Which term describes the actual responses entered in Epic prompts?

• A. Items
• B. Values
• C. Contacts
• D. Master Files

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is understanding what the data you actually type into prompts are called. When a prompt asks for information in Epic, the thing you enter—whether it’s a date, a number, a word, or a selected option—is a value. This distinguishes the prompt itself (the question or field) from the data you provide in response. So, the entered data is stored as a value that represents the patient’s data at that point.

This helps you see why other terms don’t fit: items would refer to the prompts or data elements themselves, not the data you typed into them; contacts are people or organizations; master files are reference datasets. The value is the specific piece of information captured in response to the prompt.