Epic Research has launched a new Health Alerts feature that monitors and detects rising health trends at the county level across the United States. The system analyses de-identified patient data from millions of records in real time and sends timely alerts to public health officials, researchers, and healthcare organisations when unusual increases in specific conditions or symptoms are observed.
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The Health Alerts tool tracks a wide range of health indicators including infectious diseases, chronic conditions, mental health issues, and unusual symptom clusters. It provides early warnings at the county level, enabling faster public health responses and more targeted interventions. The feature is designed to complement traditional surveillance systems by offering near real time insights from actual clinical encounters.
Epic Research, the research arm of Epic Systems, has introduced Health Alerts, a powerful new capability that identifies emerging health trends at the county level across the United States. The system continuously analyses de-identified clinical data from a vast network of healthcare organisations and flags statistically significant increases in diseases, symptoms, or health events before they become widely apparent.
By leveraging Epic’s extensive EHR dataset, the tool can detect subtle shifts in health patterns such as rising cases of respiratory illness, unusual spikes in gastrointestinal symptoms, or increases in mental health concerns much earlier than traditional reporting methods. These alerts are delivered to public health departments, researchers, and hospital systems to support faster decision making and resource allocation.
The launch comes at a time when public health agencies are looking for more agile and data driven tools to improve preparedness and response. Health Alerts aims to bridge the gap between clinical care data and population level surveillance, helping communities respond proactively to both seasonal outbreaks and unexpected health threats.
“Our goal is to turn the enormous amount of clinical data generated every day into timely, actionable insights that can help protect public health at the local level.”
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HB Team
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