Lesson 2 - SmartForm Fundamentals Flashcards
1
Q
What is a SmartForm?
A
A SmartForm is a highly customizable clinical documentation tool used to capture discrete data across many of Epic’s
applications.
2
Q
What is discrete data?
A
Discrete data is reportable data with meaning.
3
Q
True or False: Free-text documentation is reportable and measurable.
A
False. Only discrete data is reportable and measurable.
4
Q
Why isn’t free- text documentation reportable and measurable?
A
There is no data point attached to query in a report.
5
Q
When should you use a SmartForm for documentation?
A
When other Epic tools, such as SmartTexts and Flowsheets, do not meet your needs.
6
Q
What features do SmartForms have that Flowsheets and SmartTexts don’t?
A
Scripting and image annotation.
