POP350 - Chapter 9 BestPractice Advisories

Question 1

Epic’s most flexible and widely applicable decision support tool is called:

1. BPAs - BestPractice Advisory
2. Health Maintenance Alert
3. Criteria Base Record
4. Diagnosis Tracker

Answer 1

1. BPAs - BestPractice Advisory

Question 2

T or F

BPAs can appear in response to certain events, like orders being placed, results filing for the patient, flowsheet documentation, or diagnosis entry.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

BPAs can be: (pick the best answer)

A. Active
B. Passive
C. Active or Passive
D. BPAs are always active once released

Answer 3

C. Active or Passive

Question 4

BPAs can do all of the following except:

A. Prompt users to place certain orders
B. Prompt users to go to a different activity
C. Apply new information to the patient’s plan of care
D. Prompt a front desk user to schedule the patient for a Flu Shot.

Answer 4

D. Prompt a front desk user to schedule the patient for a Flu Shot.

BPAs are clinical tools and are not used in this manner.

Question 5

What are the two types of BPA records used for setting up an Advisory?

A. HM Criteria
B. Base records
C. Criteria records
D. BP Advisory records

Answer 5

B. Base records

C. Criteria records

Question 6

T or F

It is within a Criteria record that you specify (link) to base records to determine conditions under which the BPA should appear, and specify the follow-up orders or follow-up actions that could be taken from the BPA

Answer 6

False

It is within a Base record that you specify (link) to Criteria records to determine conditions under which the BPA should appear, and specify the follow-up orders or follow-up actions that could be taken from the BPA

Question 7

For a BPA, the base record controls which of the following?

A. When the BPA should be evaluated by the system
B. When the BPA should appear to the end user
C. Recommended follow-up orders
D. Core Properties

Answer 7

A. When the BPA should be evaluated by the system
C. Recommended follow-up orders
D. Core Properties

B is incorrect because the Criteria record controls when the BPA should appear to the end user.

Question 8

T or F

Epic recommends that you build Criteria records to evaluate multiple conditions, when possible, in order to minimize the effects on system resources.

Answer 8

False. Epic recommends that you approach building BPA criteria records with reusability in mind. That means you should define singular criteria in each record so the likelihood of reusability is increased.

Question 9

T or F

BPAs can be configured to take follow-up actions automatically, without ever appearing to the end user.

Answer 9

True

This is called a “Silent” BPA

Question 10

Chapter Review Question

Which type of record evaluates patient-related conditions to determine when a BPA will appear?

Answer 10

Criteria record

Question 11

Chapter Review Question

T or F

BPAs can be based on a patient’s inclusion in a specific analytics registry.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Chapter Review Question

In order to automatically add goals to a patient’s chart, you have to add the goals to which record before attaching them to the BPA?

Answer 12

An extension (LPP) record

Question 13

Chapter Review Question

You’ve built a BPA to identify patients with care gaps and suggest a follow-up SmartSet. All
your criteria records are built correctly and released. Your BPA Base record is linked to each of
the appropriate criteria, with the correct logic specified between them. Your BPA Base record is
also released. And yet, when you test your BPA on a patient with the appropriate care gaps, the
BPA does not fire. Which setting in the BPA Base record is the issue?

Answer 13

Potential Triggering Action