EPIC FUNDAMENTALS REVIEW EXAM
2024
HYPERSPACE - ANSWERSIS THE ARCHITURE THAT HOST'S EPIC'S
INTERGRATED SUITE OF PRODUCTS. GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) FOR
EPIC SOFTWARE. PLATFORM ON WHICH ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS SIT. ALLOWS
USER TO HAVE ACCESS TO FUNCTIONALITY FROM ALL THE APPLICATIONS
THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THEM TO PERFORM THEIR JOB IN THE SYSTEM
WITH THE USE OF ONE ID.
ENVIORNMENT - ANSWERSSELF CONTAINED SYSTEM CONTAINING ALL THE
PATIENTS, USERS, AND CONFIGURATION YOU WILL USE. WHAT YOU DO IN
ONE ENVIRONMENT DOES NOT CROSS INTO OTHER ENVIRONMENTS.
SECURE - ANSWERSKEEPS YOUR DATA SAFE, WHILE HOLDING YOUR PLACE
ON THAT WORKSTATION INCLUDING KEEPING OPEN ALL THE WORKSPACES
YOU HAVE OPEN
EPIC BUTTON - ANSWERSPROVIDES YOU WITH ACCESS OT A NUMBER OF
MENUS. FIND LESS FREQUENTLY USED ACTIVITES, HELP INDEX, LOOKS
DIFFERENT FOR EACH USER. CONTROLLED BY WHICH APPLICATIONS ARE
INTALLED AND THE SPEDIFIC SECURITY CONFIG SET UP FOR EACH USER.
HYPERSPACE TOOLBAR - ANSWERSCONTAINS BUTTONS THAT LET YOU
QUICKLY ACCESS FREQUENTLY USED ACTIVITIES: APPTS, ANC ORDERS
CONFIRM IN THE SCREEN SHOT.
WORKSPACE - ANSWERSBULK OF THE SCREEN IS TAKEN UP BY WHAT IS
CALLED A WORKSPACE, WHICH IS WHERE USERS DO THEIR WORK. EVERY
WORKSPACE IS IDENTIFIED BY A TAB THAT APPEARS BELOW THE TOOLBAR.
SCREEN SHOT BELOW, 3 WORKSPACES ARE OPEN, REPRESENTED BY TABS
WITH DIFFERENT ICONS. YOU CAN SWITCH BETWEEN WORSPACES USING
TABS.
HOME WORKSPACE - ANSWERSTABS THAT ARE OPEN WHEN LOG IN
ACTIVITY - ANSWERSS A WORKSPACE SECTION DEVOTED TO PARTICULAR
TASK, SUCH AS PLACING ORDERS, DOCUMENTING A PATIENT ASSESSMENT,
RECORDING ALLERGIES, AND COMPILING BASIC PATIENT INFORMATION. THIS
IS A CHART REVIEW ACTIVITY.
NAVIGATOR - ANSWERSTOOL THAT ORGANIZES DOCUMENTATION AND
REVIEW TASKS ACCORDING TO A PARTICULAR WORKFLOW. IT HAS A TABLE
OF CONTENTS BUT CAN ALSO DISPLAY MULTIPLE SECTIONS AT ONCE.
, USEFUL IN ORGANIZING A SERIES OF TASKS IN WORKFLOW ORDER. IE:
COMPLETING DOCUMENTATION AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF A PATIENT'S
IMAGING EXAM.
FIELD - ANSWERSHAS TWO PARTS--- SOME KIND OF PROMPT (LIKE ADD A
NEW AGENT, AND A WHITE SPACE TO ENTER AN ANSWER. MANY FIELDS
ALLOW ONLY A PARTICULAR KIND OF RESPONSE, SUCH AS DATE OR
SELECTION FROM A PRE-MADE LIST.
YOU WILL ALSO SEE THAT YOU RARELY HAVE TO TYPE THE COMPLETE TEXT,
THANKS TO COMPLETION MATCHING.
CHECK BOX - ANSWERSSIMILAR TO A FIELD, EXCEPT A USER'S ONLY OPTION
IS TO SELECT IT OR NOT. SPECIAL VARIETY OF CHECK BOX CALLED AN
OPTION, PICTURED IN THE SCREEN SHOT BELOW. OPTIONS LET YOU MAKE
ONE SELECTION FROM A PREDEFINED LIST.
TOOLTIP - ANSWERSBRIEF EXPLANATION OF AN ICON OR BUTTON'S
PURPOSE, APPEARING ON A YELLOW-COLORED BAR THAT DISAPPEARS WHEN
YOU MOVE YOUR CURSOR AWAY
SELECTION BUTTON - ANSWERSBUTTON THAT APPEARS ON THE RIGHT AND
DOES NOT ALWAYS LOOK THE SAME, MUCH OF THE TIME, IT APPEARS AS A
MAGNIFYING GLASS.
COMPLETION MATCHING - ANSWERSWORKS IN FIELDS THAT EXPRECT A TEXT
RESPONSE. YOU CAN TYPE A FEW CHARACTERS AND PRESS ENTER OR TAB.
THE SYSTEM WILL FIND THE APPROPRIATE CHOICE AND FILL IN THE REST.
ANCILLARY ORDERS - ANSWERSPRIMARY ACTIVITY USED TO TRANSCRIBE
PAPER ORDERS FOR IMAGING PROCEDURES. THEY WERE DESIGNED TO
QUICKLY ENTER THE BASIC INFORMATION NEEDED FOR IMAGIN GORDERS WO
THE FULL FUNCTIONALITY OF ORDER ENTRY. TO ENSURE PT SAFETY, ANC
ORDERS PERFORMS BACKGROUND CHECKING FOR DUPLICATE PROCEDURES
AND ALLERGEN INTERACTIONS. THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ACTIVITIY
DISPLAYS ANY IMAGING ORDERS ALREADY IN THE SYSTEM FOR THIS
PATIENT. BY IDENTIFYING ORDERS ALREADY IN THE SYSTEM, YOU CAN
PREVENT DUPLICATE ORDERS.
PREFRENCE LIST - ANSWERSHELP YOU FIND THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE
TO ORDER FOR A PATIENT. THESE LISTS NARROW THE SEARCH FROM 100'S
OR EVEN 1000'S OF PROCEDURES TO ONLY THOSE THAT ARE COMMONLY
USED BY A FACILITY, SPECIALTY, OR DEPT. WHEN YOU SEARCH FOR A
PROCEDURE, EPIC WILL CHECK FOR MATCHERS ON THE PREFERENCE LIST
BEFORE CHECKING THE ENTIRE DATABASE.
2024
HYPERSPACE - ANSWERSIS THE ARCHITURE THAT HOST'S EPIC'S
INTERGRATED SUITE OF PRODUCTS. GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) FOR
EPIC SOFTWARE. PLATFORM ON WHICH ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS SIT. ALLOWS
USER TO HAVE ACCESS TO FUNCTIONALITY FROM ALL THE APPLICATIONS
THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THEM TO PERFORM THEIR JOB IN THE SYSTEM
WITH THE USE OF ONE ID.
ENVIORNMENT - ANSWERSSELF CONTAINED SYSTEM CONTAINING ALL THE
PATIENTS, USERS, AND CONFIGURATION YOU WILL USE. WHAT YOU DO IN
ONE ENVIRONMENT DOES NOT CROSS INTO OTHER ENVIRONMENTS.
SECURE - ANSWERSKEEPS YOUR DATA SAFE, WHILE HOLDING YOUR PLACE
ON THAT WORKSTATION INCLUDING KEEPING OPEN ALL THE WORKSPACES
YOU HAVE OPEN
EPIC BUTTON - ANSWERSPROVIDES YOU WITH ACCESS OT A NUMBER OF
MENUS. FIND LESS FREQUENTLY USED ACTIVITES, HELP INDEX, LOOKS
DIFFERENT FOR EACH USER. CONTROLLED BY WHICH APPLICATIONS ARE
INTALLED AND THE SPEDIFIC SECURITY CONFIG SET UP FOR EACH USER.
HYPERSPACE TOOLBAR - ANSWERSCONTAINS BUTTONS THAT LET YOU
QUICKLY ACCESS FREQUENTLY USED ACTIVITIES: APPTS, ANC ORDERS
CONFIRM IN THE SCREEN SHOT.
WORKSPACE - ANSWERSBULK OF THE SCREEN IS TAKEN UP BY WHAT IS
CALLED A WORKSPACE, WHICH IS WHERE USERS DO THEIR WORK. EVERY
WORKSPACE IS IDENTIFIED BY A TAB THAT APPEARS BELOW THE TOOLBAR.
SCREEN SHOT BELOW, 3 WORKSPACES ARE OPEN, REPRESENTED BY TABS
WITH DIFFERENT ICONS. YOU CAN SWITCH BETWEEN WORSPACES USING
TABS.
HOME WORKSPACE - ANSWERSTABS THAT ARE OPEN WHEN LOG IN
ACTIVITY - ANSWERSS A WORKSPACE SECTION DEVOTED TO PARTICULAR
TASK, SUCH AS PLACING ORDERS, DOCUMENTING A PATIENT ASSESSMENT,
RECORDING ALLERGIES, AND COMPILING BASIC PATIENT INFORMATION. THIS
IS A CHART REVIEW ACTIVITY.
NAVIGATOR - ANSWERSTOOL THAT ORGANIZES DOCUMENTATION AND
REVIEW TASKS ACCORDING TO A PARTICULAR WORKFLOW. IT HAS A TABLE
OF CONTENTS BUT CAN ALSO DISPLAY MULTIPLE SECTIONS AT ONCE.
, USEFUL IN ORGANIZING A SERIES OF TASKS IN WORKFLOW ORDER. IE:
COMPLETING DOCUMENTATION AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF A PATIENT'S
IMAGING EXAM.
FIELD - ANSWERSHAS TWO PARTS--- SOME KIND OF PROMPT (LIKE ADD A
NEW AGENT, AND A WHITE SPACE TO ENTER AN ANSWER. MANY FIELDS
ALLOW ONLY A PARTICULAR KIND OF RESPONSE, SUCH AS DATE OR
SELECTION FROM A PRE-MADE LIST.
YOU WILL ALSO SEE THAT YOU RARELY HAVE TO TYPE THE COMPLETE TEXT,
THANKS TO COMPLETION MATCHING.
CHECK BOX - ANSWERSSIMILAR TO A FIELD, EXCEPT A USER'S ONLY OPTION
IS TO SELECT IT OR NOT. SPECIAL VARIETY OF CHECK BOX CALLED AN
OPTION, PICTURED IN THE SCREEN SHOT BELOW. OPTIONS LET YOU MAKE
ONE SELECTION FROM A PREDEFINED LIST.
TOOLTIP - ANSWERSBRIEF EXPLANATION OF AN ICON OR BUTTON'S
PURPOSE, APPEARING ON A YELLOW-COLORED BAR THAT DISAPPEARS WHEN
YOU MOVE YOUR CURSOR AWAY
SELECTION BUTTON - ANSWERSBUTTON THAT APPEARS ON THE RIGHT AND
DOES NOT ALWAYS LOOK THE SAME, MUCH OF THE TIME, IT APPEARS AS A
MAGNIFYING GLASS.
COMPLETION MATCHING - ANSWERSWORKS IN FIELDS THAT EXPRECT A TEXT
RESPONSE. YOU CAN TYPE A FEW CHARACTERS AND PRESS ENTER OR TAB.
THE SYSTEM WILL FIND THE APPROPRIATE CHOICE AND FILL IN THE REST.
ANCILLARY ORDERS - ANSWERSPRIMARY ACTIVITY USED TO TRANSCRIBE
PAPER ORDERS FOR IMAGING PROCEDURES. THEY WERE DESIGNED TO
QUICKLY ENTER THE BASIC INFORMATION NEEDED FOR IMAGIN GORDERS WO
THE FULL FUNCTIONALITY OF ORDER ENTRY. TO ENSURE PT SAFETY, ANC
ORDERS PERFORMS BACKGROUND CHECKING FOR DUPLICATE PROCEDURES
AND ALLERGEN INTERACTIONS. THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ACTIVITIY
DISPLAYS ANY IMAGING ORDERS ALREADY IN THE SYSTEM FOR THIS
PATIENT. BY IDENTIFYING ORDERS ALREADY IN THE SYSTEM, YOU CAN
PREVENT DUPLICATE ORDERS.
PREFRENCE LIST - ANSWERSHELP YOU FIND THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE
TO ORDER FOR A PATIENT. THESE LISTS NARROW THE SEARCH FROM 100'S
OR EVEN 1000'S OF PROCEDURES TO ONLY THOSE THAT ARE COMMONLY
USED BY A FACILITY, SPECIALTY, OR DEPT. WHEN YOU SEARCH FOR A
PROCEDURE, EPIC WILL CHECK FOR MATCHERS ON THE PREFERENCE LIST
BEFORE CHECKING THE ENTIRE DATABASE.
