CCHC Glossary questions with accurate answers
Abstracting Ans✓✓✓ The process of collecting and storing additional
clinic information that is not otherwise recorded in the EMR
Accept button Ans✓✓✓ Button that appears on many Hyperspace
windows and forms. Clicking this button saves the data you have entered
and closes the window or form.
Access & Revenue Cycle Readiness (ARCR) Ans✓✓✓ Operational
leaders across the organization to lead the organization readiness
activities (strategy and decision making from design through
stabilization, recognizing and mitigating implementation risks, and
supporting change management efforts) in preparation for the future
state workflows
Accession Number Ans✓✓✓ A unique alphanumeric identifier assigned
to imaging or lab orders
Accommodation Code Ans✓✓✓ A code associated with a patient's room
that can be used to calculate bed charges triggered on the patient's
hospital account. Each room in a hospital has an associated
accommodation code based on the type or level of care provided in that
room
Accordion Report Ans✓✓✓ A highly configurable report that can display
documentation flowsheet data, intake/output data, MAR administration
data, lab results, and other patient information. The term "Accordion"
,refers to the ease with which users can expand and condense the time
intervals within the report.
Activation / Cutover Ans✓✓✓ The transition to Epic from current state /
legacy systems; typically pertains to a short period of time - hours rather
than days or weeks
Activity Ans✓✓✓ The main place where users or administrators enter
and view data in Hyperspace. For example, the Order History activity is
used to view information for an order and the Medications activity is
used to manage a patient's prescriptions. An activity can consist of a
form, a report, or a series of forms.
Actual Classroom Environments (ACEx) Ans✓✓✓ 1 of the Training
Environments
Addendum Ans✓✓✓ Information added to or edited in an encounter, a
study, or a note after the encounter is closed or the study or note is
signed. Typically displays the addition or change in context, not just as
an added piece of information
Admission Assessment Ans✓✓✓ An assessment of a patient's condition
performed when a patient is checked into the hospital.
Admission Ans✓✓✓ An ADT (admission / discharge / transfer) action
which is associated with a patient being assigned to a bed in an inpatient
setting
,Admission Type Ans✓✓✓ The classification of admission. This
information appears on claims and is typically selected from a standard
list: Emergency, Urgent, Routine, Newborn, Trauma, and Labor &
Delivery.
Admission, Discharge, Transfer (ADT) Event Ans✓✓✓ An action on a
patient to specify patient movement (Admission, Transfer In, Transfer
Out, Leave of Absence Out, Leave of Absence Return, Discharge,
Hospital Outpatient Visit), current place (Census, Leave of Absence
Census), or change in the billing drivers (Patient Update).
Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) Ans✓✓✓ Advance Beneficiary
Notice of non-coverage (also sometimes referred to as Medicare waiver
of liability) is a notification provided to Medicare beneficiaries when a
service is expected not to be covered by Medicare.
After Visit Summary (AVS) Ans✓✓✓ Report summarizing such things
as orders, diagnoses, and notes for an encounter that you can print and
send home with the patient; also used for inpatient admissions and
includes discharge instructions.
Age-based Override Contexts Ans✓✓✓ Age-based override contexts
allow customers to have different medication defaults based on the
patient's age. These override contexts can be configured for both
inpatient and outpatient administration of medications.
, Ambulatory Advisory Group (AAG) Ans✓✓✓ The AAG for the Project
20/22 will evaluate issues that involve or impact Ambulatory Care
workflow, content, and EHR adoption
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Ans✓✓✓ Private non-
profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary
consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and
personnel in the United States
Anesthesia Ans✓✓✓ Provides clinical documentation tools wherever
anesthesia services are performed
Application Testing Ans✓✓✓ Verify build and application workflows are
correct before starting Integrated Testing. Confirm Application readiness
for identified workflows
Appointment Desk Ans✓✓✓ The patient workspace that opens when a
patient is looked up via the Appts button. This workspace shows
information about the patient's appointments, orders, referrals, and
waitlist entries.
ASAP Ans✓✓✓ Epic's emergency department information system
application
At-the-Elbow (ATE) Ans✓✓✓ Floor support during go-live.
Abstracting Ans✓✓✓ The process of collecting and storing additional
clinic information that is not otherwise recorded in the EMR
Accept button Ans✓✓✓ Button that appears on many Hyperspace
windows and forms. Clicking this button saves the data you have entered
and closes the window or form.
Access & Revenue Cycle Readiness (ARCR) Ans✓✓✓ Operational
leaders across the organization to lead the organization readiness
activities (strategy and decision making from design through
stabilization, recognizing and mitigating implementation risks, and
supporting change management efforts) in preparation for the future
state workflows
Accession Number Ans✓✓✓ A unique alphanumeric identifier assigned
to imaging or lab orders
Accommodation Code Ans✓✓✓ A code associated with a patient's room
that can be used to calculate bed charges triggered on the patient's
hospital account. Each room in a hospital has an associated
accommodation code based on the type or level of care provided in that
room
Accordion Report Ans✓✓✓ A highly configurable report that can display
documentation flowsheet data, intake/output data, MAR administration
data, lab results, and other patient information. The term "Accordion"
,refers to the ease with which users can expand and condense the time
intervals within the report.
Activation / Cutover Ans✓✓✓ The transition to Epic from current state /
legacy systems; typically pertains to a short period of time - hours rather
than days or weeks
Activity Ans✓✓✓ The main place where users or administrators enter
and view data in Hyperspace. For example, the Order History activity is
used to view information for an order and the Medications activity is
used to manage a patient's prescriptions. An activity can consist of a
form, a report, or a series of forms.
Actual Classroom Environments (ACEx) Ans✓✓✓ 1 of the Training
Environments
Addendum Ans✓✓✓ Information added to or edited in an encounter, a
study, or a note after the encounter is closed or the study or note is
signed. Typically displays the addition or change in context, not just as
an added piece of information
Admission Assessment Ans✓✓✓ An assessment of a patient's condition
performed when a patient is checked into the hospital.
Admission Ans✓✓✓ An ADT (admission / discharge / transfer) action
which is associated with a patient being assigned to a bed in an inpatient
setting
,Admission Type Ans✓✓✓ The classification of admission. This
information appears on claims and is typically selected from a standard
list: Emergency, Urgent, Routine, Newborn, Trauma, and Labor &
Delivery.
Admission, Discharge, Transfer (ADT) Event Ans✓✓✓ An action on a
patient to specify patient movement (Admission, Transfer In, Transfer
Out, Leave of Absence Out, Leave of Absence Return, Discharge,
Hospital Outpatient Visit), current place (Census, Leave of Absence
Census), or change in the billing drivers (Patient Update).
Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) Ans✓✓✓ Advance Beneficiary
Notice of non-coverage (also sometimes referred to as Medicare waiver
of liability) is a notification provided to Medicare beneficiaries when a
service is expected not to be covered by Medicare.
After Visit Summary (AVS) Ans✓✓✓ Report summarizing such things
as orders, diagnoses, and notes for an encounter that you can print and
send home with the patient; also used for inpatient admissions and
includes discharge instructions.
Age-based Override Contexts Ans✓✓✓ Age-based override contexts
allow customers to have different medication defaults based on the
patient's age. These override contexts can be configured for both
inpatient and outpatient administration of medications.
, Ambulatory Advisory Group (AAG) Ans✓✓✓ The AAG for the Project
20/22 will evaluate issues that involve or impact Ambulatory Care
workflow, content, and EHR adoption
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Ans✓✓✓ Private non-
profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary
consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and
personnel in the United States
Anesthesia Ans✓✓✓ Provides clinical documentation tools wherever
anesthesia services are performed
Application Testing Ans✓✓✓ Verify build and application workflows are
correct before starting Integrated Testing. Confirm Application readiness
for identified workflows
Appointment Desk Ans✓✓✓ The patient workspace that opens when a
patient is looked up via the Appts button. This workspace shows
information about the patient's appointments, orders, referrals, and
waitlist entries.
ASAP Ans✓✓✓ Epic's emergency department information system
application
At-the-Elbow (ATE) Ans✓✓✓ Floor support during go-live.
