Epic Skills Assessment Patient Data Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A nurse notices that a patient's allergy list in Epic shows 'No Known Allergies' but the patient verbally reports a penicillin allergy. What is the correct action?
- Document the allergy in the allergy section and reconcile the discrepancy (Correct answer)
- Assume the chart is correct since it was entered by a physician
- Note it in a free-text comment only
- Wait for the next scheduled chart review
Correct answer: Document the allergy in the allergy section and reconcile the discrepancy
Clinicians must reconcile verbal allergy reports by adding them to the allergy section immediately to prevent medication errors.
Question 2: Which Epic tool allows a provider to view a longitudinal summary of a patient's health history across multiple encounters?
- Chart Review (Correct answer)
- Sticky Note
- InBasket
- Snapshot
Correct answer: Chart Review
Chart Review aggregates data from multiple encounters into a longitudinal view, including labs, medications, and notes.
Question 3: When entering a patient's race and ethnicity in Epic, why is this data collected?
- To meet regulatory reporting requirements and support health equity analytics (Correct answer)
- To determine insurance eligibility
- To assign the patient to a specific care team
- To calculate the patient's risk score automatically
Correct answer: To meet regulatory reporting requirements and support health equity analytics
Race and ethnicity data is collected in Epic to fulfill regulatory requirements such as Meaningful Use and to enable health disparity analysis.
Question 4: A patient has two separate medical record numbers (MRNs) in Epic due to duplicate registration. Which process resolves this?
- Overlay merge
- Chart correction
- MPI merge (record merge) (Correct answer)
- Patient reconciliation
Correct answer: MPI merge (record merge)
An MPI (Master Patient Index) merge combines duplicate records into a single MRN, preserving all clinical data.
Question 5: In Epic, the 'Routing' field on a patient encounter determines what?
- Which department or provider receives messages and results related to the encounter (Correct answer)
- The patient's insurance billing route
- The ambulance transport pathway
- Which lab processes the specimen
Correct answer: Which department or provider receives messages and results related to the encounter
The Routing field controls which provider or team receives InBasket messages, results, and other communications for that encounter.
Question 6: What is the purpose of the 'Soft Stop' warning in Epic when documenting patient data?
- It alerts the user to a potential issue but allows them to proceed after acknowledgment (Correct answer)
- It permanently blocks the user from saving the record
- It automatically corrects the data entry error
- It notifies the compliance department of a violation
Correct answer: It alerts the user to a potential issue but allows them to proceed after acknowledgment
A Soft Stop is an advisory alert that warns of a potential problem but permits the user to override and continue after acknowledging the message.
Question 7: Which section of the Epic patient record is the most appropriate place to document a patient's preferred language for healthcare communication?
- Demographics / Patient Information (Correct answer)
- Problem List
- Social History
- Encounter Notes
Correct answer: Demographics / Patient Information
Preferred language is stored in the Demographics section and is used to trigger interpreter services and translated materials.
Epic Skills Assessment Patient Data Management 2
A nurse notices that a patient's allergy list in Epic shows 'No Known Allergies' but the patient verbally reports a penicillin allergy.
What is the correct action?