The Practice Experience Program (PEP) was conceived during a car ride to Epic UGM in August of 2016 with Hien Nguyen, Jennifer Burger, and Melissa Jost. The Department started as a pilot program, leveraging volunteer Information Technology staff who were willing to utilize system data to develop targeted training for physicians in Community clinics in Sacramento. The pilot program received overwhelmingly positive feedback from physicians, with the most common response being “when are you coming back?”
Our title “Practice Experience Program” was derived from an Epic tool called the “Physician Efficiency Profile (PEP) Report.” This tool later become Epic’s Signal. Signal includes comprehensive data on how physicians use Epic EHR tools. The Practice Experience Program was formally adopted in November of 2017 by the UC Davis Health Clinical Informatics Department, a branch of the Clinical Affairs Division.
Under the championship of Chief Medical Information Officer Jeffery Wajda, and Electronic Health Record Medical Director Scott MacDonald, the Practice Experience Program originated with 6 staff in 2017 and thus far has expanded to 16 staff. To date, Practice Experience Program provides services to all Ambulatory and Inpatient physicians at UC Davis Health.
