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These Buttons can be created in Notes and Patient Instructions to quickly add your SmartPhrases when documenting.

What are Speed Buttons?


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To quickly move between free text fields, press this key.



What is Tab?

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When searching for a POCT, look for THIS icon next to the order name.

What is a House icon?

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These Tabs appear in Rooming, when a patient completes Questionnaires and History during eCheck-in.

What are MyChart Questionnaires and Patient Hx?

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This activity in MyChart allows your patients to update their demographics, insurance, and medications prior to their appointment. 

What is eCheck-In?

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Altitude, Lavender, Verdant, Deep Blue, Amethyst, Carbon, High Contrast, Low Contrast

What are Themes?



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This is where I got in Epic to make changes to my saved Order Panels

What is Preference List Composer?

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This tab can be used to ask your co-worker out to lunch but can not be used to verify an order. 

What is Secure Chat?

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This activity allows me to start a Note and Pend Orders for a patient coming in tomorrow

What is Pre-Charting?

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When ordering a facility administered medication, THIS frequency should be selected.  

What is Once (expires in 36 hours)

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When you see this "celestial" symbol next to something in Epic, it means you have made it a Favorite.

What is a Star?

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This computer is the designated computer for Epic Downtime and has downtime documents and an Epic Read Only tab.

What is the BCA computer?

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This is where you can see details such as Patient Demographics, Code Status, FYI's, and Pain Contracts, at a glance.

What is Storyboard?

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This is the easiest way to create an Addendum from Chart Review.

What is Right Click on the Encounter or Click the Encounter button?

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Document on the MAR within 36 hours of order entry of the facility administered medication is the best way to avoid having to do this. 

What is a Late MAR Entry?



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This area of Epic allows you to view and copy another users Smart Phrases.

What is SmartPhrase Manager?

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This keyboard shortcut will take you directly to the "Add Order" field.

What is CTRL + O?

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This common household tool in Epic can be used to customize and improve your workflow.

What is the Wrench icon?

Anywhere you see the wrench there is a way to make changes.

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Using these while in Chart Review can help you sort through data quickly.

What are Filters?


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This type of Encounter is where you document lab results received from outside organizations. 

What is in an Abstract Encounter?

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Use this feature under the EPIC button to hold certain favorites in place

What is the PIN feature?

500

This is the most efficient way to fax from Epic.

What is the Use the ROUTE feature?

500

This tab is a great place to document a PHQ-9, Diabetic Foot Exam, or Fall Risk Flowsheet, to name a few...

What is Screening Tools?

500

These topics are used for addressing patient Care Gaps and Quality Measures.

What are Health Maintenance Topics?

500

This Tab is where you find MyChart - Patient Message Review Reports and Chart Review Routing History.

What is Misc Reports?