Epic Medical Analyst

An Epic Medical Analyst, also referred to as an Epic Analyst or Epic Clinical Analyst, is an IT professional in healthcare specializing in the Epic Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. Their primary responsibilities revolve around implementing, optimizing, maintaining, and supporting Epic modules to enhance patient care and streamline workflows within healthcare organizations.

Here's a breakdown of the key responsibilities, qualifications, and skills typically found in an Epic Medical Analyst job description:

Key responsibilities and duties

• System Configuration and Maintenance:
  Configuring Epic systems, troubleshooting technical issues, and ensuring optimal system performance.
• Business Analysis and Workflow Improvement:
• Analyzing current workflows, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing Epic solutions to enhance efficiency.
• Collaborating with clinical and administrative teams to understand their needs and develop solutions within Epic.
• User Training and Support:
• Providing training to users on how to effectively utilize Epic, offering ongoing support, and addressing user inquiries.
• Documentation and Reporting:
• Creating and maintaining documentation, training materials, and user guides.
• Utilizing Epic's reporting tools to extract and analyze data for decision-making and quality improvement purposes.
• Collaboration and Communication:
• Working closely with clinical, IT, and administrative teams to ensure system requirements are met and to facilitate smooth implementation and ongoing support.
• Testing and Quality Assurance:

Conducting system testing, quality assurance, and ensuring system updates and patches are properly implemented.

Process Improvement: Participating in process improvement projects to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

Necessary skills

Key skills for an Epic Medical Analyst include strong communication, organization, attention to detail, and the ability to multitask and work independently. Technical expertise in healthcare, IT and troubleshooting is essential. Analytical and problem-solving abilities are important, as is the capacity to collaborate with diverse teams. A solid understanding of healthcare operations, clinical workflows, and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite are often required. Knowledge of HIPAA and other healthcare data privacy regulations is necessary. Staying current with industry trends and advancements in Epic applications is also valued.

Overall, an Epic Medical Analyst is crucial for ensuring the Epic EHR system effectively supports a healthcare organization's operations, leading to improved patient care and efficiency.

Must Have

Education: Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field such as Computer Science, Healthcare Information Technology, or Health Information Management. A Master's degree may be preferred.

Experience: Minimum of one year of experience with the build and/or maintenance of Epic modules is often required. Some positions may prefer two or more years of relevant experience.

Certification: Epic Certification in relevant modules (e.g., EpicCare Ambulatory, EpicCare Inpatient, Clinical Documentation) is usually a requirement or highly preferred, according to Medisys Health Network, Hospital for Special Surgery, and ZipRecruiter.