Epic Skills Assessment System & Workflow Analysis Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

In Epic's patient registration workflow, which identifier is permanent and uniquely identifies a patient across all encounters?

Accepted Answer

Medical Record Number (MRN)

Answer

Encounter number (CSN)

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Order number

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Insurance ID

Question 2

A hospital implements a new order set in Epic for sepsis management. Which governance process should precede go-live?

Accepted Answer

Approval by clinical informatics, pharmacy, and physician stakeholders; then testing in a non-production environment

Answer

Deploy directly to production after building

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Deploy to one provider only for testing

Answer

Skip testing if the order set is evidence-based

Question 3

What is the purpose of Epic's 'Downtime Procedures' module?

Accepted Answer

To provide read-only access and paper-based workflows during system outages

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To schedule system upgrades

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To archive old patient records

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To train new users in a safe environment

Question 4

In Epic's Care Everywhere network (eHealth Exchange), what is being shared between organizations?

Accepted Answer

Patient clinical records including notes, labs, imaging, and medications

Answer

Financial claims data only

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Internal staff scheduling data

Answer

Hospital billing rates

Question 5

Which Epic module handles charge capture and ensures services rendered are billed to payers correctly?

Accepted Answer

Epic Resolute Billing

Answer

Epic MyChart

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Epic OpTime

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Epic Stork

Question 6

A clinical workflow analysis reveals that nurses are spending 20 extra minutes per shift navigating between multiple Epic screens. What Epic feature could most improve this?

Accepted Answer

Customizing a personalized workflow using Epic's Activity Tabs and workspace configuration

Answer

Adding more patient records

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Increasing screen brightness

Answer

Printing more paper charts