Signal
Signal is an Epic-hosted web application that allows ambulatory and inpatient users to view how they are using Epic. Signal provides each user who has access with a personalized view of their own data, providing metrics in four key areas – In Basket (for inpatient providers, Communications), Orders, Notes & Letters (for inpatient providers, Notes), and Clinical Review.
Use Case
Though many Connect Care providers will have a “Signal” button appear in their Hyperdrive menu bar, only select prescribers will also have access to the Signal functionality. Epic uses inclusion criteria to automatically select which users can benefit from this function, using data from the most recent reporting period; around 10% of Connect Care prescribers will not meet the inclusion criteria during a reporting period. If a prescriber does not meet the inclusion criteria for the current reporting period, this does not necessarily mean that they will not meet the inclusion criteria in the future.
Users will know if they have access to Signal if (after creating an Epic Earth account on their first visit; see following section for details) they see their Signal data load after clicking the Signal button. If instead they see an error message, they then do not meet the inclusion criteria for the current reporting period.
Access
To access Signal, you will need to first create an Epic Earth account. After doing so, if you meet Epic’s inclusion criteria for the current reporting period, clicking the Signal button will take you to the Signal website, and you will be able to see your data. See the FAQ for more information.
Using Signal
More information on using Signal will be added soon.