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Also known as EpicCare Link
Emory Healthcare Link (EHC) – is a secure, web-based portal available to community providers, their office staff, and others who require access to patient clinical information within Emory Healthcare EHR (Epic). All that is required to access EHC Link is the latest version of a trusted web browser with stable Internet connection and granted user credentials.

Available clinical content includes provider notes, lab results, diagnostic images, discharge summaries, patient demographics, insurance information and eligibility.

Event Monitor, a dashboard within EHC Link, notifies the practice when a mutual patient is admitted, discharged or has new test results available from any Emory Healthcare facility. You can also see patient encounters from other partner organizations within EHC Link.

Emory Healthcare is continually reviewing Epic optimizations to ECH Link and will communicate new functionality as released.

Care Everywhere is a module within Epic Hyperspace that supports the secure sharing of clinical data between health care providers and organizations.

Within Care Everywhere you will be able to exchange patient data with the Department of Defense Health Network, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Network, and soon the Social Security Administration, all health systems that use Epic, and many local systems that use other EHRs.

Specific data, such as current problems, allergies, medications and immunizations may be available for reconciliation with local records to provide a more complete view of patient information.

Emory Healthcare has successfully sent 3.9 million patient records and received 2.4 million patient records since 2020. With our commitment to provide world class healthcare, we know that interoperability between other organizations and providers will transcend clinical decisions and provide optimal treatment to our patients.

Direct Secure Messaging allows healthcare organizations and providers to securely push patient clinical information from one EHR system to another. Emory Healthcare automatically sends transitions of care messages via Direct Secure Messaging at the time of hospital discharge and ambulatory referrals, when a referring provider and PCP is documented in the chart. Support for care transitions, care coordination and referrals, as well as other cases where clinical information must be sent securely between systems. These messages contain standard patient information including, problems, procedures, medications, allergies, diagnosis, immunizations, vital signs, and labs.

Emory Healthcare can send and receive patient clinical information with other Epic organizations as well as with other EHR vendors. Direct Messaging provides a continuum of care across organizations and providers.

Please reach out to your EHR vendor to see if Direct Secure Messaging capabilities are available to exchange clinical data with Emory Healthcare.