Category Archives: Documentation

Audit, Audit, Audit

The Epic training team is currently in the middle of completing the 2024 Epic Access Audit. There are over 6000 staff members whose Epic access needs to be validated but what are we checking, and why do we do this? … Continue reading

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Artificial Intelligence Picking Up Speed

Jess Cheng Schrepel’s post on Artificial Intelligence (AI) was thought provoking. AI has been a particularly hot subject in the financial news and Jess’ post made me wonder why. So I looked into it. AI as a concept has been … Continue reading

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Beach Must Haves

Recently I’ve become more and more reliant on lists both at work and at home. I have my To Do list, my grocery list, my travel list, etc. I feel like I’m rushing everywhere, and the lists help to keep … Continue reading

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Sharing The Point…

I don’t often advocate my personal broad public support for a new software tool or platform, but I’m going to do just that today.  Microsoft (please hold the groans) has been inundating us for years with new products, new versions, … Continue reading

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Pouvons-nous tous parler la même langue?

How are your French language skills? I thought mine were fair until a trip to France this month. In the city, mixing English and French was easier with local hospitality workers. In the country, communicating was MUCH more difficult. BTW, … Continue reading

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Project Management for Dogs

Lately, our dog Colby has been waking up in the middle of the night barking. Colby is a pug so he is both opinionated and weird. The event usually goes something like this: Colby:    bark, bark, bark Me:        … Continue reading

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Does Grammar Matter?

On a recent flight, I watched Contagion – complimentary (not complementary) thanks to a late departure. In the movie, Elliott Gould’s character says, “Blogging isn’t writing. It’s graffiti with punctuation.” Besides being funny, it also made me think about the … Continue reading

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On the Verge of Extinction?

Is the training manual or reference guide becoming extinct? For anyone who knows me, you know I am a Training Specialist, which means I create many training manuals, reference guides, or user guides – whatever you want to call them. … Continue reading

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