Epic INP100: Inpatient Fundamentals

What does Epic call the first screen a user sees when they log in? - ANSWER-Startup activity What is a My List? - ANSWER-A list of patients that I am following during my shift. I control the columns, the default report, and I manage the list of patients. What is a system list, and how can it be used to organize patients? - ANSWER-A list of patients that is automatically updated by the system. You can make a shortcut to these lists in a My List. How can a surgeon quickly sort her list of patients by unit? - ANSWER-Click the Unit column in Patient Lists. What types of information can a surgeon gather from reports at the bottom of the startup activities? - ANSWER-Vitals, I/O, Current Meds, and more How can a clinician open a patient's chart? - ANSWER-Double-click the patient from Patient Lists. What are the tabs along the left of the screen in a patient's chart called? - ANSWER-Activities How can you tell there is an abnormal value within a specified time interval in accordion reports? - ANSWER-There is a red exclamation point next to the value. How is an abnormal value denoted in accordion reports? - ANSWER-The abnormal value appears in red. How can you tell if there are values hidden within a time interval in accordion reports? - ANSWER-A plus sign appears next to the value displaying in a given column. How do you know which notes are new? - ANSWER-A clock icon appears in a column next to the note. How can you quickly find a patient's H&P within the Notes activity? - ANSWER-Click the H&P tab to see only H&Ps. Or, from the All Notes tab, click the Type column header to sort by note type. You want to Time Mark the new notes for your patient. Will that action Time Mark your patient's notes for anyone else who opens her chart? - ANSWER-No. Clicking Time Mark automatically marks ALL notes as no longer new for the user who Time Marks, but nobody else.