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

The MRN (Medical Record Number) is the permanent, enterprise-wide patient identifier in Epic. The CSN (Contact Serial Number) is per-encounter.

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

Clinical content must go through governance review, multidisciplinary approval, and QA testing in a test environment before production deployment.

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

Answer

Downtime procedures provide access to pre-printed or read-only downtime reports so clinical care can continue safely when Epic is unavailable.

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

Care Everywhere enables sharing of clinical records (notes, labs, results, medication lists) between Epic and non-Epic organizations using standards like HL7, FHIR, and CDA.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Epic Resolute Billing

Answer

Epic Resolute is the billing module — covering professional billing (Resolute PB) and hospital billing (Resolute HB) for charge capture, claim submission, and payment processing.

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Epic Skills Assessment System & Workflow Analysis Questions and Answers 2