What is EPIC 2?

What is EPIC 2?

• A. A special version of EPIC used in the ED to track patients, document encounters, and order and review diagnostic tests
• B. The original EPIC system
• C. A tool for SmartPhrases
• D. A patient portal

Answer: (B)

EPIC 2 refers to the original Epic electronic health record system, the baseline platform from which later Epic configurations and modules were built. It is the foundational EHR, not a specialized ED variant, not a separate SmartPhrases tool, and not the patient-facing portal. The ED-specific tracking and order-review workflows describe specialized configurations within Epic, while SmartPhrases are templates used inside the Epic interface, and the patient portal (like MyChart) sits on top of the EHR for patient access. So EPIC 2 is best understood as the original Epic system.

EPIC 2 refers to the original Epic electronic health record system, the baseline platform from which later Epic configurations and modules were built. It is the foundational EHR, not a specialized ED variant, not a separate SmartPhrases tool, and not the patient-facing portal. The ED-specific tracking and order-review workflows describe specialized configurations within Epic, while SmartPhrases are templates used inside the Epic interface, and the patient portal (like MyChart) sits on top of the EHR for patient access. So EPIC 2 is best understood as the original Epic system.