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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
| − | Epic Willow Ambulatory is the outpatient pharmacy module created by Epic Systems and the beta was released in 2010.<ref name="Willow 1">"Integration with Epic Willow Ambulatory" https://www.emporos.net/products/epic</ref><ref name="Willow 2">OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, May 2013: Volume 28, Issue 10. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/</ref> Epic Willow accesses the same database as EpicCare and it shares many of the same master files utilized by Epic Hyperspace.<ref name="Willow 2">OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, May 2013: Volume 28, Issue 10. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/</ref> Willow fully integrates with the Epic platform to allow for retrieval of outpatient pharmacy prescription claim information by providers using Epic Hyperspace.<ref name="Willow 2">OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, May 2013: Volume 28, Issue 10. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/</ref> Providers may also access entire medication histories for their patients and actively track medication dispenses occurring at any of the integrated pharmacy locations.<ref name="Willow 2">OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, May 2013: Volume 28, Issue 10. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/</ref> Aspirin coming from the Willow tree was inspiration for Epic Systems selecting the name Willow for it's outpatient pharmacy system.<ref name="Willow 3">"What’s In a Name?" https://www.epic.com/epic/post/1818</ref> | + | Epic Willow Ambulatory is the outpatient pharmacy module created by Epic Systems and the beta was released in 2010.<ref name="Willow 1">"Integration with Epic Willow Ambulatory" https://www.emporos.net/products/epic</ref><ref name="Willow 2">OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, May 2013: Volume 28, Issue 10. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/inpt/rxpulse/Pharmacy%20Pulse%20-%20May%202013.pdf</ref> Epic Willow accesses the same database as EpicCare and it shares many of the same master files utilized by Epic Hyperspace.<ref name="Willow 2">OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, May 2013: Volume 28, Issue 10. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/inpt/rxpulse/Pharmacy%20Pulse%20-%20May%202013.pdf</ref> Willow fully integrates with the Epic platform to allow for retrieval of outpatient pharmacy prescription claim information by providers using Epic Hyperspace.<ref name="Willow 2">OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, May 2013: Volume 28, Issue 10. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/inpt/rxpulse/Pharmacy%20Pulse%20-%20May%202013.pdf</ref> Providers may also access entire medication histories for their patients and actively track medication dispenses occurring at any of the integrated pharmacy locations.<ref name="Willow 2">OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, May 2013: Volume 28, Issue 10. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/inpt/rxpulse/Pharmacy%20Pulse%20-%20May%202013.pdf</ref> Aspirin coming from the Willow tree was inspiration for Epic Systems selecting the name Willow for it's outpatient pharmacy system.<ref name="Willow 3">"What’s In a Name?" https://www.epic.com/epic/post/1818</ref> |
== Standards Supported by Epic Willow == | == Standards Supported by Epic Willow == | ||
Epic Willow supports a variety of open standards shared by the Epic Platform. The supported standards include: Health Level 7 version 2 (HL7V2), Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Profiles, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), Digital Imaging and Communications (DICOM) Standards, The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Standards, ASC X12, and Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM).<ref name="Willow 4">Open.Epic List of Supported Standards. https://open.epic.com/Interface/</ref> | Epic Willow supports a variety of open standards shared by the Epic Platform. The supported standards include: Health Level 7 version 2 (HL7V2), Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Profiles, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), Digital Imaging and Communications (DICOM) Standards, The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Standards, ASC X12, and Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM).<ref name="Willow 4">Open.Epic List of Supported Standards. https://open.epic.com/Interface/</ref> | ||
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Willow utilizes NCPDP Telecom version D.0 for prescription adjudication and provides a real-time interface for transmitting the prescription copay and pharmacy reimbursement amount. The following message standard, NCPDP 2013101, allows the provider to electronically request a prior authorization for a prescription and receive an electronic approval or denial from the Pharmacy Benefits Manager. Willow supports both Emdeon and RelayHealth integrations for outgoing pharmacy claim adjudication.<ref name="Willow 5">Open.Epic List of NCPDP Standards Supported by Epic. https://open.epic.com/Interface/NCPDP</ref> | Willow utilizes NCPDP Telecom version D.0 for prescription adjudication and provides a real-time interface for transmitting the prescription copay and pharmacy reimbursement amount. The following message standard, NCPDP 2013101, allows the provider to electronically request a prior authorization for a prescription and receive an electronic approval or denial from the Pharmacy Benefits Manager. Willow supports both Emdeon and RelayHealth integrations for outgoing pharmacy claim adjudication.<ref name="Willow 5">Open.Epic List of NCPDP Standards Supported by Epic. https://open.epic.com/Interface/NCPDP</ref> | ||
== Epic Willow at OHSU == | == Epic Willow at OHSU == | ||
| − | Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) transitioned from GE Centricity to Epic Willow at its 8 retail pharmacy sites on August 24, 2013.<ref name="Willow 6">OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, September 2013: Volume 29, Issue 2. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/inpt/rxpulse/Pharmacy%20Pulse%20-%20September%202013.pdf</ref> OHSU employs a local informatics team, the Willow Ambulatory team, to provide frontline support during system installation and ongoing support for system issues and upgrades. The Willow Ambulatory team communicates directly with Epic in Wisconsin and coordinates with Epic support to make localized support for Willow at OHSU possible.<ref name="Willow 7">OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, November 2012: Volume 28, Issue 4. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/inpt/rxpulse/Pharmacy%20Pulse%20-%20November%202012.pdf</ref> Epic Willow at OHSU currently integrates with a variety of pharmacy systems by external vendors. These systems include: VoiceTech Integrated Voice Response, GSL Intellicab, RMS Point of Sale, Surescripts, ScriptPro, and RelayHealth.<ref name="Willow 2">OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, May 2013: Volume 28, Issue 10. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/</ref> | + | Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) transitioned from GE Centricity to Epic Willow at its 8 retail pharmacy sites on August 24, 2013.<ref name="Willow 6">OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, September 2013: Volume 29, Issue 2. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/inpt/rxpulse/Pharmacy%20Pulse%20-%20September%202013.pdf</ref> OHSU employs a local informatics team, the Willow Ambulatory team, to provide frontline support during system installation and ongoing support for system issues and upgrades. The Willow Ambulatory team communicates directly with Epic in Wisconsin and coordinates with Epic support to make localized support for Willow at OHSU possible.<ref name="Willow 7">OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, November 2012: Volume 28, Issue 4. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/inpt/rxpulse/Pharmacy%20Pulse%20-%20November%202012.pdf</ref> Epic Willow at OHSU currently integrates with a variety of pharmacy systems by external vendors. These systems include: VoiceTech Integrated Voice Response, GSL Intellicab, RMS Point of Sale, Surescripts, ScriptPro, and RelayHealth.<ref name="Willow 2">OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, May 2013: Volume 28, Issue 10. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/inpt/rxpulse/Pharmacy%20Pulse%20-%20May%202013.pdf</ref> |
== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
| − | Epic Willow Ambulatory was named as the category leader in "Retail Pharmacy - Outpatient" for 2016/2017 by the independent ratings firm KLAS.<ref name="Willow 8">Epic Named "Best Overall" for 7th Consecutive Year. https://www.epic.com/epic/post/2726</ref> Epic Willow also won KLAS awards in 2009<ref name="Willow 9">"KLAS releases list of 20 best software vendors for 2009." http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/klas-releases-list-20-best-software-vendors-2009</ref>, 2010<ref name="Willow 10">"KLAS Announces the Year's Best-Performing Healthcare IT Software and Services Vendors." http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/</ref>, 2011<ref name="Willow 11">"Epic tops 2011 Best in KLAS Awards." http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/epic-tops-2011-best-klas-awards</ref>, 2012<ref name="Willow 12">"Epic tops 2012 Best in KLAS Awards." http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/epic-tops-2012-best-klas-awards</ref>, and 2013.<ref name="Willow 13">"2013 Best in KLAS Awards" https://www.itnonline.com/article/2013-best-klas-awards</ref> | + | Epic Willow Ambulatory was named as the category leader in "Retail Pharmacy - Outpatient" for 2016/2017 by the independent ratings firm KLAS.<ref name="Willow 8">Epic Named "Best Overall" for 7th Consecutive Year. https://www.epic.com/epic/post/2726</ref> Epic Willow also won KLAS awards in 2009<ref name="Willow 9">"KLAS releases list of 20 best software vendors for 2009." http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/klas-releases-list-20-best-software-vendors-2009</ref>, 2010<ref name="Willow 10">"KLAS Announces the Year's Best-Performing Healthcare IT Software and Services Vendors." http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/klas-announces-the-years-bestperforming-healthcare-it-software-and-services-vendors-186858.php</ref>, 2011<ref name="Willow 11">"Epic tops 2011 Best in KLAS Awards." http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/epic-tops-2011-best-klas-awards</ref>, 2012<ref name="Willow 12">"Epic tops 2012 Best in KLAS Awards." http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/epic-tops-2012-best-klas-awards</ref>, and 2013.<ref name="Willow 13">"2013 Best in KLAS Awards" https://www.itnonline.com/article/2013-best-klas-awards</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:35, 29 April 2017
Contents
Overview
Epic Willow Ambulatory is the outpatient pharmacy module created by Epic Systems and the beta was released in 2010.[1][2] Epic Willow accesses the same database as EpicCare and it shares many of the same master files utilized by Epic Hyperspace.[2] Willow fully integrates with the Epic platform to allow for retrieval of outpatient pharmacy prescription claim information by providers using Epic Hyperspace.[2] Providers may also access entire medication histories for their patients and actively track medication dispenses occurring at any of the integrated pharmacy locations.[2] Aspirin coming from the Willow tree was inspiration for Epic Systems selecting the name Willow for it's outpatient pharmacy system.[3]
Standards Supported by Epic Willow
Epic Willow supports a variety of open standards shared by the Epic Platform. The supported standards include: Health Level 7 version 2 (HL7V2), Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Profiles, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), Digital Imaging and Communications (DICOM) Standards, The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Standards, ASC X12, and Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM).[4]
Willow supports NCPDP SCRIPT 10.6 for communicating the following actions[5]:
- Outgoing Medication Orders
- Incoming Medication Refill Requests
- Outgoing Medication History Query
- Incoming Medication Orders
- Outgoing Medication Refill Requests
Willow utilizes NCPDP Telecom version D.0 for prescription adjudication and provides a real-time interface for transmitting the prescription copay and pharmacy reimbursement amount. The following message standard, NCPDP 2013101, allows the provider to electronically request a prior authorization for a prescription and receive an electronic approval or denial from the Pharmacy Benefits Manager. Willow supports both Emdeon and RelayHealth integrations for outgoing pharmacy claim adjudication.[5]
Epic Willow at OHSU
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) transitioned from GE Centricity to Epic Willow at its 8 retail pharmacy sites on August 24, 2013.[6] OHSU employs a local informatics team, the Willow Ambulatory team, to provide frontline support during system installation and ongoing support for system issues and upgrades. The Willow Ambulatory team communicates directly with Epic in Wisconsin and coordinates with Epic support to make localized support for Willow at OHSU possible.[7] Epic Willow at OHSU currently integrates with a variety of pharmacy systems by external vendors. These systems include: VoiceTech Integrated Voice Response, GSL Intellicab, RMS Point of Sale, Surescripts, ScriptPro, and RelayHealth.[2]
Awards
Epic Willow Ambulatory was named as the category leader in "Retail Pharmacy - Outpatient" for 2016/2017 by the independent ratings firm KLAS.[8] Epic Willow also won KLAS awards in 2009[9], 2010[10], 2011[11], 2012[12], and 2013.[13]
References
- ↑ "Integration with Epic Willow Ambulatory" https://www.emporos.net/products/epic
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, May 2013: Volume 28, Issue 10. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/inpt/rxpulse/Pharmacy%20Pulse%20-%20May%202013.pdf
- ↑ "What’s In a Name?" https://www.epic.com/epic/post/1818
- ↑ Open.Epic List of Supported Standards. https://open.epic.com/Interface/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Open.Epic List of NCPDP Standards Supported by Epic. https://open.epic.com/Interface/NCPDP
- ↑ OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, September 2013: Volume 29, Issue 2. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/inpt/rxpulse/Pharmacy%20Pulse%20-%20September%202013.pdf
- ↑ OHSU Pharmacy Pulse Newsletter, November 2012: Volume 28, Issue 4. https://bridge.ohsu.edu/health/pharmacy/inpt/rxpulse/Pharmacy%20Pulse%20-%20November%202012.pdf
- ↑ Epic Named "Best Overall" for 7th Consecutive Year. https://www.epic.com/epic/post/2726
- ↑ "KLAS releases list of 20 best software vendors for 2009." http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/klas-releases-list-20-best-software-vendors-2009
- ↑ "KLAS Announces the Year's Best-Performing Healthcare IT Software and Services Vendors." http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/klas-announces-the-years-bestperforming-healthcare-it-software-and-services-vendors-186858.php
- ↑ "Epic tops 2011 Best in KLAS Awards." http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/epic-tops-2011-best-klas-awards
- ↑ "Epic tops 2012 Best in KLAS Awards." http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/epic-tops-2012-best-klas-awards
- ↑ "2013 Best in KLAS Awards" https://www.itnonline.com/article/2013-best-klas-awards
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