Allergy and Lab Flashcards
Patients will be included in a criteria only if the ______ allergen that is documented in their
chart is listed in the criteria.
exact
What are lab components and how are they represented in Epic?
Lab components are the discrete result values that make up a test. Each component is a
separate record in the Result Component (LRR) master file
components have their own way of getting grouped already: base name and
common name. Both names are used to group components when clinicians review results, but each is
used in a slightly different way.
Base name ﴾I LRR 45﴿
Used to group components that share a result type. These components might have different resulting processes ﴾such as a cheek swab versus a blood sample﴿, and they might have different reference ranges and units of measure.
Because reference ranges can be different across components with the same base name, they can’t be used to trend results over time. Instead, the base name is most commonly used to display labs in things like SmartLinks that can easily show the reference range in‐line with the result
Common name ﴾I LRR 46﴿
Components that share a common name have similar resulting processes, reference ranges, and units of measure, so clinicians can see trends in the results over time. Common name is a narrower way to group components than base name.
How do you find the common name of a component? If you don’t know the component record’s full name and/or ID, you can find its common name in a patient’s chart. 4. Keep your criteria record open and Chart Search > Encounter. 5. Search for your Nadia patient and open the most recent encounter. 6. Chart Review > Labs tab. 7. Single‐click one of Nadia’s resulted lab orders. Evaluating Allergies and Lab
The Lookback period applies to the date and time the specimen for this component was collected, not when it was resulted or entered into the system
If a specimen was collected from a patient 32 days ago and resulted 29 days ago, would this criteria record evaluate the test result?
no, lookback looks at the collection date
Which of the following types of criteria can be built using a grouper record? Choose ALL that apply.
A. Medication criteria
B. Diagnosis criteria
C. Allergen criteria
D. Lab component criteria
A, B, C
which types of criteria MUST be built using a grouper
A. Medication criteria
B. Diagnosis criteria
C. Allergen criteria
D. Lab component criteria
DIAGNOSIS
True or False: If a navigator‐based BPA is configured to display a patient’s recent lab results, then the BPA should appear expanded by default in the navigator
True
A, B, C
