Which Epic feature groups related orders into a single, reusable set for care pathways?

Which Epic feature groups related orders into a single, reusable set for care pathways?

• A. Scheduling
• B. Order Sets
• C. Results
• D. Care Everywhere

Answer: (B)

Grouping related orders into a single reusable bundle is what Epic calls an Order Set. This feature lets you create a standard collection of orders—medications, labs, imaging, referrals, documentation—that represent a care pathway. By standardizing these bundles, you can apply the entire set across patients and workflows with one action, ensuring consistency, reducing omissions, and speeding up orders entry. Order sets can be customized for different populations or stages of care and kept in a central library so updates to evidence-based practices automatically reflect across pathways. This concept focuses on assembling and reusing complete orders in a pathway, unlike scheduling (timing), results (outcomes), or Care Everywhere (data sharing).

Grouping related orders into a single reusable bundle is what Epic calls an Order Set. This feature lets you create a standard collection of orders—medications, labs, imaging, referrals, documentation—that represent a care pathway. By standardizing these bundles, you can apply the entire set across patients and workflows with one action, ensuring consistency, reducing omissions, and speeding up orders entry. Order sets can be customized for different populations or stages of care and kept in a central library so updates to evidence-based practices automatically reflect across pathways. This concept focuses on assembling and reusing complete orders in a pathway, unlike scheduling (timing), results (outcomes), or Care Everywhere (data sharing).