Quest Diagnostics to Improve Laboratory Testing Experience with Industry-First Epic Collaboration
With the most comprehensive Epic integration by a laboratory provider, collaboration will streamline and strengthen the customer experience for health systems, hospitals, independent providers and their patients
Epic will work with Quest to deliver a suite of technologies and services to act as the foundation for Project Nova, Quest's multi-year initiative to simplify and enhance several of the company's customer-facing processes to improve experiences, quality and productivity for patients and providers--regardless of the electronic health record (EHR) platform they use. The implementation will be unique with the breadth of Epic's Diagnostic Enterprise system for laboratories--which includes Aura,
"Our collaboration with Epic will raise the bar on what health systems, providers and their patients can expect from their lab experience," said
"Together, Epic and Quest will make testing easier to navigate for patients while reducing friction for providers and health systems,"
The implementation will focus on:
- Consolidating technologies to improve operational agility, efficiency and quality
- Streamlining systems ranging from account onboarding, lab ordering and results reporting to patient appointment scheduling, billing and customer service, for greater convenience and ease-of-use for customers
- Enhancing the patient experience through solutions including MyChart to foster greater transparency in health plan reimbursement and simplify appointment scheduling at Quest's 2,000 patient service centers in the
U.S.
Expected customer benefits include faster, more convenient services, access to deeper health and other insights, and faster turnaround times for some testing services. By simplifying systems, the Epic implementation may also allow for faster installment of new innovations, including AI and automation, as new technologies become available.
"The best healthcare companies create innovative solutions that are convenient to access, easy to use and personalized," said
A cross-organization team experienced in large-scale implementations will lead a multi-year phased implementation that prioritizes a seamless transition for health systems, hospitals and other providers.
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