Consulting Firm agreements with Epic

Hello,

I'm currently a Systems Analyst III on the Production Support team and have been with my company's Epic project for about 3 years. I've gotten certified in Ambulatory and have extremely well rounded knowledge of the application suitable for implementation or any type of position within the inpatient or outpatient area.

My issue is that I've recently gotten married and my new wife wants to move closer to home to be near to friends and family and also to go back to school.

I don't have an issue with it and after much discussion I made the decision to consult. The money could let her go back to school and not worry about working and in many cases I would have a 4 day work week which would even out much of the time I miss with her as i put in 10-12 hours days now.

The trouble is I wasn't aware of agreements consulting firms have with Epic about taking employees from someone that is actively implementing. The problem is my company is in the middle of a massive rollout and wont be done for at least two years.

Does anyone know any specifics about these agreements? Do they vary from firm to firm? Some that I've spoken to say they can't touch me for a year. Some say since I'm not on the implementation teams I'm fair game. And some don't seem to care at all.

Any help would be greatly appeciated.

Best Regards,
M

Estcoast1 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania said: Hello,

I'm currently a Systems Analyst III on the Production Support team and have been with my company's Epic project for about 3 years. I've gotten certified in Ambulatory and have extremely well rounded knowledge of the application suitable for implementation or any type of position within the inpatient or outpatient area.

My issue is that I've recently gotten married and my new wife wants to move closer to home to be near to friends and family and also to go back to school.

I don't have an issue with it and after much discussion I made the decision to consult. The money could let her go back to school and not worry about working and in many cases I would have a 4 day work week which would even out much of the time I miss with her as i put in 10-12 hours days now.

The trouble is I wasn't aware of agreements consulting firms have with Epic about taking employees from someone that is actively implementing. The problem is my company is in the middle of a massive rollout and wont be done for at least two years.

Does anyone know any specifics about these agreements? Do they vary from firm to firm? Some that I've spoken to say they can't touch me for a year. Some say since I'm not on the implementation teams I'm fair game. And some don't seem to care at all.

Any help would be greatly appeciated.

Best Regards,
M

I have encountered the same situation. The practice is possibly illegal, but no one has yet challenged Epic's agreements with consulting firms.

Estcoast1 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania said: Hello,

I'm currently a Systems Analyst III on the Production Support team and have been with my company's Epic project for about 3 years. I've gotten certified in Ambulatory and have extremely well rounded knowledge of the application suitable for implementation or any type of position within the inpatient or outpatient area.

My issue is that I've recently gotten married and my new wife wants to move closer to home to be near to friends and family and also to go back to school.

I don't have an issue with it and after much discussion I made the decision to consult. The money could let her go back to school and not worry about working and in many cases I would have a 4 day work week which would even out much of the time I miss with her as i put in 10-12 hours days now.

The trouble is I wasn't aware of agreements consulting firms have with Epic about taking employees from someone that is actively implementing. The problem is my company is in the middle of a massive rollout and wont be done for at least two years.

Does anyone know any specifics about these agreements? Do they vary from firm to firm? Some that I've spoken to say they can't touch me for a year. Some say since I'm not on the implementation teams I'm fair game. And some don't seem to care at all.

Any help would be greatly appeciated.

Best Regards,
M

Hi,

I ran into this same issue when I left my employer after only 45 days post Go Live. Many consulting firms require that the facility is 90 post Go Live, before you can leave. However if you aren't directly involved in the Go Live...(not providing support at all), then some might hire you.

However, watch out as many agencies who aren't epic partners, tend to be subcontractors, and then their agreement with Epic Systems comes into play.