Table 2.
– Survey Questionnaire with descriptive results
| Survey questions - “How well does Epic help you to…” | N | Range | Min | Max | Mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Efficiently do your work overall | 90 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.60 | .909 |
| 2. | Discover why the patient is receiving a specific treatment and/or medication | 90 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.13 | .997 |
| 3. | Identify a patient’s current severity of illness | 90 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.07 | .958 |
| 4. | Track clinical parameters that need continuous monitoring | 90 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.74 | .966 |
| 5. | Review appropriateness for drug therapy | 88 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.15 | .891 |
| 6. | Prevent and monitor for adverse drug events | 85 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.31 | .900 |
| 7. | Integrate external sources of patient information | 83 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.01 | 1.110 |
| 8. | Comprehend the relationship and dependencies between medication and labs | 86 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.10 | .921 |
| 9. | Follow the sequence and timeline of a clinical event | 89 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.33 | .963 |
| 10. | Integrate patient preferences into the care plan | 86 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.06 | .998 |
| 11. | Document my plan of care | 88 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.85 | .865 |
| 12. | Communicate goals of care to the team | 89 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.49 | .919 |
| 13. | Determine if the patient’s team are on the same page and agree on the clinical plan | 88 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.02 | 1.005 |
| 14. | Communicate results of hospitalization to the Primary Care Provider | 83 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.27 | 1.049 |
| 15. | Organize information to order a referral | 83 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.30 | .959 |
| 16. | Write an effective discharge summary | 80 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.55 | .940 |
| 17. | Comp with billing requirements | 70 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.63 | .871 |
| 18. | Track my compliance with guidelines in treating current patients | 75 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2.97 | .944 |
| 19. | Identify rules for admission/discharge/transfer | 77 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2.88 | .986 |
| 20. | Identify patients who require a higher acuity level of care | 83 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.17 | .922 |
| 21. | Access relevant clinical knowledge at Point of care | 87 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.13 | 1.043 |