EPIC INPATIENT CLINICAL SYSTEMS EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ HIM.
Answer: HIM stands for Health Information Management, which
provides tools to simplify medical records management tasks,
including chart and film tracking, chart deficiencies, release of
information and coding and abstracting.
◉ Beaker.
Answer: Beaker is Epic's laboratory system for hospital lab. Orders
placed either in Epic or in an external system are transmitted to
Beaker via an HL7 Interface for processing. When patients arrive to
have their blood drawn, the results are entered into Beaker, which
then get transmitted back to the ordering doctor.
◉ Bridges.
Answer: Bridges is Epic's module for installing, configuring and
maintaining clinical interfaces to other systems. See the reference
below to learn more about interfaces.
◉ Caboodle.
, Answer: Caboodle: This area of Epic refers to the data warehouse
and analytical tools used to store and retrieve large amounts of
clinical data. The data can be queried to provide all manner of
reporting to support care decisions, manage costs, and identify
trends. Other data can be brought in from non-Epic systems, and
then used along with Epic data to provide reporting results. Until
mid-2016, the trade name for these tools was Cogito, from the Latin
phrase ergo sum: "I think, therefore I am". In mid-2016, Epic
renamed it to "Cabooble", ie Kit & Caboodle.
◉ Hyperspace.
Answer: Epic Hyperspace is not a clinical module in itself, but rather
the actual application client that is presented to users of most areas
of Epic. When a nurse, doctor, therapist, or administrative staff
launch Epic, the front-end software that is presented to them is
called Hyperspace. It is typically installed on hosted servers that are
accessed by many workstations throughout an enterprise, rather
than being installed on individual users' PCs. Citrix commonly used
to host Hyperspace.
Since it is a core component of the Epic system, upgrades almost
always include an update of Hyperspace. Epic Hyperspace is
configured to display different menus, tasks, and options to users
depending on their specific roles. For example, a pharmacist will be
presented with many medication-related options, while a family
practice physician will be presented with options to document
clinical visits, place orders, and perform other clinically relevant
tasks.
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ HIM.
Answer: HIM stands for Health Information Management, which
provides tools to simplify medical records management tasks,
including chart and film tracking, chart deficiencies, release of
information and coding and abstracting.
◉ Beaker.
Answer: Beaker is Epic's laboratory system for hospital lab. Orders
placed either in Epic or in an external system are transmitted to
Beaker via an HL7 Interface for processing. When patients arrive to
have their blood drawn, the results are entered into Beaker, which
then get transmitted back to the ordering doctor.
◉ Bridges.
Answer: Bridges is Epic's module for installing, configuring and
maintaining clinical interfaces to other systems. See the reference
below to learn more about interfaces.
◉ Caboodle.
, Answer: Caboodle: This area of Epic refers to the data warehouse
and analytical tools used to store and retrieve large amounts of
clinical data. The data can be queried to provide all manner of
reporting to support care decisions, manage costs, and identify
trends. Other data can be brought in from non-Epic systems, and
then used along with Epic data to provide reporting results. Until
mid-2016, the trade name for these tools was Cogito, from the Latin
phrase ergo sum: "I think, therefore I am". In mid-2016, Epic
renamed it to "Cabooble", ie Kit & Caboodle.
◉ Hyperspace.
Answer: Epic Hyperspace is not a clinical module in itself, but rather
the actual application client that is presented to users of most areas
of Epic. When a nurse, doctor, therapist, or administrative staff
launch Epic, the front-end software that is presented to them is
called Hyperspace. It is typically installed on hosted servers that are
accessed by many workstations throughout an enterprise, rather
than being installed on individual users' PCs. Citrix commonly used
to host Hyperspace.
Since it is a core component of the Epic system, upgrades almost
always include an update of Hyperspace. Epic Hyperspace is
configured to display different menus, tasks, and options to users
depending on their specific roles. For example, a pharmacist will be
presented with many medication-related options, while a family
practice physician will be presented with options to document
clinical visits, place orders, and perform other clinically relevant
tasks.
