Epic Skills Assessment Order Entry and Results 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A provider wants to order a medication that requires a specific indication to be documented before the order can be completed. What Epic feature enforces this requirement?
- Order set
- Indication-required ordering (Correct answer)
- BPA (Best Practice Advisory)
- Preference list
Correct answer: Indication-required ordering
Indication-required ordering forces the provider to select or document a clinical indication before the medication order can be signed.
Question 2: When viewing a patient's results in Epic, the column that displays the reference range helps the clinician determine what?
- The cost of the test
- Whether the result is within normal limits (Correct answer)
- The ordering provider's name
- The specimen collection site
Correct answer: Whether the result is within normal limits
The reference range column shows the expected normal values, allowing clinicians to quickly assess if a result is abnormal.
Question 3: A nurse needs to cosign a verbal order entered by a medical assistant. Where in Epic does this typically occur?
- Results Review
- Order Reconciliation
- In Basket or the Orders activity (Correct answer)
- Chart Review
Correct answer: In Basket or the Orders activity
Verbal orders awaiting cosignature appear in the provider's In Basket or can be cosigned directly from the Orders activity.
Question 4: What does the 'Discontinue' action do to an active order in Epic?
- Pauses the order temporarily
- Permanently stops the order and removes it from the active list (Correct answer)
- Changes the order's frequency
- Sends the order back to pending status
Correct answer: Permanently stops the order and removes it from the active list
Discontinuing an order permanently stops it and moves it out of the active orders list into the historical record.
Question 5: In Epic, an 'ordergroup' or order set is primarily used to:
- Bill multiple charges at once
- Enter a predefined collection of related orders with one action (Correct answer)
- Route orders to multiple departments simultaneously
- Archive old orders
Correct answer: Enter a predefined collection of related orders with one action
Order sets bundle related orders together so providers can place multiple evidence-based orders efficiently with a single selection.
Question 6: A lab result flagged as 'H' in Epic's Results Review most likely means:
- The result is held for review
- The result is higher than the normal reference range (Correct answer)
- The specimen was hemolyzed
- The result requires a hospital follow-up
Correct answer: The result is higher than the normal reference range
An 'H' flag indicates the result value is above the upper limit of the normal reference range.
Question 7: When a provider places a future order in Epic (e.g., 'start tomorrow'), what status will the order show until its start time?
- Active
- Pending (Correct answer)
- Suspended
- Ordered
Correct answer: Pending
Future-dated orders appear in a 'Pending' status until their scheduled start time, at which point they become active.
Epic Skills Assessment Order Entry and Results 2
A provider wants to order a medication that requires a specific indication to be documented before the order can be completed.
What Epic feature enforces this requirement?