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I am transitioning between two large healthcare systems, both of which use Epic MyChart. I have the option to link the two charts but am unsure whether or not I want to do this.

Pros:

• I have a complex medical history and I may receive better care if the new doctors have access to my full history and all the old notes.
• Because of my complex medical history I am going to be requesting release/transfer of records the old school way regardless of whether I link the online portals. The digital linking process might be easier/faster.

Cons:

• There is a lot of information about me in the old chart and I would kind of like a fresh start.
• More specifically, there are mental health related notes that have little to no bearing on my future care that I am hesitant to have released/transferred.
• I feel like linking the accounts just helps Epic build their massive database of everyone's private health info.

For those who use MyChart as providers or know more about this topic, what do you think/recommend?

Help! When I prechart on a patient and they no show or cancel, my notes aren’t disappearing after 30 days. Somehow I’m creating an active encounter but I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong.

Basically the title. I’m an analyst working on Beacon. I got ambulatory certified in October of 2025 and my org was hurting for a Beacon FTE, so they had me start doing basic Beacon work immediately. It started with me being “expected to take the lead” on a scheduling optimization project with the visit assignment wizard and infusion template generator. Literally “here’s this galaxy guide, you’re leading this!” I ended up not leading it and our resident boost analyst took it over and carried it. Then I got Beacon certified in February of this year 2026. But pretty much every project has felt like that ITG/VAW one where I feel like I have no idea what I’m doing and can’t even speak to it and someone else ends up stepping in and holding my hand to get it across the finish line. It’s embarrassing and I feel stupid every single day.

It’s the same story with upgrades and working tickets where I have no idea what these packages are, what they do, the galaxy guides are confusing, and I’m not really sure how things interact with one another. I absolutely dread being asked questions, getting assigned tickets, or being in any situation where someone might ask me a question or for help with something. I have literally never felt so miserable and like a failure at a job in my life. I transitioned from nursing into this role and at my first org, which didn’t use Epic, things felt like they were coming together. I did use Epic as an inpatient nurse for one year at the beginning of my career. But from the analyst side of things, Epic feels like a beast with so many moving parts and I don’t really feel like I have any true mentorship or anything. I have spoken to a project manager and my supervisor about this before but I basically get told “reach out with any questions!” Except I don’t even know what I don’t know and what questions to ask.

Long story short, I don’t think this is the right fit for me, and am looking for advice on what would be suitable after being an analyst. The unhappiness I feel at work is starting to seep into my life and feeling stupid and stressed every single day isn’t sustainable for me in the long term.

TLDR; feel incompetent in my job, don’t have a ton of support, want to leverage Epic analyst experience into something different.

For those who successfully transitioned from an Epic end-user, clinical, patient access, or other healthcare role into an Epic analyst position, what was the most difficult or confusing part of the transition?

I'm especially curious about what you wish you had known when you first started exploring this career path.

I'm working on a student project around this topic based partly on my own experience making the transition. I put more context in the pinned post on my profile for anyone interested in why I'm asking.

Would love to hear your experiences or advice. Thanks!

I've been considering an analyst role for some time. I have a lot of experience with ambulatory and was even certified as an analyst several years back. I've been holding an epic-related position for over a decade but never officially a build analyst that manages projects, upgrades, maintenance, etc.

While I know I would be a strong Ambulatory analyst due to my experience and exposure to both clinic workflows and how the system is built, I'm considering going for an available MyChart analyst position.

I know this role is a lot more technical and may be less focused on building the tools I'm familiar with in the Ambulatory world.

For anyone with MyChart experience, or someone that works closely with that team, what should I expect as a first time build analyst when working in this position?

Pros/cons?

What do you like?

What do you struggle with?

What makes someone a strong analyst in this specific role, versus a more clinical focused role?

I enjoy troubleshooting, problem solving, designing, optimizing things for efficiency, and doing work that creates tangible results that people can use on a daily basis. My personal and professional strengths and skills align well with the roles of an Epic Analyst, as well as a User Experience/Interface designer or web developer.

I am looking for something that will allow me work/life balance and not constant daily stress that piles up and results in frequent late hours. I know this is hard to find with an Epic career, but I suppose I want to make sure I wouldn't be supporting an application that's far more complex than the clinical applications I'm more familiar with.

Any insight is appreciated!

Hello everyone! I have been a physical therapist for going on six years now for a large hospital system. Like many clinicians, I’ve been getting pretty burnt out with the clinical side of things and have been really interested in a role in working with Epic. I recently reached out to someone in the IT department and they made it seem like my experience as a PT alone was pretty promising to land a job in this area.

The issue is, I’ve been trying to apply for internal roles at my hospital but I can’t seem to get past the initial application screening. I seem to get rejected almost immediately after applying. I’m wondering if an automated screening is filtering out my application before it ever reaches a recruiter or hiring manager.

So I guess my question here is if anyone has any advice on even getting to the interview part? I also would love to hear any feedback on anything I can do to prepare for a role like this? Just for added context I recently completed a certificate in health informatics but other than that I don’t really have any IT experience.

Hi everyone! This is a long shot but hoping someone may have already experienced this. My organization is implementing Epic as our EHR, and we’re hiring Epic Analysts who require certifications which of course our compliance team needs to track. We’ve talked to Epic and they’re unable to provide us concrete expirations dates as they vary per module and version. Anyone go through this have any suggestions for tracking? Epic says the certs last about 4-5 years and renewal is typically in spring. Help!!

Hi! I’m working on a project and having a hard time utilizing the SlicerDicer tool.

I want to populate a list of patients that were covered by a particular provider care team at any point during their admission. I am trying to create a monthly census. After I have that list I will be using it to track LACE+ score and ACP note documentation, but I can’t get an accurate monthly census.
I reached out to the data analyst that was originally helping with this project but honestly I’m not really getting anywhere.

The patients could be in several units through out the hospital, and all have varied length of stays, and the providers/attendings aren’t set. No matter how I try to generate a query I can’t seem to make it work. Even if I could generate a list from one start date to now I could easily organize it by month but I keep doing something wrong.

Any pointers?

my organization is transitioning to Epic. I was chosen to be a SuperUser and have found out that they want me to make order sets for all the other practitioners to base their future order sets off of. Any ideas, helpful tips, or resources if order sets/panels I should make?

specialty: Family Medicine

thanks in advance.

Have any of you configured Epic to give outpatient infusions in an inpatient area? We are wanting to do this for overflow and possible weekend infusions. What configuration did you make and what workflow do the floor nurses have to do? Plus how is the patient registered? As an inpatient or outpatient? TYIA

Managed to land an interview for an epic ambulatory position at a large health system. I am currently a part-time AI grad student with little clinical experience but have a bachelors in health sciences + a minor in CS, and multiple internships working with health data and ServiceNow.

Does anyone have any advice for how to translate my experience to seem like a good fit during the interview? Any resources or advice to help me prepare would greatly appreciated.

I’m an ambulatory care pharmacist and want to run a report on the iVents I put in, the type, which physician I most commonly put them under. Can someone help me build a slicer dicer build? I’m stuck.

I'm a sr application analyst and basically at the top tier at my organization. I'm looking into an analyst II position out of state that pays higher. Does it sound like the right move? Of course they may not want to hire me if they want cheaper help but if I can convince them it's worth it to pay at the top of the range and get someone ready to go day 1.

If they're pay scales are higher based on their market then it seems like a good idea to move down and work back up.

I've been applying for epic system analyst roles for the last month + and have had some trouble. One interview so far, and was curious if its better to get self-study, proficiency, or a certificate before investing more time. Seems like all the roles require you to have one even for introductory analyst positions if you are an external candidate.

I've worked as an MT for quite some time with epic experience and hold a CS degree as well. Is there anything more that I can necessarily do to improve my chances at landing an interview alongside a job offer?

I’m in a surgical/medical subspecialty private practice and part of an IPA that can give us EPIC Community Connect with all the fees waived.

Does anyone here use Epic strictly outpatient, including the billing side?

Would love to hear how you like it. How’s the workflow, billing, support, etc.? Any major downsides or things you wish you knew before switching?

Especially interested in hearing from other private practices or surgical/procedural specialties. Thanks!

Hi!

I have an interview coming up with a hospital for this particular role and I am super excited, but simultaneously extremely nervous. I was wondering if anyone had any tips or questions I should practice beforehand?

Background: Currently a laboratory technologist in microbiology and this role is for Epic Beaker. I am mainly in specimen processing and Microscan (I work in Ohio, so I was capable of learning all benches, but their training here was not good). I also found myself more interested in how the machines worked and troubleshooting! Thank you!

Hi! I’m a clinician working on a quality improvement project. I need to run a report of patients who have been hospitalized (inpatient) over the past 90 days who have a hearing device documented in the nursing assessment flow sheet

I have never ran reports so I need step by step instructions. My analytics team is about 3-4 months behind and will not be able to help in time.

Appreciate any help