Community Connect - Kettering Health

EPIC EMR Solution

Kettering Health is pleased to offer Epic's ambulatory practice management and electronic medical record system to community providers. A partnership with Kettering Health, Epic, and your practice provides your patients all the advantages of a fully-integrated medical record. Our Epic offering is supported by Kettering Health employed team members located in the Dayton area.

A widely recognized leader in the healthcare Information Technology industry, Epic is a private, employee-owned company that provides software for medical groups, hospitals and integrated health care organizations. Epic has customers world-wide, including community hospitals, academic facilities, physician practices, and multi-hospital systems. Epic software is full-service, easy to implement and use, and provides the highest level of patient data integration available today.

About Us

Kettering Health is a not-for-profit network of nine hospitals, 13 emergency departments, and 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio. Patients have access to high quality maternity care, state-of-the-art cancer fighting technology, Ohio's leading heart hospital, as well as revolutionary brain and spine surgery. With nearly 12,000 employees and 2,100 physicians, Kettering Health is committed to transforming the healthcare experience with world class health services for every stage of life. As a faith-based organization we are dedicated to treating all patients with love and respect regardless of religious preference.

Kettering's commitment to treating the body, mind and spirit of its patients translates to our community EMR offering as well. Through our shared Epic patient record, whether a patient is seen at a Kettering Health institution or an independent physician's office, their medical information is available for proper holistic care.

Program Features

Fully-integrated patient record

Complete demographic and clinical patient information for any encounter across Kettering Health facilities, including Inpatient, Emergency, or Ambulatory.

Integrated lab and imaging results from Kettering Health services.

Comprehensive medication management.

Data-sharing across other Epic organizations in the country for better management of patient clinical needs.

Patient access to MyChart portal.

Better patient care

Better coordinated care across providers with access to patient data at the point of decision making.

Disease management with health maintenance alerts.

Integrated e-Prescribing.

Optimal confidentiality and patient privacy

Respect for affiliate privacy through segregated financial information.

Follows all HIPAA guidelines.

Workstation security login and password protection.

Meaningful Use Compliance

Implementation and Ongoing Support Services

Planning and timeline development.

Classroom training for physicians and office staff as well as at-the-elbow support during go-live.

Help desk technical support 24/7.

Automatic software upgrades and monthly updates.

Ongoing training and support.

Pricing

Kettering Community Connect offers fully integrated Practice Management and Clinical Documentation software at a competitive price. Leveraging Stark EMR Donation Exceptions, Kettering Health Network is able to subsidize a considerable portion of the cost. In addition, we are pleased to announce that we are partnering with Kettering Physician Partners (KPP), and members can receive an even greater discount.

Pricing varies by the size of the practice. This pricing includes a low up-front implementation cost, which covers Epic licensing, software development, workflow analysis, training, and go-live support. A monthly fee is then applied, which would include continued license fees and support. See Program Features to see the large number of features and services that are included in the fees. Because the pricing is determined by practice size, please Contact Us to find out more.