Building Blocks of Epic

Question 1

Chronicles

Answer 1

Filing Cabinet. Epic’s Database Management System (DBMS).

Question 2

Master File

Answer 2

Drawers. Storage entity used to organize a particular type of record. Has the INI, example EPT for Patient

Question 3

Record

Answer 3

Folder. Hold info about a particular data entity. Each record has a unique ID

Question 4

Contacts

Answer 4

Piece of Paper in a Folder. Holds date-specific info for a particular record

Question 5

Items

Answer 5

Question. Discrete pieces of info about a record. Has a unique ID number, and the info stored in each item is called a value.

Question 6

Value

Answer 6

Answer. Info stored in each Item

Question 7

Facility

Answer 7

Represents your entire organization. Will only have one facility per organization

Question 8

Service Area

Answer 8

Used to separate business entities in an organization. If a patient is seen in two separate Service Areas, they will have two guarantor accounts and receive two statements because each service area’s AR is distinct.

Question 9

Revenue (Location)

Answer 9

Physical hospital and clinics within the organization where revenue is generated

Question 10

Place of Service

Answer 10

Represents a facility or organization that is not part of your organization’s hierarchy

Question 11

Department/Units

Answer 11

Places where users work and patients receive care