Epic Welcome vs Logical Ink 8.6

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 8.6 Highlights: • Introduced the Partial Date control support to all clients for capturing date values with unknown or ambiguous values. • Added support for the _GetControlVisibility() method to all clients. • Implemented the _GetValidationChanges() method for finding a form's validation rule changes during runtime. • Introduced the _GetValidationRules() method for interrogating a form's validation rules to check for status and count. • All forms now have a Validate method that is fired after any change to form validation rules. • Updated form fill in all clients to show Signature controls with the Final property enabled in the Validation List. • Added a new Text File output destination that generates an ASCII text file when forms are submitted to the server. • PreBoard can be enabled or disabled independently of PreCapture using a new application configuration setting. • Added support for the _GetDataSource() method, which can be used to load supplemental data from external sources. • Added a Form Events dialog to the Designer Test Window for watching changes to events in real time. • Barcodes now render in the form fill window in the HTML client. • Added support for hosting applications to listen for form events. • Introduced the Web SDK, which allows implementers to deploy the Logical Ink form fill experience without the use of a client or Logical Ink database.