New York City-based NYU Langone Health has launched an EHR feature designed to help clinicians see patients as individuals, not just medical cases.
The initiative, called “About Me,” invites patients to share personal details that appear directly in the health system’s Epic EHR. The program, which began as a pilot across 12 units and has since expanded to 35, has generated more than 1,000 entries. Some units have reported participation rates as high as 80 percent, with nurses accounting for 90 percent of submissions.
The information is visible to all clinicians involved in a patient’s care, helping them form connections that can improve engagement and adherence to treatment. The idea originated in 2013, according to a Nov. 3 news release from NYU Langone Health.
NYU Langone plans to expand the initiative across all inpatient units before extending it to ambulatory encounters in 2026.
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