EPIC AMB 400 Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers 2023/2024 Graded A+

EPIC AMB 400 Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers 2023/2024 Graded A+. A procedure record could never be both Orderable and Chargeable. This allows for flexibility of what is ordered is not what is performed and subsequently charged for. For example, a colonoscopy was ordered but a colonoscopy w biopsy is performed. It is still possible for a charge to be automatically generated when placing certain type of orders: -When Orderable, a screen becomes available to link to Performable records -When both Orderable and Performable or just Performable, a screen becomes available to link to a chargeable record. 5 possible combinations: -Orderable -Orderable and performable -Performable -Performable and chargeable -Chargeable "Orderable" Procedure record - ANSWER Represents anything other than a medication a clinician can order, simply a request that something should be done. Also known as Orderable, can be a Procedure, Service, or Supply. Some orderables can be generic (eg - Derm biopsy) bc a provider might not know what will be done, but when actually performed something more specific is charged (eg - Shave skin lesion from trunk, arm, or leg). It should be Clinically Active and have inactive Billing Status The "EpicCare Order Type" will impact some of the available items on subsequent screens and is used throughout Epic for identifying how a procedure is to be used. A user will not be able to sign an orderable procedure unless there is a linked procedure category with an "EpicCare Order Type" defined. Recall that procedures are used for both clinical and billing applications in Epic. In fact, the EAP master file was originally developed for billing purposes. The "Proc Type" (procedure type) item determines how a procedure can be used. To ensure a procedure record is available for ordering, the "Proc Type" must be set to "Charge". Orderable procedures must be linked to a procedure category in order to be available for ordering. An orderable procedure record requires the following settings: 1) Procedure type of "Charge" 2) Record purpose of "Orderable" 3) A linked Procedure Category (EDP) 4) Clinically Inactive? No "Performable" procedure record - ANSWER Represent the actual procedure that was performed. Can be linked to chargeables to help bill correctly. For example, a DM foot exam is generally done as part of a visit and shouldn't go out as a charge on a claim, so it would be represented with a "Performable" procedure record. "Chargeable" procedure record - ANSWER Is used to bill for procedure, service, or supply. Typically imported from 3rd-party vendor. Two types: 1) Professional Charges: Generated by physicians, generally prefixed with PR. 2) Hospital and Technical Chargeables: Generated by non-physician providers (eg - Equip, room charges, or personnel), generally prefixed with HC. "Historical" procedure record - ANSWER Allows documenting historical surgical events. Allow past procedure to be documented on in the history section of a navigator. True or False: A default procedure status cannot be defined in System Definitions. - ANSWER True See "Procedure Hierarchy Summary" pg 28. What is a procedure building block? - ANSWER They are additional records available to procedures when needed. Some of these records are determined by the "EpicCare Order Type". See pg 49