EPIC QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
ASAP ER Module - CORRECT ANSWER -Managing ER visits:
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-tracks which rooms are occupied
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EpicCare Ambulatory - CORRECT ANSWER -Primary Care and Specialty clinicians :
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document visits, place orders, send prescriptions, perform in-
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office procedures, review results, and send communications to patients.
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EpicCare Inpatient (ClinDoc) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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EpicCare Inpatient, also known as ClinDoc is much like EpicCare Ambulatory, except that the clinical tasks are
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done in the hospital on admitted patients. This includes clinical notes, orders, medication administration,
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patient monitoring, and discharge orders.
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Epic Beacon Oncology - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Chemotherapy module in the Epic system. It is built around treatment plans for patients who are u ndergoing
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cancer treatment.
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Epic Bugsy (Infection Control) - CORRECT ANSWER -Infection Control Module:
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monitors patients at risk for infection, identifies patients needing isolation & with antimicrobial pr
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i ocesses.
Integrates with Beaker & Lab i i i i
Epic Bones - CORRECT ANSWER -Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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Epic Beaker - CORRECT ANSWER -
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laboratory system for a hospital lab. Orders that are placed either in other parts of Epic or in an e xternal
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isystem are transmitted to Beaker via an HL7 Interface1 for processing. When patients arrive to have
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itheir blood drawn, the results are entered into Beaker, which then get transmitted back t o the
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iordering doctor. i
, Epic Bridges - CORRECT ANSWER - i i i i i
module for installing, configuring and maintaining interfaces to systems outside of Epic. There are t ools to
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set up the interface connections either to or from other interfaces, as well as monitoring o f
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interface messages. Bridges supports HL7 interfaces, as well as other communications protocols.
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* HL7 - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Health Level Seven or HL7 refers to a set of international standards for transfer of clinical and adm inistrative
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data between software applications used by various healthcare providers. These standard s focus
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on the application layer, which is "layer 7" in the OSI model.
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Epic Caboodle - aka Cogito Data Warehouse - CORRECT ANSWER -
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The data warehouse and analytical tools used to store and retrieve large amounts of clinical
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idata. The data can be queried to provide all manner of reporting to support care decisions,
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manage cost s, and identify trends. Other data can be brought in from non-
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Epic systems, and then used along with Epic data to provide reporting results. Until mid-
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2016, the trade name for these tools was Cogito, from the Latin phrase ergo sum: "I think, therefo
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re I am". In mid-2016, Epic renamed it to "Cabooble", ie Kit & Caboodle. Get it?
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Epic Cadence - CORRECT ANSWER - i i i i i
Scheduling module for Outpatient and Specialty clinics. Any time you have an appointment with yo i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
ur doctor, their scheduling staff will use Cadence to book your appointment, then check you in on arrival. The
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physicians and other staff are able to see the schedule for the whole clinic, or just for their own
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patients. Many scheduling functions are performed from the Epic Snapboard, which is co nfigured to show
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appointments for multiple providers in a department
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Epic Care Companion - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Care Companion is an extension of the MyChart patient portal. It provides health coaching, educati
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on, and reminders to patients via MyChart to help them manage complex health conditions. For ex ample, a
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patient with diabetes would get reminders to take medications on time, get lab work don e,
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schedule periodic eye and foot exams, and monitor their diet and glucose.
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Epic Care Everywhere - CORRECT ANSWER -
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The network by which patient records are shared between different Healthcare organizations that u
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se Epic. If you receive care at an Epic hospital in say, New York for example, then move to another
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state or even another country, your new care providers can run a Care Everywhere query from
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th eir instance of Epic to pull in your records from your previous providers. Care Everywhere
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operates as a Health Information Exchange.
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ANSWERS 2025
ASAP ER Module - CORRECT ANSWER -Managing ER visits:
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-tracks which rooms are occupied
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-Bed/room status i
EpicCare Ambulatory - CORRECT ANSWER -Primary Care and Specialty clinicians :
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document visits, place orders, send prescriptions, perform in-
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office procedures, review results, and send communications to patients.
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EpicCare Inpatient (ClinDoc) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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EpicCare Inpatient, also known as ClinDoc is much like EpicCare Ambulatory, except that the clinical tasks are
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done in the hospital on admitted patients. This includes clinical notes, orders, medication administration,
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
patient monitoring, and discharge orders.
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Epic Beacon Oncology - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Chemotherapy module in the Epic system. It is built around treatment plans for patients who are u ndergoing
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cancer treatment.
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Epic Bugsy (Infection Control) - CORRECT ANSWER -Infection Control Module:
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monitors patients at risk for infection, identifies patients needing isolation & with antimicrobial pr
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i ocesses.
Integrates with Beaker & Lab i i i i
Epic Bones - CORRECT ANSWER -Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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Epic Beaker - CORRECT ANSWER -
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laboratory system for a hospital lab. Orders that are placed either in other parts of Epic or in an e xternal
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
isystem are transmitted to Beaker via an HL7 Interface1 for processing. When patients arrive to have
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
itheir blood drawn, the results are entered into Beaker, which then get transmitted back t o the
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
iordering doctor. i
, Epic Bridges - CORRECT ANSWER - i i i i i
module for installing, configuring and maintaining interfaces to systems outside of Epic. There are t ools to
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
set up the interface connections either to or from other interfaces, as well as monitoring o f
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
interface messages. Bridges supports HL7 interfaces, as well as other communications protocols.
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* HL7 - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Health Level Seven or HL7 refers to a set of international standards for transfer of clinical and adm inistrative
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
data between software applications used by various healthcare providers. These standard s focus
i i i i i i i i i i i i i
on the application layer, which is "layer 7" in the OSI model.
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Epic Caboodle - aka Cogito Data Warehouse - CORRECT ANSWER -
i i i i i i i i i i
The data warehouse and analytical tools used to store and retrieve large amounts of clinical
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
idata. The data can be queried to provide all manner of reporting to support care decisions,
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
manage cost s, and identify trends. Other data can be brought in from non-
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
Epic systems, and then used along with Epic data to provide reporting results. Until mid-
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
2016, the trade name for these tools was Cogito, from the Latin phrase ergo sum: "I think, therefo
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
re I am". In mid-2016, Epic renamed it to "Cabooble", ie Kit & Caboodle. Get it?
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Epic Cadence - CORRECT ANSWER - i i i i i
Scheduling module for Outpatient and Specialty clinics. Any time you have an appointment with yo i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
ur doctor, their scheduling staff will use Cadence to book your appointment, then check you in on arrival. The
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
physicians and other staff are able to see the schedule for the whole clinic, or just for their own
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
patients. Many scheduling functions are performed from the Epic Snapboard, which is co nfigured to show
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
appointments for multiple providers in a department
i i i i i i i
Epic Care Companion - CORRECT ANSWER -
i i i i i i
Care Companion is an extension of the MyChart patient portal. It provides health coaching, educati
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
on, and reminders to patients via MyChart to help them manage complex health conditions. For ex ample, a
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
patient with diabetes would get reminders to take medications on time, get lab work don e,
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
schedule periodic eye and foot exams, and monitor their diet and glucose.
i i i i i i i i i i i i
Epic Care Everywhere - CORRECT ANSWER -
i i i i i i
The network by which patient records are shared between different Healthcare organizations that u
i i i i i i i i i i i i i
se Epic. If you receive care at an Epic hospital in say, New York for example, then move to another
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
state or even another country, your new care providers can run a Care Everywhere query from
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
th eir instance of Epic to pull in your records from your previous providers. Care Everywhere
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operates as a Health Information Exchange.
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