Enabling Wellness Through Information Technology

Information Technology

Seattle Children’s Information Technology (IT) department features a team of more than 450 staff members from diverse backgrounds who use their expertise to better understand all aspects of the patient care experience and how IT plays a role in improving those experiences. Several of our IT employees have clinical backgrounds as providers, nurses and pharmacists.

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Putting Ellie’s Heart in Her Mom’s Hands

For parents like Melissa, managing care for a medically complex child can be stressful and challenging. For Melissa, this started when her daughter Ellie was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy when she was just 4 months old.

10 Epic Care Transformations

From streamlining information sharing and processes, to offering mobile access and the ability to exchange records with other healthcare organizations, Seattle Children’s integrated EHR with Epic is helping transform the care experience for patients and their families, clinicians and support teams.

Training Goes the Distance to Provide Virtual Support

The COVID-19 pandemic forced Jessica Bell to rethink how her team could train nearly 10,000 Seattle Children’s workforce members when they couldn't physically be in the same space. She and her team rose to the challenge.

An Epic Response to the Pandemic

The last three years have been busy for members of Seattle Children’s Clinical Applications teams like Emad Osman. Emad and his teammates were hard at work preparing for Seattle Children’s Epic implementation when the COVID-19 pandemic started.

Recent Achievements

2021 Information Technology Epic Report

Learn how Seattle Children's new electronic health record with Epic is helping us provide the best possible care to every patient and their family.

IT FY21 by the Numbers

From supporting COVID-19 testing and stabilizing a new EHR and support for a remote workforce, to maintaining uptime and business essentials, explore IT’s work in 2021.