Ignite Patient Education is a vended tool for providing educational resources to your patients with the ability to print, attach to the After Visit Summary and share over MyChart with your patients. Where you access this tool varies depending on your role and where you work. This site contains resources on locating the tool in Epic as well as resources for familiarizing yourself with the tool.

Note: Resources on this page are for the Ignite tool for providing patient educational resources, and not the "Education" activity within Epic. For resources on Epic's Education activity, visit the Patient Education  A-Z resource site.

Resources

Finding Ignite Patient Education in Epic

• Accessing Ignite Patient Education from Epic - (Handout) This resources helps users from inpatient, outpatient, and ED locations find the Ignite Patient Education tool in Epic.

Using Ignite Patient Education

• Ignite Basic Functionality Training Video - (video, 25 minute recording)
• Ignite Patient Education End-User Tip Sheet - (Handout) long-form documentation for using Ignite Patient Education activity within Epic.
• Ignite Super User Training - (PowerPoint) Slide deck used for go-live training. Provides steps for using the activity. 
• Ignite Patient Education User Guide - (User Guide) Full user guide manual for Ignite Patient Education. This document is more of an overview document than a step-by-step guide for using the software.
• Printing and Sharing Content in Ignite Patient Education - (Handout) The Ignite Patient Education application can be used to print and share educational resources to patients via the After Visit Summary and
  MyChart. 

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