For All Epic Users
Secure Chat, a tool helping our care teams and staff communicate better with each other, successfully launched yesterday within Epic. Through Secure Chat, most Epic users (click for more information) can quickly and safely send non-emergent, HIPAA-compliant messaging in Epic on HM desktops, WOWs and mobile apps like Rover, Haiku and Canto. Secure Chat is an additional communication tool and is not mandatory. It doesn’t replace current methods for contacting on-call physicians. So far, feedback from those who have used this new feature has been positive.
Quick Tip: You can easily attach the patient’s chart to your Secure Chat message.
• From Haiku/Canto, tap Patient, then tap the patient’s name.
• From Rover, tap Select a Patient, then tap the patient’s name.
• From an HM workstation, click Attach Patient, then enter the patient’s name in the Patient field.
For more information on this exciting new tool, watch this overview video, review the tip sheets listed below, explore these FAQs and visit it.houstonmethodist.org/securechat.
• Secure Chat on Haiku and Canto
• Secure Chat on Rover
• Secure Chat on HM Desktop/WOW
• Secure Chat for EVS and Patient Transport
• Guidelines for Use and Etiquette
For questions, contact the IT Help Desk at it.houstonmethodist.org/help or 832.667.5600 and ask for the MDI team.
