Epic Skills Assessment Data and Chart Interpretation Questions and Answers

Question 1

A clinic manager reviews the following data on patient wait times for four different departments.
Based on this data, which department's average wait time is exactly half of the average wait time for the Radiology department?
- Cardiology: 35 minutes
- Orthopedics: 45 minutes
- Radiology: 70 minutes
- Dermatology: 25 minutes

- Cardiology: 35 minutes
- Orthopedics: 45 minutes
- Radiology: 70 minutes
- Dermatology: 25 minutes

Accepted Answer

Cardiology

Answer

Orthopedics

Answer

Dermatology

Answer

Radiology

Question 2

A hospital tracks the source of patient referrals, as shown in the data below. If the total number of referrals for the quarter was 1,200, what is the combined number of referrals from 'Internal Physician' and 'Emergency Department'?

- Primary Care Physician: 40%
- Internal Physician: 25%
- Emergency Department: 15%
- Self-Referral/Other: 20%

Accepted Answer

480

Answer

300

Answer

180

Answer

600

Question 3

Review the following log of medication orders. An audit requires identifying how many orders for 'Lisinopril' have a status of 'Dispensed'.

| Order ID | Medication   | Status    | Priority |
|----------|--------------|-----------|----------|
| 901      | Metformin    | Dispensed | Routine  |
| 902      | Lisinopril   | Pending   | STAT     |
| 903      | Lisinopril   | Dispensed | Routine  |
| 904      | Amoxicillin  | Dispensed | Routine  |
| 905      | Lisinopril   | Dispensed | STAT     |
| 906      | Metformin    | Pending   | Routine  |

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

3

Answer

0

Question 4

The line graph data below shows the number of IT support tickets closed per week over a six-week period. Between which two consecutive weeks did the largest decrease in closed tickets occur?

- Week 1: 85
- Week 2: 90
- Week 3: 82
- Week 4: 65
- Week 5: 70
- Week 6: 50

Accepted Answer

Week 5 to Week 6

Answer

Week 2 to Week 3

Answer

Week 3 to Week 4

Answer

Week 1 to Week 2

Question 5

The bar chart below displays patient satisfaction scores for four hospital units. Which of the following statements is the only one that can be validated directly from the chart's data?

- Surgery: 91%
- Maternity: 96%
- Oncology: 89%
- Pediatrics: 94%

Accepted Answer

Patient satisfaction in the Surgery unit is lower than in the Pediatrics unit.

Answer

The Oncology unit needs to hire more staff to improve patient satisfaction.

Answer

The Maternity unit treated the most patients this quarter.

Answer

Patient satisfaction has increased across all units compared to last quarter.

Question 6

A manager is analyzing the compliance rate of physicians in completing patient chart documentation within 24 hours. Given the data below, which physician has the highest compliance rate?

| Physician   | Charts to Complete | Completed < 24h |
|-------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| Dr. Anya    | 200                | 188             |
| Dr. Ben     | 250                | 230             |
| Dr. Carla   | 180                | 171             |
| Dr. David   | 220                | 200             |

Accepted Answer

Dr. Carla

Answer

Dr. Ben

Answer

Dr. David

Answer

Dr. Anya