What do SmartTexts typically include in Epic?

SmartTexts in Epic are designed specifically to improve efficiency and consistency in clinical documentation. They typically include templates of text for common documentation, allowing clinicians to quickly generate notes, orders, and other documentation by populating predefined fields. This streamlined approach helps reduce variation in notes, standardizes the language used, and saves time, as clinicians do not need to write everything from scratch.

While links to patient records can be beneficial for accessing patient information, they are not a defining feature of SmartTexts. Similarly, identifying free-text fields may be a part of documentation processes but does not capture the essence of what SmartTexts provide. A pre-set selection of choices could relate to structured data entry, but SmartTexts focus more on the narrative aspect and documentation templates. Therefore, the inclusion of templates for common documentation is the primary purpose of SmartTexts in Epic.