Order Entry and Results Flashcards
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Which Epic tool allows a provider to compare a patient's current medication orders against medications taken prior to admission?
Answer: Order Reconciliation
Order Reconciliation is used at transitions of care to compare and reconcile inpatient orders with the patient's home medication list.
A critical lab value is resulted in Epic. Which workflow automatically notifies the ordering provider?
Answer: Critical result notification via In Basket
Epic sends critical result notifications to the ordering provider's In Basket to ensure timely awareness of life-threatening values.
What is the purpose of the 'Reason for Visit' or 'Ordering Indication' field when placing orders in Epic?
Answer: To document the clinical justification for the order
The ordering indication documents the clinical reason for the order, supporting medical necessity and payer requirements.
In the Medication Administration Record (MAR), a medication shown in red typically indicates:
Answer: The medication is due or overdue
Red highlighting in the MAR draws attention to medications that are due or past their scheduled administration time.
A provider wants to reorder a medication that was previously discontinued. The fastest way to do this in Epic is:
Answer: Find the discontinued order in Chart Review and use 'Reorder'
Using the 'Reorder' function from Chart Review pulls the previous order's details, saving time compared to entering the order from scratch.
Which result status in Epic indicates that the specimen has been collected and sent but no result is available yet?
Answer: In Process
'In Process' (or 'In Progress') indicates the lab has received the specimen and is working on it, but results are not yet reported.
When entering a standing order in Epic, what differentiates it from a one-time order?
Answer: It repeats automatically at defined intervals or upon defined triggers
Standing orders are designed to repeat at set intervals or under specific conditions without requiring a new order each time.