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PRACTICE
EPIC AMB 400 – AMBULATORY
ADMINISTRATION
Certification Practice Exam – 2026/2027 EDITION
100 Questions (Comprehensive) 10 Configuration Domains SmartTools • BPA • Navigators
Answers & Rationales
I M P O RTA N T N O T I C E
This is an original practice examination built on the commonly taught scope of
ambulatory system administration — procedures and procedure categories, order
composer configuration, flowsheets and synopsis, SmartTools, In Basket, BestPractice
Advisories, navigators and therapy plans, referrals and interoperability, and user setup. It
is not the actual Epic AMB 400 certification exam, is not affiliated with or endorsed by
Epic Systems Corporation, and contains no proprietary exam items. Configuration specifics
vary by Epic version and organization; always follow your organization's official Epic
training, version documentation, and build policies. It is intended for self-study and
preparation only.
HOW TO USE THIS EXAM
Sit all 100 questions in one timed session to build exam readiness. Correct answers are
marked [CORRECT] with a rationale addressing the distractors — cover the marked line
to self-test. Five case-study blocks (shaded boxes) present unfolding configuration
scenarios with linked decision-and-troubleshooting items. Domains span procedure build
through integrated scenario synthesis, weighting the topics ambulatory analysts touch
daily.
CONTENTS
1. Sec 1 Procedures & Categories (15): EAP • EDP • LSD Hierarchy • Linking to Questions
2. Sec 2 Order Composer Configuration (15): Panels • Tabs • Sections • Fields • Order
Classes
3. Sec 3 Flowsheets & Synopsis (12): Templates • Rows • Synopsis • Result Management
4. Sec 4 SmartTools (12): SmartSets • SmartGroups • SmartTexts • SmartPhrases
5. Sec 5 In Basket (10): Pools • Workqueues • Message Routing
6. Sec 6 BestPractice Advisory (8): BPA Criteria • Alerts • Decision Support
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7. Sec 7 Navigators & Therapy Plans (10): Navigator Build • Therapy Plan Configuration
8. Sec 8 Referral Workflows (8): Referrals • Care Everywhere • Interoperability
9. Sec 9 User Security & System Setup (5): NPI • Taxonomy • Security & Profile Templates
10. Sec 10 Integrated Scenario-Based Questions (5): Multi-Domain Configuration
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, EPIC AMB 400 — Ambulatory Administration Certification Practice (2026/2027 Edition)
Section 1: Procedures & Procedure Categories – EAP, EDP, LSD
Hierarchy, Linking to Questions (15 questions)
Q1: What does an EAP (Procedure) record define?
A. The user's login password
B. The unique settings for a specific procedure — how it is ordered, performed, charged, and
documented [CORRECT]
C. The color of the tracking board
D. The cafeteria menu
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The EAP record carries a procedure's unique settings — order details, charges, performance,
and documentation behavior; logins, board colors, and menus are unrelated records.
Q2: What does an EDP (Procedure Category) record do?
A. Stores patient allergies
B. Groups related procedures so they share common settings and appear organized in order entry
[CORRECT]
C. Encrypts the database
D. Schedules staff meetings
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: EDP categories group related procedures, letting members inherit shared defaults and giving
order entry a tidy hierarchy; allergies and security live elsewhere entirely.
Q3: In the procedure hierarchy, which is the correct relationship?
A. EAP contains multiple EDPs
B. EDP (category) contains multiple EAPs (procedures) [CORRECT]
C. EAP and EDP are unrelated
D. Patients belong to EAPs
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Categories (EDP) are the parent grouping containing procedure records (EAP) as members;
the inverse, independence, or patient membership inverts the model.
Q4: In procedure configuration, LSD refers to:
A. Location, Service Area, Department [CORRECT]
B. Laboratory System Data
C. Login Security Directive
D. Longitudinal SmartText Design
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: LSD is the Location/Service Area/Department hierarchy used to restrict and contextualize
where records apply; the other expansions are fabricated.
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PRACTICE
EPIC AMB 400 – AMBULATORY
ADMINISTRATION
Certification Practice Exam – 2026/2027 EDITION
100 Questions (Comprehensive) 10 Configuration Domains SmartTools • BPA • Navigators
Answers & Rationales
I M P O RTA N T N O T I C E
This is an original practice examination built on the commonly taught scope of
ambulatory system administration — procedures and procedure categories, order
composer configuration, flowsheets and synopsis, SmartTools, In Basket, BestPractice
Advisories, navigators and therapy plans, referrals and interoperability, and user setup. It
is not the actual Epic AMB 400 certification exam, is not affiliated with or endorsed by
Epic Systems Corporation, and contains no proprietary exam items. Configuration specifics
vary by Epic version and organization; always follow your organization's official Epic
training, version documentation, and build policies. It is intended for self-study and
preparation only.
HOW TO USE THIS EXAM
Sit all 100 questions in one timed session to build exam readiness. Correct answers are
marked [CORRECT] with a rationale addressing the distractors — cover the marked line
to self-test. Five case-study blocks (shaded boxes) present unfolding configuration
scenarios with linked decision-and-troubleshooting items. Domains span procedure build
through integrated scenario synthesis, weighting the topics ambulatory analysts touch
daily.
CONTENTS
1. Sec 1 Procedures & Categories (15): EAP • EDP • LSD Hierarchy • Linking to Questions
2. Sec 2 Order Composer Configuration (15): Panels • Tabs • Sections • Fields • Order
Classes
3. Sec 3 Flowsheets & Synopsis (12): Templates • Rows • Synopsis • Result Management
4. Sec 4 SmartTools (12): SmartSets • SmartGroups • SmartTexts • SmartPhrases
5. Sec 5 In Basket (10): Pools • Workqueues • Message Routing
6. Sec 6 BestPractice Advisory (8): BPA Criteria • Alerts • Decision Support
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, EPIC AMB 400 — Ambulatory Administration Certification Practice (2026/2027 Edition)
7. Sec 7 Navigators & Therapy Plans (10): Navigator Build • Therapy Plan Configuration
8. Sec 8 Referral Workflows (8): Referrals • Care Everywhere • Interoperability
9. Sec 9 User Security & System Setup (5): NPI • Taxonomy • Security & Profile Templates
10. Sec 10 Integrated Scenario-Based Questions (5): Multi-Domain Configuration
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, EPIC AMB 400 — Ambulatory Administration Certification Practice (2026/2027 Edition)
Section 1: Procedures & Procedure Categories – EAP, EDP, LSD
Hierarchy, Linking to Questions (15 questions)
Q1: What does an EAP (Procedure) record define?
A. The user's login password
B. The unique settings for a specific procedure — how it is ordered, performed, charged, and
documented [CORRECT]
C. The color of the tracking board
D. The cafeteria menu
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The EAP record carries a procedure's unique settings — order details, charges, performance,
and documentation behavior; logins, board colors, and menus are unrelated records.
Q2: What does an EDP (Procedure Category) record do?
A. Stores patient allergies
B. Groups related procedures so they share common settings and appear organized in order entry
[CORRECT]
C. Encrypts the database
D. Schedules staff meetings
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: EDP categories group related procedures, letting members inherit shared defaults and giving
order entry a tidy hierarchy; allergies and security live elsewhere entirely.
Q3: In the procedure hierarchy, which is the correct relationship?
A. EAP contains multiple EDPs
B. EDP (category) contains multiple EAPs (procedures) [CORRECT]
C. EAP and EDP are unrelated
D. Patients belong to EAPs
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Categories (EDP) are the parent grouping containing procedure records (EAP) as members;
the inverse, independence, or patient membership inverts the model.
Q4: In procedure configuration, LSD refers to:
A. Location, Service Area, Department [CORRECT]
B. Laboratory System Data
C. Login Security Directive
D. Longitudinal SmartText Design
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: LSD is the Location/Service Area/Department hierarchy used to restrict and contextualize
where records apply; the other expansions are fabricated.
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