Joy in Using Epic Workshop - July 13, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA US
July 13, 2023

The goal of this workshop is to improve physicians' EpicCare workflow knowledge and decrease the amount of time spent documenting in Epic. Decreasing time spent in the EHR will help to decrease physician burnout, improve patient care and reinforce proper documentation.

Target Audience

Physicians

Learning Objectives

  • Attendees will learn workflow efficiency tips related to clinical documentation.
  • Upon completion, attendees will be able to customize ordering preference lists, create QuickActions, customize In Basket settings, create quick buttons for documenting, modify navigator settings and complete procedure documentation.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 2.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/13/2023
Course expires: 
07/27/2023
Event starts: 
07/13/2023 - 2:30pm EDT
Event ends: 
07/13/2023 - 4:30pm EDT
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Agenda Topic

Time Allotted

Presenter

 

  1. Introductions and workshop agenda overview

10 minutes

Dr. Fischer

 

  1. Efficiency in Ordering
    1. Saving Defaults for Orders (Preference List) – demo and build
      1. Eg.  Radiology tests – default in the reason.
      2. Consult orders – default specific referral information
      3. Physical Therapy orders
      4. Future orders
      5. Clinic Collect – take Fischer preference list if you use clinic collect.
    2. Order Panels – demo and build
    3. Customize Smart Sets
      1. Demo:
        1. Customize Smartset from Plan Section
        2. Select User-Version from Plan and from BPA
      2. Hands On:
        1. Select a BPA you Encounter Often and Customize its Smartset

 

20 minutes

Dr. Fischer

 

  1. How to Win at Inbasket
    1. Demo:
      1. Build My List for Phone Encounters
      2. See how to Build List for other purposes while building phone encounters list
      3. How to use buttons to route
        1. In phone encounter, click Add my List
        2. In phone encounter, click the arrow next to Add my List to add routing from a different list (short cut to send to a different person).
    2. Hands On:
      1. Build list for Phone Encounters
      2. Build List for Results and Charts
    3. Quick Actions:
      1. Staff Message
      2. Patient Messages (normal results)
      3. Result Notes
        1. Forward to PCP
        2. Just default staff and DONE
      4. Letters
        1. Normal Results
    4. Quick Notes for MyUPMC messages and Telephone Encounters
    5. Postponing inbasket messages until you need them.

 

 20 minutes

Dr. Fischer

 

            4.     Enter Visit Diagnoses [3]

    1. Demo:
      1. From Problem List
      2. In Diagnosis Section (quick buttons)
      3. While ordering in association grid
    2. Hands On:
      1. Make Common Diagnosis Quick Buttons
      2. See Problem List Quick Buttons
      3. Add to Common Diagnosis Preference List

 

15 minutes

Dr. Fischer

 

            5.     Navigator

    1. Demo:
      1. Reorder Activity Tabs
      2. Change the Plan section layout
    2. Hands On:
      1. Repeat in your own workspace

 

15 minutes

Dr. Fischer

 

            6.     Documentation

    1.  Templates [6]
      1. Demo:
        1. Create buttons for SmartText and SmartPhrase
      2. Hands On:
        1. Make documentation template quick buttons
    2. Procedure Documentation
      1. Notewriter Macros (take mine)
      2. Notewriter in Notes
        1. @physexam@
        2. @hpi@
        3. @ROSBH@
        4. Save macros if appropriate

 

20 minutes

 

 

            7.     Questions from the workshop attendees

20 minutes

Dr. Fischer

    

 

UPMC Passavant
9100 Babcock Blvd.
Training Classroom
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
United States

No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity is approved for the following credit: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Healthcare Professionals: Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity. 

Available Credit

  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 2.00 Attendance
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