TRAINING ENVIRONMENTFictional educational health system · No real patient data
New Provider Orientation · Step 3 of 7
Orientation StepPart of the sequential New Provider Orientation.
How the Simulated EHR Works
This orientation demonstrates how a simulated EHR is organized and how you may use one during your clinical learning activities. BHHS does not store assigned patient records or maintain academic records. Step 4 includes a fixed Practice Chart so you can rehearse the navigation process.
Inside the BHHS orientation
Learn the simulated EHR structure
See how clinical information may be organized in a simulated chart.
Learn the purpose of common chart sections and workflows.
Practice locating evidence in the fixed chart provided in Step 4.
Return to BHHS resources whenever you need a refresher.
Orientation & practice
Outside BHHS
Use your academic learning environment
Review activity details and supporting materials provided outside BHHS.
Follow the directions provided in your academic learning environment.
Use AI-supported activities only when they are included in those directions.
Access academic communications, feedback, and records in the separate learning workspace.
Academic learning workspace
Chart orientation
Know what each part of a simulated record is for
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Clinical purpose
Patient Snapshot
Confirm who the patient is and orient yourself before interpreting the record.
Am I reviewing the correct patient, encounter, and phase?
You may find
Demographics and preferred name or pronouns
Current location or clinical service
Allergies, alerts, and immediate safety flags
The current encounter or phase of care
Recommended workflow
Move through each encounter deliberately
1
Orient
Confirm the patient, setting, encounter, and information currently available.
2
Review
Read the available record deliberately; distinguish documented findings from assumptions.
3
Reason
Identify missing information, competing explanations, safety concerns, and priorities.
4
Complete
Use the record to support the clinical activity described in your academic learning environment.
5
Reevaluate
As the case unfolds, revise your thinking while preserving the clinical timeline.
A simulated EHR can
Organize clinical evidence
Within a course activity, it may present results, collateral, clinical updates, and other fictional information available for the current encounter.
A simulated EHR cannot
Clinical reasoning remains your responsibility
You determine the diagnosis, decide the safest plan, and interpret conflicting evidence.
You must
Preserve the timeline
Base each response on what was available at that moment and revise your formulation transparently as the record changes.