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That may be because when something like Epic or PACS (or other tier 1 systems, or the network/data center/power/etc) is down longer than X time the hospital wil
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That may be because when something like Epic or PACS (or other tier 1 systems, or the network/data center/power/etc) is down longer than X time the hospital will go into diversion, meaning as many ED patients as possible are diverted to a different nearby hospital.
And paper workflows can be fast in the moment but cause absolute chaos for cleaning up, reconciliation, and moving data between departments.
Source: Worked with many hospitals, including ones with Epic.