Modules A
This module is used to schedule, cancel, and reschedule patient appointments.
Cadence
A patient arrived for a visit, but the front desk encounters a hard stop while validating coverage before completing check-in.
Prelude
This scheduled event reserves a specific date and time for a patient to see a provider.
appointment
Blood, tissue, or another patient sample collected for laboratory testing is called this.
Specimen
Moves patients safely between units, diagnostic areas, procedure rooms, and discharge locations.
Porter
This department specializes in evaluating and treating patients with vision problems, eye diseases, and conditions such as cataracts and glaucoma.
Ophthalmology
Nurses use this structured documentation tool to record assessments, observations, and repeated clinical measurements.
Flowsheet
A provider may be unable to place orders under their own name when this record is missing or incorrect.
SER (provider record)
Clinicians use this environment every day to document care, place orders, and access real patient records.
PRD (Production)
IP Nurses use this module to document patient care, assessments, and medication administration.
Clinical Documentation
A pharmacist can see a prescription, but it does not enter the expected verification queue.
Willow
vital logistics role of moving patients, medical equipment, and supplies around a healthcare facility
Portering
This diagnostic test uses ultrasound waves to create images of the heart and evaluate how well it is functioning.
Echocardiogram
Diagnoses and treats patients, oversees care plans.
Physician
Provides immediate assessment and treatment for urgent, life-threatening, or unexpected conditions. Includes triage, emergency rooms, and patient tracking.
Emergency Department (ED/ER)
This documentation organizes patient problems, goals, and planned nursing interventions.
Care Plan
This account-level Epic record must be complete and properly configured for the employee’s role.
EMP (security record)
This environment is often used to validate access.
SUP (Support)
This module handles radiology orders and imaging workflows
Radiant
A referral has already been clinically reviewed, but it never moves into the queue used by staff to arrange the appointment.
Referrals (could be Patient Access)
This Epic feature allows providers to quickly insert prewritten text into documentation by typing a shortcut.
SmartPhrase
a unique identifier assigned to an imaging study or test to track it throughout its entire lifecycle
Accession Number
Supports pregnancy, labor, and postpartum care.
Midwife
Reviews, prepares, dispenses, and monitors medications used for inpatient and outpatient treatment.
Pharmacy
This documentation tracks fluids entering and leaving the patient’s body.
Intake and Output
This test records the electrical activity of the heart.
ECG
A team wants to evaluate a new feature before committing development resources to it. They begin in this environment.
POC (Proof of Concept)
This module manages laboratory orders and results.
Beaker
The patient is visible in the chart, but the unit shown in the system does not match the patient’s physical location. No clinical documentation is missing.
Grand Central
This Epic tool is commonly used in Labor & Delivery to provide a real-time view of patients, rooms, and delivery status for the entire unit.
Grease Board
This medical procedure involves giving a patient blood or blood products from a donor.
Transfusion
Performs diagnostic imaging procedures.
Medical Radiation Technologist
Coordinates care before, during, and after surgical procedures, including the OR, Day Surgery, and PACU.
Preoperative Services
Nurses use this record to review and document medication administration.
MAR
Room utilized for Surgical procedures
OR
Playground, Post-classroom practice.
PLY
Providers use this module during ambulatory clinic visits.
Ambulatory
A technologist can see the order, but the examination never appears on the modality worklist. User provided an accession number and study status.
Radiant
Providers use this Epic workspace to manage results, receive messages, refill requests, and other follow-up tasks.
In Basket
This process tracks the baby’s heart rate and uterine activity during labor.
Fetal Monitoring
Handles administrative and scheduling duties.
Unit Clerk
Diagnoses and treats heart and vascular conditions through consultations, testing, imaging, and procedures.
Cardiology
Providers use this document to record their assessment, findings, and treatment plan during an encounter.
Progress notes
This hospital department is responsible for cleaning patient rooms, disinfecting equipment, and helping maintain a safe environment for patients and staff.
EVS (Environmental Services)
Instructor-led classroom training.
ACE
This module is commonly associated with emergency department workflows.
ASAP
The echo appointment exists, but the resulting study does not reach the expected downstream cardiac imaging system.
Cupid
This treatment delivers medication through intravenous access over a defined period.
infusion
This pharmacy action prepares and releases a medication for administration to the patient.
Dispense
Temporary nurse supporting staffing needs.
Agency Nurse
Provides medical care to infants, children, and adolescents in inpatient and outpatient settings.
Pediatrics
shows users which providers have the most availability, and the auto scheduler helps them quickly find appointment times for patients.
Book It
This unique identifier follows a patient across multiple encounters and is commonly requested when troubleshooting chart-related issues.
MRN
A workflow change has been completed and now requires formal validation before it can be moved into the live system.
TST
This oncology-focused module manages chemotherapy protocols and treatment plans.
Beacon
The procedure is properly ordered, but staff cannot see the case on the board used to monitor operating-room progression.
OP time
This workflow manages authorized requests for copies or disclosure of medical records.
ROI (Release of Information)
This HIM process helps monitor incomplete medical records and identifies documentation that providers still need to complete.
Deficiency Tracking
Supports social, emotional, and discharge needs.
Social Worker
Diagnoses and treats cancer, including chemotherapy, radiation coordination, and long-term treatment monitoring.
Oncology
Providers create these personalized collections of commonly used orders to speed up workflow.
Preference List
Nurses use this record to review and document medication administration.
MAR
Builds, upgrades, and enhancements are staged through this environment as part of the deployment and release process.
REL (Release)
This module is responsible for managing inpatient admissions, discharges, transfers, and bed placement.
Grand Central
A report runs successfully for one department, but another user cannot see it in the expected dashboard despite having normal chart access.
Cogito
This documentation records important information about the birth event.
Delivery Summary
This radiology tool provides imaging devices with a list of scheduled patients and exams waiting to be performed.
Modality Worklist
Treats patients with breathing disorders.
Respiratory Therapist
Cleans and prepares patient rooms and clinical spaces, particularly after transfers and discharges.
Environmental Services (EVS)
This structured oncology record organizes the patient’s planned cancer therapy.
Treatment Plan
Radiology teams use this system to store, retrieve, and review diagnostic images.
PACS
Application analysts perform initial configuration and build work in this environment before moving changes to formal testing.
DEV
A registration clerk cannot verify a patient's insurance coverage before an appointment.
Prelude
A nurse says a “lab result is missing,” test was performed by an external organization and needs to be reconciled with outside patient records.
Care Everywhere
After charges have been posted and reviewed, this financial document summarizes the amount owed for services, procedures, or supplies.
Invoice
This financial record is submitted to a payer for reimbursement of healthcare services.
Claim
Treats communication and swallowing disorders.
Speech-Language Pathologist
After leaving the operating room, a patient is monitored in this area until they are stable enough to transfer to another unit or go home.
PACU
This Epic feature guides users through documentation by organizing activities into a step-by-step workflow.
Navigator
This electronic workflow is commonly associated with checking insurance eligibility in real time.
RTE
Analysts and leaders use this Epic environment to run reports, analyze operational data, and review metrics without impacting clinical workflows.
RPT
This module allows external providers to access patient information from outside the organization.
EpicCare Link
A Logistics Technician needs to complete chemotherapy deliveries using a mobile device. Their coworkers can access the function, but the required dispensing workflow is not available on their screen.
User Access (could be beacon)
Leaders use this visual workspace to monitor metrics, trends, and operational information.
Dashboard
A clinician uses this information to review care documented by an external healthcare organization.
Outside Record
Maintains medical equipment.
Biomedical Technologist
Collects and analyzes blood, tissue, and other specimens to support diagnosis and treatment decisions.
Laboratory and Pathology
This Epic tool helps nurses organize and prioritize patient tasks, reminders, and workflows throughout their shift.
Brain
This imaging study uses powerful magnets and radio waves to create detailed pictures of organs, tissues, and structures inside the body.
MRI
Analysts use this environment to validate foundational configuration records before they are moved into broader testing environments meant for training
MST