EPIC AMBULATORY (AMB 400)
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION
CERTIFICATION EXAM
1. In the EpicCare Profile hierarchy, if a setting is configured at both the Department and the
Facility level, which setting will the system honor?
A. Facility
B. Service Area
C. System Definitions
D. Department
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Epic searches the hierarchy from most specific to most general.
The order is: User, EpicCare Security Class, Department, Service Area, Facility, and System
Definitions. Therefore, Department overrides Facility.
2. Which record type is used to group multiple Flowsheet Rows together for display in a
Flowsheet Template?
A. FLO
,B. FLT
C. RMC
D. FLG
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: In Flowsheets, both rows and groups are stored in the FLO
master file. A Group record is a type of FLO record that organizes Row records.
3. A provider wants to add a specific lab to their preference list during order entry. Which
preference list level is specific only to that individual provider?
A. Facility Preference List
B. Profile Preference List
C. User Preference List
D. Department Preference List
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: User Preference Lists (stored in the EPP master file) are unique
to the individual user and take the highest priority in the preference list search hierarchy.
4. Which component of a Navigator determines which sections are visible based on the
patient’s age or sex?
A. Navigator Configuration (VCN)
B. Filter Record
, C. Extension (LPP)
D. Template Record (VCN)
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Extensions (LPP records) are used as ‘filter’ extensions within
Navigator configuration to dynamically show or hide sections or topics based on patient
data logic.
5. To make a SmartText available for use in a Progress Note, which functional type must be
assigned to the SmartText record?
A. Patient Description
B. Chart Review
C. Order Comment
D. MR Progress Notes
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: SmartTexts (ETX) are filtered by their functional type. To appear
in the note editor, the ‘MR Progress Notes’ functional type is required.
6. What is the primary purpose of a ‘Base’ record in a Best Practice Advisory (BPA)?
A. To define the patient clinical criteria
B. To link to a specific SmartSet
C. To specify which users should see the alert
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION
CERTIFICATION EXAM
1. In the EpicCare Profile hierarchy, if a setting is configured at both the Department and the
Facility level, which setting will the system honor?
A. Facility
B. Service Area
C. System Definitions
D. Department
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Epic searches the hierarchy from most specific to most general.
The order is: User, EpicCare Security Class, Department, Service Area, Facility, and System
Definitions. Therefore, Department overrides Facility.
2. Which record type is used to group multiple Flowsheet Rows together for display in a
Flowsheet Template?
A. FLO
,B. FLT
C. RMC
D. FLG
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: In Flowsheets, both rows and groups are stored in the FLO
master file. A Group record is a type of FLO record that organizes Row records.
3. A provider wants to add a specific lab to their preference list during order entry. Which
preference list level is specific only to that individual provider?
A. Facility Preference List
B. Profile Preference List
C. User Preference List
D. Department Preference List
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: User Preference Lists (stored in the EPP master file) are unique
to the individual user and take the highest priority in the preference list search hierarchy.
4. Which component of a Navigator determines which sections are visible based on the
patient’s age or sex?
A. Navigator Configuration (VCN)
B. Filter Record
, C. Extension (LPP)
D. Template Record (VCN)
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Extensions (LPP records) are used as ‘filter’ extensions within
Navigator configuration to dynamically show or hide sections or topics based on patient
data logic.
5. To make a SmartText available for use in a Progress Note, which functional type must be
assigned to the SmartText record?
A. Patient Description
B. Chart Review
C. Order Comment
D. MR Progress Notes
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: SmartTexts (ETX) are filtered by their functional type. To appear
in the note editor, the ‘MR Progress Notes’ functional type is required.
6. What is the primary purpose of a ‘Base’ record in a Best Practice Advisory (BPA)?
A. To define the patient clinical criteria
B. To link to a specific SmartSet
C. To specify which users should see the alert
