EPIC 2022/2023 Questions And Answers
HYPERSPACE - ANSWER IS 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 - ANSWER SELF 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 - ANSWER KEEPS YOUR DATA SAFE, WHILE HOLDING YOUR PLACE
ON THAT WORKSTATION INCLUDING KEEPING OPEN ALL THE WORKSPACES
YOU HAVE OPEN
EPIC BUTTON - ANSWER PROVIDES 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 - ANSWER CONTAINS BUTTONS THAT LET YOU
QUICKLY ACCESS FREQUENTLY USED ACTIVITIES: APPTS, ANC ORDERS
CONFIRM IN THE SCREEN SHOT.
WORKSPACE - ANSWER BULK 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 - ANSWER TABS THAT ARE OPEN WHEN LOG IN
ACTIVITY - ANSWER S 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 - ANSWER TOOL 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 - ANSWER HAS 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 - ANSWER SIMILAR 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 - ANSWER BRIEF EXPLANATION OF AN ICON OR BUTTON'S
PURPOSE, APPEARING ON A YELLOW-COLORED BAR THAT DISAPPEARS
WHEN YOU MOVE YOUR CURSOR AWAY
SELECTION BUTTON - ANSWER BUTTON THAT APPEARS ON THE RIGHT AND
DOES NOT ALWAYS LOOK THE SAME, MUCH OF THE TIME, IT APPEARS AS A
MAGNIFYING GLASS.
COMPLETION MATCHING - ANSWER WORKS 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 - ANSWER PRIMARY 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 - ANSWER HELP 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.
LEARNING HOME DASHBOARD - ANSWER LINK END-USERS TO TRAINING
MATERIALS, LIKE QUICK START GUIDES AND TIP SHEETS, WHICH CONTAIN
STEPS FOR COMPLETING COMMON IN-SYSTEM TASKS AND EFFICIENCY
TIPS. EACH ROLE HAS A DIFFERENT DASHBOARD WITH LINKS TO ROLE-
SPECIFIC CONTENT.
CHANGE ORDER - ANSWER ALLOWS YOU TO CHANGE THE SELECTED
ORDER TO A DIFFERENT PROCEDURE.
HYPERSPACE - ANSWER IS 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 - ANSWER SELF 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 - ANSWER KEEPS YOUR DATA SAFE, WHILE HOLDING YOUR PLACE
ON THAT WORKSTATION INCLUDING KEEPING OPEN ALL THE WORKSPACES
YOU HAVE OPEN
EPIC BUTTON - ANSWER PROVIDES 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 - ANSWER CONTAINS BUTTONS THAT LET YOU
QUICKLY ACCESS FREQUENTLY USED ACTIVITIES: APPTS, ANC ORDERS
CONFIRM IN THE SCREEN SHOT.
WORKSPACE - ANSWER BULK 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 - ANSWER TABS THAT ARE OPEN WHEN LOG IN
ACTIVITY - ANSWER S 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 - ANSWER TOOL 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 - ANSWER HAS 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 - ANSWER SIMILAR 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 - ANSWER BRIEF EXPLANATION OF AN ICON OR BUTTON'S
PURPOSE, APPEARING ON A YELLOW-COLORED BAR THAT DISAPPEARS
WHEN YOU MOVE YOUR CURSOR AWAY
SELECTION BUTTON - ANSWER BUTTON THAT APPEARS ON THE RIGHT AND
DOES NOT ALWAYS LOOK THE SAME, MUCH OF THE TIME, IT APPEARS AS A
MAGNIFYING GLASS.
COMPLETION MATCHING - ANSWER WORKS 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 - ANSWER PRIMARY 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 - ANSWER HELP 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.
LEARNING HOME DASHBOARD - ANSWER LINK END-USERS TO TRAINING
MATERIALS, LIKE QUICK START GUIDES AND TIP SHEETS, WHICH CONTAIN
STEPS FOR COMPLETING COMMON IN-SYSTEM TASKS AND EFFICIENCY
TIPS. EACH ROLE HAS A DIFFERENT DASHBOARD WITH LINKS TO ROLE-
SPECIFIC CONTENT.
CHANGE ORDER - ANSWER ALLOWS YOU TO CHANGE THE SELECTED
ORDER TO A DIFFERENT PROCEDURE.
