get a chance to review your workflow yet – our Epic partners will be back out in two weeks for a few more!

One commenter on our last post wrote:

Can you think of any acronyms for EPIC? Are you as excited as we are for Epic coming to GBMC? Let us know in the comments below!

Cindy Ellis

Epic Project Director

And the Epic Adventure Begins!

Drum roll, please! GBMC is excited to introduce a blog focused solely on the Epic project! In this weekly blog, we will highlight upcoming events, project updates and exciting information as the project evolves! We also want to hear from you, so please take the opportunity to leave comments each week to let us know what you’re excited about, concerned about or even have ideas about regarding the project!

Next week’s adventure will begin with the arrival of approximately 32 members of the Epic team from Verona, Wisconsin, who will be partnering with GBMC’s internal project build team. We will kick the week off on Tuesday, March 24 and complete workflow discovery sessions by Thursday afternoon. During the discovery sessions, we will work together with area Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to discover and define area-specific workflows that will assist with the overall system design, and introduce our Epic partners to GBMC. The goal is to implement best practices wherever possible and to help us continue to achieve our quadruple aim: better health and better care at a lower cost with more joy for those providing the care! 

If you’re interested in learning more or have questions about Epic at GBMC, email us at Epic@gbmc.org! 

What are you most excited about regarding GBMC’s Epic Adventure?? Let us know in the comments below!

Cindy Ellis

Epic Project Director