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Parachute Successfully Adopted by Epic® EHR Users — Since 2017

Written by The Parachute Health Team | Mar 9, 2023 8:16:35 PM

Clean orders for DME and supplies in as fast as 1 minute (compared to 70+ minutes prior to Parachute), digital communication tools, and order status transparency is what Parachute Health users on Epic® across the US love — much more than eFax! To date, healthcare providers using a Parachute Health integration with Epic® have helped over 230,000 patients get the medical equipment and supplies they need quickly and reliably. 

Parachute Empowers Facilities with Fast, Transparent ePrescribing for DME & Supplies

Today over 330,000 healthcare providers use the Parachute Platform to order DME and supplies for their patients. The benefits are clear: 

  • Clean, ready-to-accept orders mean suppliers can process complete orders quickly and provide best-in-class service.
  • Digital real-time communication and order status visibility save time on phone follow-ups, and peace of mind that patients will receive what they need to recover and stay well. 

Ordering on the Parachute Platform from existing suppliers on the secure, HIPAA-compliant platform is available to all healthcare providers online, with fast signup that takes just minutes. 

 

Even Faster, Efficient Workflows with EHR Integration!

EHR integrations make the Parachute Platform even more powerful, enabling integrated facility users to place orders in as fast as 1 min to provide best-in-class patient care.

"The case management team doesn't have to think a day ahead!" 

     — Broc Pollinger, Manager of Patient Support Services at St. Luke's

 

St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) recently reported significant improvements in discharge workflows after integrating the Parachute Platform. Case managers now quickly generate order-specific paperwork for each patient, avoiding time-consuming re-faxing and phone follow-ups due to missing information. And ordering clinicians sign quickly with multiple eSign options — in an average of 3.1 minutes across the entire health system. 

"Sometimes patients were discharged with equipment without insurance verification, so SLUHN had to absorb costs" before integrating Parachute Health, said Broc Pollinger, Manager of Patient Support Services at St. Luke's. "There are no missed signatures now and insurance is confirmed before DME goes out. The case management team doesn't have to think a day ahead!" 

ePrescribing is Much More Than eFax

Do you think you have ePrescribing for DME in your EHR? The Parachute Platform offers much more than standard eFaxing available in EHRs — to avoid correcting orders, adding the needed clinical documentation and spending time on the phone to follow up on order status. Integrating the Parachute Platform in your EHR offers: 

  • Ordering workflow with up-to-date alerts for diagnosis codes and clinical documentation needed to create clean orders suppliers can accept the first time
  • Modern, digital communication and integration with suppliers
  • Delivery status transparency

Find the Parachute DME Ordering app in the Epic® Connection Hub, or contact us today to learn how Parachute can save ~4 hours per week for the average clinician coordinating DME and supplies orders!