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EPIC BRIDGES EXAM STUDY GUIDE & EPIC BRIDGES
EXAM PREP LATEST UPDATE 2026-27 LATEST
UPDATED VERSION
A table with many-to-one mapping - CORRECT ANSWER: has multiple
values which translate to the same result
-valid if the values in the source column are a unique set with no
duplicate values
-applicable to tables that perform only incoming or outgoing mapping
A wq must be in order to begin catching errors -
CORRECT ANSWER: activated
After you create an alert rule you need to.... - CORRECT ANSWER:
Add it to the Background Monitor alerts
An interface message contains.... - CORRECT ANSWER: Data about an
event (like a patient being admitted to the hospital)
An interface requires interconnect if one or more of the following are
true: - CORRECT ANSWER: 1) the message uses an XML framework
2) communication requires HTTPS (web) protocol to reach securely
outside your firewall
3) the interface handles a job in a windows .NET framework, such
as extracting an embedded PDF from an HL7 v2 message and
storing it to a BLOB server
Are messages ever manually deleted from the Data Queue? - CORRECT
ANSWER: No, never. They are purged only by an automated purge job.
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Are you deleting a message from the data queue with the Skip
message feature? - CORRECT ANSWER: No. You can never manually
delete a message with any bridges utility. This utility removes the
entry only from the Control Queue
Autostart Blocking Conditions in the Background Monitor -
CORRECT ANSWER: Allows you to specify additional criteria that
delays the startup of some interfaces
Path: Epic>Admin>Interface Admin>Background Monitor Definition>
Autostart
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Background Monitor - CORRECT ANSWER: takes care of many tasks
including determining whether interfaces are running
Blank fields... - CORRECT ANSWER: don't file anything
Bridges Error Codes - CORRECT ANSWER: Each error logged by bridges
includes a discrete numeric error code that allows us to group multiple
occurrences of the same problem
Errors sharing the same error code also include additional information
specific to the occurrence of that error
Bridges Error Severities - CORRECT ANSWER: Epic supports five error
severities: critical, fatal, warning, notification, and none
Can resubmitted messages be retriggered? - CORRECT ANSWER: No
because they no longer have an event string to put pack on the event
queue
Can you delete a message in the Error Log Report activity? -
CORRECT ANSWER: No- you can never manually delete a message
from the data queue with any Bridges Activity
Chronicles - CORRECT ANSWER: contains all the information for a
patient in the form of records
Collect an error workqueue if: - CORRECT ANSWER: 1) the error
has a defined resolution path
2) a user is assigned to fix the errors and has been trained on the
defined resolution path
3) the error doesn't already exist on another workqueue
Comm Daemon (Incoming Message Flow) - CORRECT ANSWER: -listens
constantly for messages coming into the system
-validates MSH-11 and MSH-12 before accepting it, storing it in the data
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queue, and adding instruction to the control queue
-sends or receives acknowledgments over a TCP/IP connection
Comm Deamon (Outgoing Message Flow) - CORRECT ANSWER: reads
an instruction from the Control Queue and copies the appropriate
message off the Data Queue
-sends the message out of Epic and waits for an ACK to be reutrned
-deletes instruction from the Control Queue and proceeds to the next
instruction
-sends or receives acknowledgments over a TCP/IP connection
EPIC BRIDGES EXAM STUDY GUIDE & EPIC BRIDGES
EXAM PREP LATEST UPDATE 2026-27 LATEST
UPDATED VERSION
A table with many-to-one mapping - CORRECT ANSWER: has multiple
values which translate to the same result
-valid if the values in the source column are a unique set with no
duplicate values
-applicable to tables that perform only incoming or outgoing mapping
A wq must be in order to begin catching errors -
CORRECT ANSWER: activated
After you create an alert rule you need to.... - CORRECT ANSWER:
Add it to the Background Monitor alerts
An interface message contains.... - CORRECT ANSWER: Data about an
event (like a patient being admitted to the hospital)
An interface requires interconnect if one or more of the following are
true: - CORRECT ANSWER: 1) the message uses an XML framework
2) communication requires HTTPS (web) protocol to reach securely
outside your firewall
3) the interface handles a job in a windows .NET framework, such
as extracting an embedded PDF from an HL7 v2 message and
storing it to a BLOB server
Are messages ever manually deleted from the Data Queue? - CORRECT
ANSWER: No, never. They are purged only by an automated purge job.
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Are you deleting a message from the data queue with the Skip
message feature? - CORRECT ANSWER: No. You can never manually
delete a message with any bridges utility. This utility removes the
entry only from the Control Queue
Autostart Blocking Conditions in the Background Monitor -
CORRECT ANSWER: Allows you to specify additional criteria that
delays the startup of some interfaces
Path: Epic>Admin>Interface Admin>Background Monitor Definition>
Autostart
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Background Monitor - CORRECT ANSWER: takes care of many tasks
including determining whether interfaces are running
Blank fields... - CORRECT ANSWER: don't file anything
Bridges Error Codes - CORRECT ANSWER: Each error logged by bridges
includes a discrete numeric error code that allows us to group multiple
occurrences of the same problem
Errors sharing the same error code also include additional information
specific to the occurrence of that error
Bridges Error Severities - CORRECT ANSWER: Epic supports five error
severities: critical, fatal, warning, notification, and none
Can resubmitted messages be retriggered? - CORRECT ANSWER: No
because they no longer have an event string to put pack on the event
queue
Can you delete a message in the Error Log Report activity? -
CORRECT ANSWER: No- you can never manually delete a message
from the data queue with any Bridges Activity
Chronicles - CORRECT ANSWER: contains all the information for a
patient in the form of records
Collect an error workqueue if: - CORRECT ANSWER: 1) the error
has a defined resolution path
2) a user is assigned to fix the errors and has been trained on the
defined resolution path
3) the error doesn't already exist on another workqueue
Comm Daemon (Incoming Message Flow) - CORRECT ANSWER: -listens
constantly for messages coming into the system
-validates MSH-11 and MSH-12 before accepting it, storing it in the data
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queue, and adding instruction to the control queue
-sends or receives acknowledgments over a TCP/IP connection
Comm Deamon (Outgoing Message Flow) - CORRECT ANSWER: reads
an instruction from the Control Queue and copies the appropriate
message off the Data Queue
-sends the message out of Epic and waits for an ACK to be reutrned
-deletes instruction from the Control Queue and proceeds to the next
instruction
-sends or receives acknowledgments over a TCP/IP connection
