Description: This course will demonstrate how Epic is programmed to translate a representative order into the correct and final dispensed product. Both pharmacists and technicians will learn how to find authorization information in a patient chart to support their ordering, compounding, and verification workflows, with a focus on biosimilars.

Watch recording until 11/29/26 for live CE credit. Text code for claiming attendance is shared during presentation recording. If you attended the live activity on 09/30/26, you cannot claim credit again.

Link to recording:  Live- Building Blocks Epic Orderables 09.30.26.mp4

Speaker: Marjorie Young, RPh, MSHI- Pharmacy Program Coordinator, Pharmacy Revenue Integrity, Advocate Health

Pharmacist Objectives: ​​ 

• Differentiate between inpatient and outpatient biosimilar usage
• Describe the difference between an Orderable Medication and a Dispensable Medication in Epic, and the advantages of each
• Explain criteria types that can be used in Epic Dispensable Mapping logic to direct Orderables to the intended Dispensables
• Identify locations in the patient chart where authorization and referral documentation can be located to support choice of biosimilar product during verification

Pharmacy Technician Objectives:

• Differentiate between inpatient and outpatient biosimilar usage
• Identify locations in the patient chart where authorization and referral documentation can be located to support choice of biosimilar product during verification
• Recognize opportunities for technicians to prepare ahead of patient encounters to ensure proper product selection and availability, especially for biosimilars and White Bag restrictions

Target Audience:​ Advocate Health pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other healthcare professionals

Disclosure:​ The planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose. 

Materials: Building Blocks-Live Flyer- 093026 Young.pdf

Building Blocks- Epic Orderable -Audience Slides.pdf

Pharmacist UAN: JA0006327-0000-26-014-L04-P
Pharmacy Technician UAN: JA0006327-0000-26-014-L04-T