EPIC AMBULATORY (AMB400)
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. In which level of the Epic Facility Structure would you configure settings that apply to an
entire building or clinic site specifically?
A. Facility
B. Service Area
C. Location
D. Department
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: A Location (EAF) record represents a physical building or clinic
site. Facility is the entire enterprise, Service Area is for financial partitioning, and
Department is the specific unit where patients are seen.
2. Which record controls the layout and available activities in a user’s workspace, such as the
startup activity?
A. User Record (EMP)
B. Role Record (E2R)
,C. Security Class (ECL)
D. Provider Record (SER)
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: The Role record (E2R) controls the ‘look and feel’ of Hyperspace,
including the startup activity, the number of patient workspaces open, and the layout of
buttons.
3. A provider needs to be able to sign orders in the system. Which record is required to grant
this ability?
A. User Record (EMP)
B. Security Class (ECL)
C. Provider Record (SER)
D. Profile Record (LPR)
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: The Provider record (SER) is required for anyone who provides
care, schedules patients, or signs orders.
4. Which of the following describes the correct order of the Profile Hierarchy from most
specific to most general?
A. User, Job, Dept, Loc, SA, Facility
B. Facility, SA, Loc, Dept, Job, User
, C. User, Dept, Loc, SA, Facility
D. User, Role, Dept, Loc, SA, Facility
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: The profile hierarchy follows the sequence: User, Job (Security
Class), Department, Location, Service Area, then Facility.
5. What is the primary purpose of a Workflow Engine Profile (LPR)?
A. To grant access to specific clinical activities.
B. To define the look and feel of the Hyperspace workspace.
C. To store the provider’s NPI and DEA numbers.
D. To control clinical tools like Navigators based on conditions like specialty or visit type.
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Workflow Engine Profiles configure clinical tools (Navigators,
Sidebars, Storyboard) based on context like patient age, visit type, or provider specialty.
6. You want to create a SmartPhrase that is available to all clinicians in a specific department.
Where should you build this?
A. User-level SmartPhrase
B. System-level SmartText (ETX)
C. SmartGroup record
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. In which level of the Epic Facility Structure would you configure settings that apply to an
entire building or clinic site specifically?
A. Facility
B. Service Area
C. Location
D. Department
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: A Location (EAF) record represents a physical building or clinic
site. Facility is the entire enterprise, Service Area is for financial partitioning, and
Department is the specific unit where patients are seen.
2. Which record controls the layout and available activities in a user’s workspace, such as the
startup activity?
A. User Record (EMP)
B. Role Record (E2R)
,C. Security Class (ECL)
D. Provider Record (SER)
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: The Role record (E2R) controls the ‘look and feel’ of Hyperspace,
including the startup activity, the number of patient workspaces open, and the layout of
buttons.
3. A provider needs to be able to sign orders in the system. Which record is required to grant
this ability?
A. User Record (EMP)
B. Security Class (ECL)
C. Provider Record (SER)
D. Profile Record (LPR)
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: The Provider record (SER) is required for anyone who provides
care, schedules patients, or signs orders.
4. Which of the following describes the correct order of the Profile Hierarchy from most
specific to most general?
A. User, Job, Dept, Loc, SA, Facility
B. Facility, SA, Loc, Dept, Job, User
, C. User, Dept, Loc, SA, Facility
D. User, Role, Dept, Loc, SA, Facility
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: The profile hierarchy follows the sequence: User, Job (Security
Class), Department, Location, Service Area, then Facility.
5. What is the primary purpose of a Workflow Engine Profile (LPR)?
A. To grant access to specific clinical activities.
B. To define the look and feel of the Hyperspace workspace.
C. To store the provider’s NPI and DEA numbers.
D. To control clinical tools like Navigators based on conditions like specialty or visit type.
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Workflow Engine Profiles configure clinical tools (Navigators,
Sidebars, Storyboard) based on context like patient age, visit type, or provider specialty.
6. You want to create a SmartPhrase that is available to all clinicians in a specific department.
Where should you build this?
A. User-level SmartPhrase
B. System-level SmartText (ETX)
C. SmartGroup record
