AMB 400 EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What does the Order Composer Configuration (OCC) record with a context of
Ambulatory control?
(Think: CSD (cool surfer dude)) - Answers :1. Controlled Items
2. Summary Sentence/Items
3. Display Items
Order Composer Configuration (OCC) Records definition: - Answers :another type of
record that affects the look and feel of the order composer in Hyperspace
Epic classifies any order that is not a medication as a _______________. - Answers
:procedure
Procedure records are used for: - Answers :1. Placing Orders (orderable)
2. Documenting that a procedure was performed (performable)
3. Triggering charges if necessary (chargeable)
Procedure (EAP) - Answers :Most specific level of the Procedure Orders Hierarchy
(all non-medication orders have a procedure record)
Procedure Category (EDP) - Answers :Used to group together similar procedures that
share common settings
System Definitions (LSD)
(in regards to the procedure orders hierarchy) - Answers :Most general level in the
Procedure Orders Hierarchy
Acts as the "catch-all" for unset configuration at the procedure and procedure category
levels
What are the two primary contexts used for most procedures in the clinic setting? -
Answers :1. Ambulatory
2. Additional Outpatient Order Details
An orderable procedure record requires the following settings: - Answers :1. Procedure
Type of "Charge"
2. A linked Procedure Category (EDP)
3. Record purpose of "Orderable"
4. Clinically Inactive? No (this is a default)
Procedures that have similar needs with typically define allowed values, default values,
and buttons at the __________________ level. - Answers :Procedure Category
, Procedures with unique needs can ____________ these settings at the
____________________ level. - Answers :override; Procedure
True/False: If questions are linked to a procedure category, questions from both levels
can display to the user. - Answers :True
List some of the "Building Block" records a procedure can use: - Answers :SmartText
(ETX)
Result Component (LRR)
"Chargeable" Procedure (EAP)
Immunizations (LIM)
Order Composer Configuration (OCC)
Question (LQL)
A procedure category defines the ___________ ___________, which is used
throughout Epic for identifying how a procedure is to be used. - Answers :order type
What is the process for importing in Chronicles? - Answers :1. Export a record (or
record template) from Chronicles
2. Populate the spreadsheet, then convert the data into plain text (flat file)
3. Scan the document for errors, then import the data to the correct master file
What is a Preference List? - Answers :A collection of records (medications, procedures,
diagnoses, etc.) that allow users to easily find and select the entries they most
commonly use
Preference List Composer - Answers :Used to build preference lists for medications and
procedures
Preference List Editor - Answers :Used to build preference lists for a list of items
Examples: Reason for Visit, LOS, Diagnosis
Which master file collects records that aren't editable? - Answers :Preference List Editor
(EPD)
Which master file collects records that you can edit? - Answers :Preference List
Composer (LPF)
Order settings made in the preference list ___________ defaults defined in a procedure
or medication hierarchy - Answers :override
Updates can be made through ____________ or the "________________" button -
Answers :utilities; "Advanced"
What does the Order Composer Configuration (OCC) record with a context of
Ambulatory control?
(Think: CSD (cool surfer dude)) - Answers :1. Controlled Items
2. Summary Sentence/Items
3. Display Items
Order Composer Configuration (OCC) Records definition: - Answers :another type of
record that affects the look and feel of the order composer in Hyperspace
Epic classifies any order that is not a medication as a _______________. - Answers
:procedure
Procedure records are used for: - Answers :1. Placing Orders (orderable)
2. Documenting that a procedure was performed (performable)
3. Triggering charges if necessary (chargeable)
Procedure (EAP) - Answers :Most specific level of the Procedure Orders Hierarchy
(all non-medication orders have a procedure record)
Procedure Category (EDP) - Answers :Used to group together similar procedures that
share common settings
System Definitions (LSD)
(in regards to the procedure orders hierarchy) - Answers :Most general level in the
Procedure Orders Hierarchy
Acts as the "catch-all" for unset configuration at the procedure and procedure category
levels
What are the two primary contexts used for most procedures in the clinic setting? -
Answers :1. Ambulatory
2. Additional Outpatient Order Details
An orderable procedure record requires the following settings: - Answers :1. Procedure
Type of "Charge"
2. A linked Procedure Category (EDP)
3. Record purpose of "Orderable"
4. Clinically Inactive? No (this is a default)
Procedures that have similar needs with typically define allowed values, default values,
and buttons at the __________________ level. - Answers :Procedure Category
, Procedures with unique needs can ____________ these settings at the
____________________ level. - Answers :override; Procedure
True/False: If questions are linked to a procedure category, questions from both levels
can display to the user. - Answers :True
List some of the "Building Block" records a procedure can use: - Answers :SmartText
(ETX)
Result Component (LRR)
"Chargeable" Procedure (EAP)
Immunizations (LIM)
Order Composer Configuration (OCC)
Question (LQL)
A procedure category defines the ___________ ___________, which is used
throughout Epic for identifying how a procedure is to be used. - Answers :order type
What is the process for importing in Chronicles? - Answers :1. Export a record (or
record template) from Chronicles
2. Populate the spreadsheet, then convert the data into plain text (flat file)
3. Scan the document for errors, then import the data to the correct master file
What is a Preference List? - Answers :A collection of records (medications, procedures,
diagnoses, etc.) that allow users to easily find and select the entries they most
commonly use
Preference List Composer - Answers :Used to build preference lists for medications and
procedures
Preference List Editor - Answers :Used to build preference lists for a list of items
Examples: Reason for Visit, LOS, Diagnosis
Which master file collects records that aren't editable? - Answers :Preference List Editor
(EPD)
Which master file collects records that you can edit? - Answers :Preference List
Composer (LPF)
Order settings made in the preference list ___________ defaults defined in a procedure
or medication hierarchy - Answers :override
Updates can be made through ____________ or the "________________" button -
Answers :utilities; "Advanced"
