Clinical Workflow Fundamentals Flashcards
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Which Epic workflow component captures the reason a patient is seeking care at the start of an ambulatory visit?
Answer: Chief Complaint / Reason for Visit
The Chief Complaint or Reason for Visit field captures the patient's primary concern in their own words and is documented at encounter initiation.
An inpatient nurse scans a patient's armband before administering a medication. Which Epic system validates the scan?
Answer: Bedside Verification (eMAR barcode scanning)
Bedside medication verification via eMAR barcode scanning confirms the five rights of medication administration before the dose is given.
A provider wants to see trending values for a lab test over multiple encounters. Which Epic feature is best suited for this?
Answer: Results Review with trending/graph view
The Results Review activity allows providers to graph or trend lab values over time across multiple encounters to assess clinical progress.
When a patient is registered as a 'No Information Patient' (NIP) in Epic, what restriction applies?
Answer: Access to the patient's chart is limited to authorized staff only, hiding the admission from standard lookups
NIP status (also called confidential patient status) restricts chart visibility so the patient's presence and information are not disclosed to unauthorized users.
Which Epic documentation tool allows a provider to capture a structured physical examination using pre-built templates?
Answer: SmartForm or Exam activity with dot phrases
SmartForms and structured exam activities with dot phrases allow providers to click through pre-built examination templates, improving consistency and speed.
A hospitalist signs out to a night-shift colleague using Epic. Which tool is specifically designed to facilitate this handoff?
Answer: Handoff (I-PASS or Handoff Navigator)
Epic's Handoff activity (often built on the I-PASS framework) provides a structured, standardized format for communicating patient status during provider transitions.
When using Epic's Care Everywhere feature, what type of data can be retrieved from external health systems?
Answer: Clinical data such as notes, labs, medications, and allergies from outside organizations
Care Everywhere uses interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR, CommonWell, Carequality) to pull external clinical records into the patient's Epic chart.