Mobile Applications for Epic: Haiku and Canto

Haiku is designed for use with the Apple iPhone® or iPod touch®, as well as with Android smartphones. It focuses on a physician’s workflow and on assessing the patient. The physician can do all of these activities whether he is in the clinic, in the hospital, or on call. Haiku provides several review-oriented features as well as the ability to record dictations, update patient demographic photos, read and act on In Basket messages, and electronically prescribe medications.

Canto is a handheld application designed for use with the Apple iPad® that focuses on a physician’s review workflows. Features are based around assessing the patient. Canto provides several review-oriented features along with the ability to record dictations, update patient demographic photos, capture clinical images, and act on In Basket messages.

Instructions for getting Haiku and Canto for your mobile devices

Note these links can only be opened from a mobile phone, they will not work on desktops/laptops/tablets etc.

1. Go to Apple App Store or Google Play Store and download the application for Haiku and/or Canto. (Canto is not available from Google Play.)
2. Click the appropriate Application link, Haiku or Canto.
3. Once this is complete, open the application and login the same as you would on your desktop Epic Application.