Epic Welcome vs Logical Ink 8.2

Welcome offers patients self-service options at the start of the care process. With Welcome, patients can: · Respond to questionnaires · E-sign documents Your organization needs to license Welcome and be on Epic’s 2018 version or greater and will determine the exact feature set.

Logical Ink® makes it easy for healthcare organizations to allow patients and caregivers to capture data and signatures electronically, eliminating the need for paper forms. Seamlessly compatible with any downstream system, Logical Ink helps improve documentation, decrease medical errors, and simplify processes. It leverages mobile devices, digital ink and a pen/touch-based interface to provide a simple and intuitive user experience that is as natural and unrestrictive as paper. You must be a licensed user of Logical Ink to use this app. Logical Ink customers enjoy the following benefits: • Intelligent and interactive forms for capturing electronic signature, discrete data and photos • Reduces errors and improves patient safety by eliminating paper forms and scanning • Increased staff and patient satisfaction • Reduces wait times in Registration with a more streamlined workflow • Enables mobility and bedside care • Easy-to-use, drag/drop design tool for enterprise forms management • Integrates with any EMR or ECM workflow for fewer clicks 8.2 Highlights: • All clients support dynamically changing text color and border color in forms based on user input or data field values • Added support for PreCapture Quick Launch QR code that allow iPad users to quickly scan a QR code to launch directly into a patient’s form packet • PreCapture emails can be set to expire by either the patient’s Admit Date or the date the email was sent • PreBoard has better date validation rules for the Date of Birth data entry • Made the forms displayed in PreCapture and the HTML client friendlier to screen readers for enhanced accessibility support • Better keyboard navigation support in the iPad client when filling forms with many text fields • Enhanced navigation from the Items Remaining dialog to the required form control in the iPad client • Centralized the Environment settings in Admin and added the Proxy Address and Base URL settings to better support cloud and load-balanced environments • Added screens for managing HL7 schemas and field mappings in the database • Improved HL7 interfaces definitions now reference the schemas and field mappings in the database instead of requiring file uploads • All new field mapping edit screen that takes the place of the previous Interface Builder utility • Enhanced screens for adding and editing data fields and Logical Recall fields • Server is now tracking when expired emails are clicked by a patient • Updated the Downloads and About screens in the web client • Improved the Password Reset screen in the web client • Added support for the Topaz T-L(BK)462-HSX-RG electronic signature capture device • Replaced the App Button with the File menu in Designer • Server has an improved, more efficient algorithm for updating location matches for visit filtering • Added a background task for cleaning up unused form templates