Fort Wayne, IND. – June 27, 2024 – Parkview Health recently received magna cum laude status within Epic’s Honor Roll Good Maintenance Grant Program, which recognizes healthcare organizations for effective implementation and use of Epic’s electronic health records (EHR) system.
Epic is the nation’s leading EHR provider, in use in more than one third of acute care hospitals nationally and accounting for slightly over half of all hospital beds. Parkview has used the Epic system since 2012.
Parkview is one of only seven health systems to achieve magna cum laude status, the second-highest honor awarded by Epic, while only one organization has achieved the highest summa cum laude status for the current version. The award puts Parkview at the top of the class among more than 500 worldwide healthcare organizations eligible for the Epic Honor Roll program.
Parkview has now made the Epic Honor Roll four times, one of only 64 health systems to be recognized four times or more. Achieving magna cum laude status also qualifies Parkview for additional discounts, helping to reduce the overall cost of care for patients.
“Technology has become an integral part of the healthcare experience, both for providers and patients,” said Ron Double, chief information officer, Parkview Health. “Our Epic system allows Parkview’s co-workers and providers to deliver efficient and effective care, reduce costs for patients and analyze data to make continual improvements across our hospitals and physician offices. Being recognized as a magna cum laude organization by Epic shows that Parkview is maximizing its technology to best serve the community.”
Epic scores organizations based on nine categories, including ease of use for nurses and providers; enterprise data and analytics; financial functions; health information exchange; infrastructure stability and performance; patient experience; population health; and staying current with new Epic features.
Parkview scored within the top 99th percentile for its patient experience and self-help applications, while also scoring above the 90th percentile for patient access and population health management. Parkview utilizes Epic’s MyChart patient portal, giving individual patients the ability to schedule appointments, message providers, review test results and visit notes, and manage insurance and billing.
"Epic gives physicians the information and tools to elevate the care we provide and gives patients the ability to control their medical information and access the services they need,” said Dr. Mark Pierce, senior vice president and chief medical information officer, Parkview Health. “Technology continues to help augment and improve the relationship between patients and caregivers, which remains the core of providing excellent healthcare.”
Parkview has been frequently recognized for its information systems and use of technology. In 2023, Parkview received its first-ever Stage 7 certification from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society for effective implementation and use of technology and was named a Most Wired company by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives for the 10th consecutive year. Chief Information Officer Ron Double was named a Tech Exec of the Year by the Indianapolis Business Journal in 2023 and was listed as one of Becker’s Hospital Review’s “CIOs to Know” in both 2023 and 2024.