RAD400 REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS BY EXPERTS
i What is the facility structure hierarchy? - Facility
Service Area
Revenue Location or Location
Department
What is a Facility? - A record that represents the entire organization. There is one facility record.
Settings in more specific levels will override settings in the facility record.
What is a Service Area? - Separate business entities within the organization. Exists mainly for Epic's
billing applications.
Can also prohibit staff in individual locations from accessing other locations' confident information, such
as revenue data.
What is a Location? - AKA revenue location, this represents clinics and hospitals. Each revenue location is
linked to a service area.
If patient can go in and be billed, this is a revenue location.
What is a Department? - Represents places where users log in or where patients receive care at your
organization.
How does department influence a Radiant build? - Departments determine where procedures are
scheduled and performed
Providers and resources are only schedulable in specific departments.
Schedules of availability are specific to both a provider/resource and a department.
T/F: You build out a separate department record for each type of modality at your location. - True
,What is an HOD? - Hospital Outpatient Department, where clinicians in these departments see both
inpatients and outpatients, requiring the use of both inpatient and outpatient tools.
What is an HOV? - Hospital Outpatient Visit. Special type of encounter for HODs, they are hospital
encounters that are scheduled like outpatient encounters, which allow clinicians to use inpatient tools in
an outpatient setting.
What happens when a clinician accesses an appointment in an HOD? - Conversion: opens new HOV.
Appropriate for outpatients.
OR
Redirection: Opens existing hospital chart. Unique to HODs and typically for admitted patients.
What are key imaging-related settings in the Department master file? - External Name
Specialty
Center
Rev Location
EpicCare Department Information: Default Profile for Workstations in Department Field
Context-based Charging: Technical, Professional, Global
HOD Settings: Parent hospital/clinic area, Is this department an HOD?
Radiology/Cardiology Settings: Default Charge Source
Radiology/Cardiology Reading Roles: Provider Reading Roles
What is the function of External Name? - This will appear on patient-facing correspondence, such as
appointment reminder letters.
What is the function of Specialty? - Used to ensure that only users with appropriate login context can
schedule radiology exams
What is the function of Center? - HAS NO REVENUE IMPLICATIONS. Used to group departments
geographically to make scheduling more efficient.
, What is the function of Rev Location? - Linking a department to a revenue location in the facility
structure.
Once it is done, you cannot modify the field since this field affects revenue stream, and changing that
link causes major issues with charge routing.
IF IT IS WRONG, YOU MUST CREATE A NEW DEPARTMENT RECORD.
What is the function of Default Profile for Workstations in Department Field (EpicCare)? - Attach a profile
record with clinical settings specific to users who log in to this department.
What is the function of Technical, Professional, Global charges? - Technical: charges that cover the cost of
using equipment, facilities,non-physician medical staff, supplies, etc.
Professional: charges that cover the cost of the physician's professional services.
Global: charges that covers both technical and professional services.
What is the function of Parent hospital/clinic area (HOD settings)? - This settings links department to
revenue location for ADT purposes
What is the function of Is this department an HOD (HOD settings)? - If yes, this will apply the standard
HOD settings, which tell the system to either convert the appointment for outpatients, or redirect to the
current admission for inpatients.
What is the function of Default Charge Source (Radiology/Cardiology Settings)? - Identify the default
billing source for non-invasive imaging charges generated from appointments in the department
What is the function of Provider Reading Roles (Radiology/Cardiology Reading Roles)? - Specify the
reading role that a provider must have to result studies performed in the department.
What is the difference in build between invasive and non-invasive departments? - IR has OR Specific
Settings:
The Perioperative Unit Type field will be "Interventional Radiology" in order for physicians to see
appropriate tools based on where the patient is being seen for a procedure.
Always prevent access until after check in.
VERIFIED ANSWERS BY EXPERTS
i What is the facility structure hierarchy? - Facility
Service Area
Revenue Location or Location
Department
What is a Facility? - A record that represents the entire organization. There is one facility record.
Settings in more specific levels will override settings in the facility record.
What is a Service Area? - Separate business entities within the organization. Exists mainly for Epic's
billing applications.
Can also prohibit staff in individual locations from accessing other locations' confident information, such
as revenue data.
What is a Location? - AKA revenue location, this represents clinics and hospitals. Each revenue location is
linked to a service area.
If patient can go in and be billed, this is a revenue location.
What is a Department? - Represents places where users log in or where patients receive care at your
organization.
How does department influence a Radiant build? - Departments determine where procedures are
scheduled and performed
Providers and resources are only schedulable in specific departments.
Schedules of availability are specific to both a provider/resource and a department.
T/F: You build out a separate department record for each type of modality at your location. - True
,What is an HOD? - Hospital Outpatient Department, where clinicians in these departments see both
inpatients and outpatients, requiring the use of both inpatient and outpatient tools.
What is an HOV? - Hospital Outpatient Visit. Special type of encounter for HODs, they are hospital
encounters that are scheduled like outpatient encounters, which allow clinicians to use inpatient tools in
an outpatient setting.
What happens when a clinician accesses an appointment in an HOD? - Conversion: opens new HOV.
Appropriate for outpatients.
OR
Redirection: Opens existing hospital chart. Unique to HODs and typically for admitted patients.
What are key imaging-related settings in the Department master file? - External Name
Specialty
Center
Rev Location
EpicCare Department Information: Default Profile for Workstations in Department Field
Context-based Charging: Technical, Professional, Global
HOD Settings: Parent hospital/clinic area, Is this department an HOD?
Radiology/Cardiology Settings: Default Charge Source
Radiology/Cardiology Reading Roles: Provider Reading Roles
What is the function of External Name? - This will appear on patient-facing correspondence, such as
appointment reminder letters.
What is the function of Specialty? - Used to ensure that only users with appropriate login context can
schedule radiology exams
What is the function of Center? - HAS NO REVENUE IMPLICATIONS. Used to group departments
geographically to make scheduling more efficient.
, What is the function of Rev Location? - Linking a department to a revenue location in the facility
structure.
Once it is done, you cannot modify the field since this field affects revenue stream, and changing that
link causes major issues with charge routing.
IF IT IS WRONG, YOU MUST CREATE A NEW DEPARTMENT RECORD.
What is the function of Default Profile for Workstations in Department Field (EpicCare)? - Attach a profile
record with clinical settings specific to users who log in to this department.
What is the function of Technical, Professional, Global charges? - Technical: charges that cover the cost of
using equipment, facilities,non-physician medical staff, supplies, etc.
Professional: charges that cover the cost of the physician's professional services.
Global: charges that covers both technical and professional services.
What is the function of Parent hospital/clinic area (HOD settings)? - This settings links department to
revenue location for ADT purposes
What is the function of Is this department an HOD (HOD settings)? - If yes, this will apply the standard
HOD settings, which tell the system to either convert the appointment for outpatients, or redirect to the
current admission for inpatients.
What is the function of Default Charge Source (Radiology/Cardiology Settings)? - Identify the default
billing source for non-invasive imaging charges generated from appointments in the department
What is the function of Provider Reading Roles (Radiology/Cardiology Reading Roles)? - Specify the
reading role that a provider must have to result studies performed in the department.
What is the difference in build between invasive and non-invasive departments? - IR has OR Specific
Settings:
The Perioperative Unit Type field will be "Interventional Radiology" in order for physicians to see
appropriate tools based on where the patient is being seen for a procedure.
Always prevent access until after check in.
