I doubt it knowing how complex they are. I’m not saying epic is great, just the best one out there. And it actually does benefit the patient. You would be surprised how many people show up at a hospital not knowing what their medical history is or what medications they take. At least woth the EHR I have a fighting chance to find at least some info.
True, but it's also true that like any database, garbage in, garbage out, and there is a lot of garbage in Epic. There are very often wrong diagnoses entered, and important diagnoses excluded. Plus, when Epic is initiated they don't include much of the patient’s history (generally don't go back more than 3-5 years. Thus the transition itself introduces loss of info.
Also, when you think about all the time you spend ‘clicking boxes’ during an office visit, it is clear that this taking away from time you should be spending face to face with the patient, and/or going through their data.
I do strongly believe that it wouldn't be difficult to make something dramatically better than Epic. I respect what you are saying, and appreciate the upsides of an EMR, but none of them are what they should be at this point.