New Epic Data Tools Provide More Insights Into Care
With the August upgrade, we have joined Epic's Cosmos network, contributing to one of the largest integrated collections of clinical data in the world. We also added new data models to Epic's SlicerDicer.
These tools provide new opportunities for clinical insights, research, benchmarking, and data-informed decision-making.
About Cosmos
Epic Cosmos is a secure, collaborative data platform created with health systems that use Epic. It brings together de-identified, longitudinal electronic health record data so approved users can explore real-world patterns, support research, and inform clinical and operational questions.
Cosmos currently represents 310 million patients and 21.6 billion encounters across more than 49,000 clinics and 2,100 hospitals. It will allow our clinicians and teams to learn from data at a scale beyond what is possible within any single health system.
What's Available in Cosmos
With the August Epic upgrade, the following capabilities are enabled by default:
- Cosmos Portal access for approved users
- SmartText Box Auto Complete
- Cosmos Growth Charts
- Cosmos Median Length of Stay
Over the coming weeks, we are working to enable two additional capabilities:
- Best Care Choices
- Look-Alikes
We will continue to expand Cosmos capabilities over time.
Learn More About Cosmos
For Carilion-specific information, resources, and updates:
- Read the Epic Cosmos Announcement on the AI hub.
- Visit the Epic Cosmos page on Inside Carilion.
- Visit our Cosmos Community Teams Site to connect with the Cosmos community and access shared resources.
About SlicerDicer
SlicerDicer is a tool within Epic that helps teams use data to identify trends and opportunities. All Epic users can access SlicerDicer. It will be most useful to physicians, advanced practice providers, leaders, researchers, auditors, quality analysts and revenue cycle teams. During the August upgrade, we added several new SlicerDicer data models to expand reporting and analytics capabilities across clinical and financial workflows.
What's New in SlicerDicer
New clinical and operational data models:
- Patient Education Teaching Events
- Health Maintenance Actions
- Treatment Plans
- Treatment Plan Medications
New financial data models:
- Financial Assistance Cases
- Financial Assistance Trackers
- Financial Assistance Responsibility
- Financial Assistance Pending History
- Financial Assistance Case Documents
Learn More About SlicerDicer
- Workday Learning: There are 2 classes available: Introduction to SlicerDicer and SlicerDicer for Revenue Applications. To access the courses, visit Workday Learning and type SlicerDicer in the search bar.
- Epic Help: The My Analytics Hub within Epic Help includes step-by-step job aids and video tutorials.
- One-on-one help: Submit a training request through the Education and Organizational Development request portal.
- New data models: To request a new or enhanced SlicerDicer data model, contact Melissa Cash, Health Analytics, at mdcash@carilionclinic.org.
