EPIC CLN 102 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
EXAMS 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Explain the difference between role and security. Answer:
Security determines a user's access to functionality. Role determines
where that functionality will appear for a user in Hyperspace.
◉ What function does the Role record perform in Epic? Answer: A
role record determines the layout and ground rules of Hyperspace.
◉ Security Class Scenario:
Your organization wants its hospital charge nurses to have
administrative access to the Patient List activity (Inpatient security
point 1 - Patient List Administrator). Otherwise, their access should
be the same as that of other inpatient nurses (who use the MODEL
IP NURSE Inpatient security class). How would you efficiently take
care of this need? Answer: • Duplicate the MODEL IP NURSE
Inpatient security class, and call the duplicate something like IP
CHARGE NURSE.
• Add to the duplicate the desired security point. Link all of the
charge nurses' user records (or a charge nurse user template) to this
duplicate security class.
,◉ How do you duplicate a security class? Answer: Log in to Text as
your administrator > From the Training Application Access menu,
select Chronicles. > (Hint: The Training Application Access menu is
the initial menu after logging in to Text. If you are in text but not on
this screen, press PAGE UP until you reach this screen.) > Enter
"ECL" at the Database initials prompt. > Go to Enter Data > Duplicate
Security Class. > Duplicate the "TRNCLN PEDS IP SECURITY CLASS"
security class. > Enter a new ID and write it down > In Hyperspace,
use Chart Search to find "Inpatient Security." > Open the new id. > In
the Comments field, enter a more specific title such as first year
residents > In the Search field on the Security Points tab, enter
"notes cosign required" and press ENTER > In front of security point
28 - Notes Cosign Required, click the button to make the security
point active. > In the Search field on the Security Points tab, enter
"order sets" and press ENTER. > In front of security point 193 - Edit
My Order Sets, click the button to make the security point inactive.
13. Click Accept to save and close your record.
◉ Foundation security class Answer: • Epic's Foundation System
serves as a starting point for customers, as it is configured with
providers, users, roles, security classes, profiles, and other settings
that reflect our recommendations and best practices.
◉ Security Points Answer: • Security points are individual keys to
pieces of Epic functionality.
• Each activity (like Chart Review) is associated with one or more
security points. If a user has the security point, he has access to the
,activity. If he does NOT have the required security point, then he will
not be able to launch the activity.
• In most cases, the user won't even see the activity, or it might
appear as grayed out.
• Security points are typically referred to by the type of security
class they are found in (Inpatient, EpicCare, Emergency, Shared, etc.)
and a number.
◉ Security Class Answer: • One function of the user template is to
assign access to activities in Epic. This access is controlled by
records in the Security Class (ECL) master file. Security class records
can be shared, so assigning them in the template is an efficient way
to grant access to groups of users.
• Instead of giving individual security points directly to users,
security points of the same type are lumped into security classes,
like rings of keys, and then assigned to the appropriate groups of
users.
◉ Which type of security controls access to hospital functionality,
like the MAR and Doc Flowsheets? Answer: Inpatient Security
◉ Which three security classes does every user need? Answer:
Inbasket, Shared, and Reporting Workbench
, ◉ Explain the difference between a security class and a security
point. Answer: A security point grants access to a single piece of
functionality; it's like a key. A security class is a collection of security
points, like a key ring. Users are linked to security classes either
directly or via a template; users are not linked directly to security
points.
◉ What function does security perform in Epic? Answer: Security
controls access to functionality— what a user is or is not allowed to
do in the system.
◉ Who (or what) needs a provider record? Answer: A person or
resource if at least one of the following criteria are met:
• Credentials to display or a specialty/discipline
• Authorizing and/or ordering provider for orders
• Referred-to or referred-by providers for referrals
• Scheduled with patients or appointments in Epic
◉ Who needs a user record? Answer: Everyone at your organization
who uses Epic will need a user record. The User (EMP) master file
needs a record for each end user-doctors, nurses, front desk staff,
billers, etc. The user record is a starting place for successfully getting
staff started with Epic because it acts as a hub where several other
important settings are made.
EXAMS 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Explain the difference between role and security. Answer:
Security determines a user's access to functionality. Role determines
where that functionality will appear for a user in Hyperspace.
◉ What function does the Role record perform in Epic? Answer: A
role record determines the layout and ground rules of Hyperspace.
◉ Security Class Scenario:
Your organization wants its hospital charge nurses to have
administrative access to the Patient List activity (Inpatient security
point 1 - Patient List Administrator). Otherwise, their access should
be the same as that of other inpatient nurses (who use the MODEL
IP NURSE Inpatient security class). How would you efficiently take
care of this need? Answer: • Duplicate the MODEL IP NURSE
Inpatient security class, and call the duplicate something like IP
CHARGE NURSE.
• Add to the duplicate the desired security point. Link all of the
charge nurses' user records (or a charge nurse user template) to this
duplicate security class.
,◉ How do you duplicate a security class? Answer: Log in to Text as
your administrator > From the Training Application Access menu,
select Chronicles. > (Hint: The Training Application Access menu is
the initial menu after logging in to Text. If you are in text but not on
this screen, press PAGE UP until you reach this screen.) > Enter
"ECL" at the Database initials prompt. > Go to Enter Data > Duplicate
Security Class. > Duplicate the "TRNCLN PEDS IP SECURITY CLASS"
security class. > Enter a new ID and write it down > In Hyperspace,
use Chart Search to find "Inpatient Security." > Open the new id. > In
the Comments field, enter a more specific title such as first year
residents > In the Search field on the Security Points tab, enter
"notes cosign required" and press ENTER > In front of security point
28 - Notes Cosign Required, click the button to make the security
point active. > In the Search field on the Security Points tab, enter
"order sets" and press ENTER. > In front of security point 193 - Edit
My Order Sets, click the button to make the security point inactive.
13. Click Accept to save and close your record.
◉ Foundation security class Answer: • Epic's Foundation System
serves as a starting point for customers, as it is configured with
providers, users, roles, security classes, profiles, and other settings
that reflect our recommendations and best practices.
◉ Security Points Answer: • Security points are individual keys to
pieces of Epic functionality.
• Each activity (like Chart Review) is associated with one or more
security points. If a user has the security point, he has access to the
,activity. If he does NOT have the required security point, then he will
not be able to launch the activity.
• In most cases, the user won't even see the activity, or it might
appear as grayed out.
• Security points are typically referred to by the type of security
class they are found in (Inpatient, EpicCare, Emergency, Shared, etc.)
and a number.
◉ Security Class Answer: • One function of the user template is to
assign access to activities in Epic. This access is controlled by
records in the Security Class (ECL) master file. Security class records
can be shared, so assigning them in the template is an efficient way
to grant access to groups of users.
• Instead of giving individual security points directly to users,
security points of the same type are lumped into security classes,
like rings of keys, and then assigned to the appropriate groups of
users.
◉ Which type of security controls access to hospital functionality,
like the MAR and Doc Flowsheets? Answer: Inpatient Security
◉ Which three security classes does every user need? Answer:
Inbasket, Shared, and Reporting Workbench
, ◉ Explain the difference between a security class and a security
point. Answer: A security point grants access to a single piece of
functionality; it's like a key. A security class is a collection of security
points, like a key ring. Users are linked to security classes either
directly or via a template; users are not linked directly to security
points.
◉ What function does security perform in Epic? Answer: Security
controls access to functionality— what a user is or is not allowed to
do in the system.
◉ Who (or what) needs a provider record? Answer: A person or
resource if at least one of the following criteria are met:
• Credentials to display or a specialty/discipline
• Authorizing and/or ordering provider for orders
• Referred-to or referred-by providers for referrals
• Scheduled with patients or appointments in Epic
◉ Who needs a user record? Answer: Everyone at your organization
who uses Epic will need a user record. The User (EMP) master file
needs a record for each end user-doctors, nurses, front desk staff,
billers, etc. The user record is a starting place for successfully getting
staff started with Epic because it acts as a hub where several other
important settings are made.
