EPIC CLN 251/252 EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2022/2023 (REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS)
What is the profile hierarchy? - ANSWER: Allows admins to make profile settings to
best fit a users' needs in the most efficient way possible. The hierarchy consists of
profiles attached to six records:
What are the six records in the profile hierarchy? - ANSWER: User/User Template,
EpicCare Security Class, Login Department, Login Revenue Location, Login Service
Area, EMR System Definitions.
What is the purpose of the User/User Template record? - ANSWER: Profile settings
common to a specialized group of users.
What is the purpose of the EpicCare Security Class record? - ANSWER: Profile settings
common to people with the same job duties or scope of practice.
What is the purpose of the Login Department record? - ANSWER: Profile settings
common to people who work in the same department.
What is the purpose of the Login Revenue Location record? - ANSWER: Profile
settings common to everyone who works at a particular hospital or clinic.
What is the purpose of the Login Service Area record? - ANSWER: Profile settings
common to everyone who works in a particular billing entity.
What is the purpose of the EMR System Definitions record? - ANSWER: Global profile
settings that apply to every clinical user in the system.
What is the common feature among all profile records? - ANSWER: They contain the
same screens and items.
How does the system determine a user's profile settings? - ANSWER: By searching
the user's profile hierarchy and collecting values item-by-item.
What does the system do during login? - ANSWER: Searches the user's profile
hierarchy to determine their settings.
How does the system identify the most specific profile impacting a user? - ANSWER:
Based on the hierarchy and the values they contain.
What does the system do after identifying the most specific profile? - ANSWER:
Looks for an item within that profile to determine the user's settings.
,Can any profile record be linked to any level of the profile hierarchy? - ANSWER: Yes,
any profile record can be linked to any level.
What is the purpose of profiles? - ANSWER: To collect values item-by-item and
determine user settings.
What is the last step of building a new report? - ANSWER: Making it available to
users by linking it to a profile.
What does the profile do when a user opens the activity that needs a report? -
ANSWER: It tells the system what report to load.
What does the report tell the system? - ANSWER: It tells the system what print
groups to display.
What are print groups? - ANSWER: They are groups that determine what content to
print.
What do profile records configure? - ANSWER: Options within activities.
What does the system look to profiles for? - ANSWER: To determine the appearance,
behavior, and available options within an activity.
Give an example of how profiles are used. - ANSWER: Clinical users frequently use
the same tools, but the details within those activities are configured based on
department specialty or job responsibilities.
What are the differences in activities often based on? - ANSWER: Department
specialty or job responsibilities.
What are profiles? - ANSWER: Details within activities based on user and location
Are profiles shareable? - ANSWER: Yes, within the same department
What are some examples of settings that profiles can control? - ANSWER: Chart
Review Tabs, Reports in SnapShot and Summary activities, Smart Texts
Where are workflow engine rules defined? - ANSWER: In profile records
How many levels can profiles be assigned at? - ANSWER: 6
Can profiles affect different groups of people in different places? - ANSWER: Yes
What type of text are profiles built in? - ANSWER: Built in Text
What are reports? - ANSWER: Data displayed for end users
, What is the purpose of reports? - ANSWER: To provide information in a view-only
format
How can reports be shared? - ANSWER: By different activities and as a collection of
print groups
What is the purpose of print groups in reports? - ANSWER: To show the actual data
of a report
Why may some print groups not appear for certain users? - ANSWER: To prevent
confusion or data errors if the information doesn't pertain to them
In what format are reports edited? - ANSWER: Text
How are records in the Report master file linked to print groups? - ANSWER: Each
record in the Report master file links to one or more records in the Print Group (LPG)
master file
Can print group records be reused across different reports? - ANSWER: Yes, print
group records are shared and can be reused
What are the two options for customizing reports? - ANSWER: Edit an existing report
or create a new report
When should you edit an existing report? - ANSWER: When the entire organization is
okay with the changes being made
When should you create a new report? - ANSWER: When only a specific set of users
wants changes made
What are the steps to edit a report? - ANSWER: Determine changes needed, identify
report record, identify or create print groups, edit the report, confirm linking to
desired users
What is the purpose of the User Session Information Report? - ANSWER: To identify
reports and their print groups
What information is displayed while editing reports in Text? - ANSWER: The list of
print groups that make up the report
How does the order of print groups listed in Text affect their appearance in
Hyperspace? - ANSWER: The order listed is how they will appear in Hyperspace
What should you do after finishing editing a record in Text? - ANSWER: Return to the
prompt to fully exit the record (SHIFT + F7)
What is Chronicles? - ANSWER: Epic's database management system.
ANSWERS 2022/2023 (REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS)
What is the profile hierarchy? - ANSWER: Allows admins to make profile settings to
best fit a users' needs in the most efficient way possible. The hierarchy consists of
profiles attached to six records:
What are the six records in the profile hierarchy? - ANSWER: User/User Template,
EpicCare Security Class, Login Department, Login Revenue Location, Login Service
Area, EMR System Definitions.
What is the purpose of the User/User Template record? - ANSWER: Profile settings
common to a specialized group of users.
What is the purpose of the EpicCare Security Class record? - ANSWER: Profile settings
common to people with the same job duties or scope of practice.
What is the purpose of the Login Department record? - ANSWER: Profile settings
common to people who work in the same department.
What is the purpose of the Login Revenue Location record? - ANSWER: Profile
settings common to everyone who works at a particular hospital or clinic.
What is the purpose of the Login Service Area record? - ANSWER: Profile settings
common to everyone who works in a particular billing entity.
What is the purpose of the EMR System Definitions record? - ANSWER: Global profile
settings that apply to every clinical user in the system.
What is the common feature among all profile records? - ANSWER: They contain the
same screens and items.
How does the system determine a user's profile settings? - ANSWER: By searching
the user's profile hierarchy and collecting values item-by-item.
What does the system do during login? - ANSWER: Searches the user's profile
hierarchy to determine their settings.
How does the system identify the most specific profile impacting a user? - ANSWER:
Based on the hierarchy and the values they contain.
What does the system do after identifying the most specific profile? - ANSWER:
Looks for an item within that profile to determine the user's settings.
,Can any profile record be linked to any level of the profile hierarchy? - ANSWER: Yes,
any profile record can be linked to any level.
What is the purpose of profiles? - ANSWER: To collect values item-by-item and
determine user settings.
What is the last step of building a new report? - ANSWER: Making it available to
users by linking it to a profile.
What does the profile do when a user opens the activity that needs a report? -
ANSWER: It tells the system what report to load.
What does the report tell the system? - ANSWER: It tells the system what print
groups to display.
What are print groups? - ANSWER: They are groups that determine what content to
print.
What do profile records configure? - ANSWER: Options within activities.
What does the system look to profiles for? - ANSWER: To determine the appearance,
behavior, and available options within an activity.
Give an example of how profiles are used. - ANSWER: Clinical users frequently use
the same tools, but the details within those activities are configured based on
department specialty or job responsibilities.
What are the differences in activities often based on? - ANSWER: Department
specialty or job responsibilities.
What are profiles? - ANSWER: Details within activities based on user and location
Are profiles shareable? - ANSWER: Yes, within the same department
What are some examples of settings that profiles can control? - ANSWER: Chart
Review Tabs, Reports in SnapShot and Summary activities, Smart Texts
Where are workflow engine rules defined? - ANSWER: In profile records
How many levels can profiles be assigned at? - ANSWER: 6
Can profiles affect different groups of people in different places? - ANSWER: Yes
What type of text are profiles built in? - ANSWER: Built in Text
What are reports? - ANSWER: Data displayed for end users
, What is the purpose of reports? - ANSWER: To provide information in a view-only
format
How can reports be shared? - ANSWER: By different activities and as a collection of
print groups
What is the purpose of print groups in reports? - ANSWER: To show the actual data
of a report
Why may some print groups not appear for certain users? - ANSWER: To prevent
confusion or data errors if the information doesn't pertain to them
In what format are reports edited? - ANSWER: Text
How are records in the Report master file linked to print groups? - ANSWER: Each
record in the Report master file links to one or more records in the Print Group (LPG)
master file
Can print group records be reused across different reports? - ANSWER: Yes, print
group records are shared and can be reused
What are the two options for customizing reports? - ANSWER: Edit an existing report
or create a new report
When should you edit an existing report? - ANSWER: When the entire organization is
okay with the changes being made
When should you create a new report? - ANSWER: When only a specific set of users
wants changes made
What are the steps to edit a report? - ANSWER: Determine changes needed, identify
report record, identify or create print groups, edit the report, confirm linking to
desired users
What is the purpose of the User Session Information Report? - ANSWER: To identify
reports and their print groups
What information is displayed while editing reports in Text? - ANSWER: The list of
print groups that make up the report
How does the order of print groups listed in Text affect their appearance in
Hyperspace? - ANSWER: The order listed is how they will appear in Hyperspace
What should you do after finishing editing a record in Text? - ANSWER: Return to the
prompt to fully exit the record (SHIFT + F7)
What is Chronicles? - ANSWER: Epic's database management system.
