Epic Grand Central is the foundational module within the Epic Electronic Health Record (EHR) system that serves as the central hub for patient access and hospital admissions. It is the enterprise Admission-Discharge-Transfer (ADT) solution, providing the necessary tools to track and manage a patient's stay from pre-admission through discharge or transfer.
Key Features and Capabilities
Grand Central is designed to optimize patient flow and enhance operational efficiency across large healthcare organizations. Its core capabilities include:
- Admission-Discharge-Transfer (ADT): Comprehensive management of patient status and movement throughout the facility.
- Multi-facility Bed Planning: Tools for real-time bed management, utilization, and planning across multiple hospital locations.
- Patient Location Tracking: Real-time tracking of patient and facility locations to improve logistics and communication.
- Patient Transport Coordination: Streamlining the process of patient movement between departments or facilities.
- Housekeeping Management: Integration with environmental services to quickly turn over beds and prepare rooms for new patients.
- Real-time Utilization Reports & Analytics: Built-in reporting to track activity progress, system performance, and optimize patient throughput.
Target Users and Use Cases
This module is primarily used by hospital administrative staff, patient access teams, bed management coordinators, patient transport, and housekeeping departments in large health systems. It is a critical component for Hospital Capacity Management and ensuring seamless Patient Logistics and Inpatient Admissions/Discharges within a complex healthcare environment. It works in conjunction with other Epic modules like Epic Prelude (patient registration) and Epic Cadence (scheduling) to create a unified patient experience.