Becker's Healthcare May 16, 2024
Epic makes sure its product names have a “feeling” and require some thought for people to deduce the meaning, according to founder and CEO Judy Faulkner.
The names should always be “whimsical, fun, and upbeat,” Ms. Faulkner wrote in a May 6 blog post: Wisdom for dental, Bugsy for infection control, Dorothy for home health, Bones for orthopedics.
The names are typically one to three syllables, except for those that control processes, she said: Care Everywhere for interoperability and Happy Together for connecting multiple charts from the same patient.
Ms. Faulkner also wrote that the names should be on...