KYLE EPIC CLN 251-252 EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE
NEWEST 2026 TEST BANK| COMPLETE 1200 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) GRADED A+| KYLE EPIC CLN
251/252 EXAM PREP 2026 (MOST RECENT!!)
Q1. What is Chronicles?
• A) Epic's reporting tool
• B) Epic's database management system
• C) Epic's security module
• D) Epic's billing system
Answer: B) Epic's database management system
Rationale: Chronicles is Epic's proprietary database
management system that stores all clinical, administrative, and
financial data. It is the foundational data repository for the
entire Epic EHR system .
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,Q2. Each stores all of the data about one type
of thing.
• A) Master File
• B) Record
• C) Contact
• D) Value
Answer: A) Master File
Rationale: A master file is like a drawer in a file cabinet—it
contains all information about one specific type of entity. For
example, the EPT master file stores all patient data. Each master
file has a unique three-character identifier called its INI .
Q3. What is the abbreviated three-character name for a master
file called?
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, • A) ID
• B) Code
• C) INI
• D) TAG
Answer: C) INI
Rationale: Each master file has an abbreviated three-character
name called its INI (pronounced "eye-enn-eye"). For example,
the Patients master file has the INI "EPT" .
Q4. "Albany, Maya" is the name of the .
• A) Master File
• B) Record
• C) Contact
• D) Value
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, Answer: B) Record
Rationale: A record stores information about one specific entity
within a master file. Each patient has one record in the EPT
master file. Records are identified by a name and a unique ID
number .
Q5. A date-specific snapshot of data within a record is called
a(n):
• A) Value
• B) Contact
• C) Item
• D) Snapshot
Answer: B) Contact
Rationale: A contact represents a date-specific snapshot of
information within a record. For patient records, a contact might
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NEWEST 2026 TEST BANK| COMPLETE 1200 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) GRADED A+| KYLE EPIC CLN
251/252 EXAM PREP 2026 (MOST RECENT!!)
Q1. What is Chronicles?
• A) Epic's reporting tool
• B) Epic's database management system
• C) Epic's security module
• D) Epic's billing system
Answer: B) Epic's database management system
Rationale: Chronicles is Epic's proprietary database
management system that stores all clinical, administrative, and
financial data. It is the foundational data repository for the
entire Epic EHR system .
1
,Q2. Each stores all of the data about one type
of thing.
• A) Master File
• B) Record
• C) Contact
• D) Value
Answer: A) Master File
Rationale: A master file is like a drawer in a file cabinet—it
contains all information about one specific type of entity. For
example, the EPT master file stores all patient data. Each master
file has a unique three-character identifier called its INI .
Q3. What is the abbreviated three-character name for a master
file called?
2
, • A) ID
• B) Code
• C) INI
• D) TAG
Answer: C) INI
Rationale: Each master file has an abbreviated three-character
name called its INI (pronounced "eye-enn-eye"). For example,
the Patients master file has the INI "EPT" .
Q4. "Albany, Maya" is the name of the .
• A) Master File
• B) Record
• C) Contact
• D) Value
3
, Answer: B) Record
Rationale: A record stores information about one specific entity
within a master file. Each patient has one record in the EPT
master file. Records are identified by a name and a unique ID
number .
Q5. A date-specific snapshot of data within a record is called
a(n):
• A) Value
• B) Contact
• C) Item
• D) Snapshot
Answer: B) Contact
Rationale: A contact represents a date-specific snapshot of
information within a record. For patient records, a contact might
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