Ochsner Health System Uses Epic to Treat Patients More Effectively

Most recently working as the project manager for healthcare software provider Epic, Julie Van Puffelen facilitated the management of clinical cases for healthcare organizations and more than 100 hospitals around the country. As the primary project manager, Julie Van Puffelen achieved outstanding records of on-time and under-budget task completions.

The Epic website recently posted about the software’s machine learning platform, which now helps physicians predict and prevent adverse effects such as cardiac arrest. Implemented by Ochsner Health System in February, the platform’s ability to calculate risks of patient deterioration can be enhanced through optional integration with cloud computing service Microsoft Azure.

Ochsner is one of the first health systems in the United States to use artificial intelligence technology to anticipate and detect potential adverse health events in patients.

By analyzing data from medical charts, the Epic software can look into the patient’s current medications and medical history and more quickly and accurately assess potentially unfavorable patient outcomes. In case of situations that require urgent attention, early warning alerts will then be sent to the doctor’s mobile device.