APL 250 Beaker Test Prep 2025
Questions and Answers
APL250 - ....ANSWER ...-Beaker Anatomic Pathology
Test Date - ....ANSWER ...-2-9-2024
1 Chronicles - ....ANSWER ...-Analogy: Filing Cabinet / Epics database
management system; stores all information
1 Master File - ....ANSWER ...-Analogy: Drawer / A storage entity in chronicles
used to organize a particular family of records
Example: Test (OVT) Specimen (OVS)
1 Record - ....ANSWER ...-Analogy: Folder / A specific entity within a master file
example: Urinalysis 21H-231C0001
1 Contact - ....ANSWER ...-Analogy: Sheet of paper / A snapshot of a record
representing one iteration; one version of that record
Example: Ritas office visit on 6/13/18
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,1 Item - ....ANSWER ...-Analogy: Question / A prompt for a piece of information
Example: Specimen type, Date collected
1 Value - ....ANSWER ...-Analogy: Answer / The specific information recorded for
an item
Example: Sterile cup 10/17/2017
1 Chronicles in order - ....ANSWER ...-Chronicles > Master File > Record >
Contact > Item > Value
Category Lists - ....ANSWER ...-This is a predefined list of values a user can
choose from when entering information in certain fields/items.
They are associated with an INI and item number.
They have a release range that indicates what ID's are available to be used/modified by
customers and others that are reserved for epic and cant be modified
Epics Database management system is named __________. - ....ANSWER ...-
Chronicles
A(n) ____________ is a date specific snapshot of the data within a record -
....ANSWER ...-Contact
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,Records within the same ___________ have identical items, even though they might not
have the same values. - ....ANSWER ...-Master File
A(n) ___________ is a discrete field within a record - ....ANSWER ...-Item
Each _____________ stores information about one specific entity in the master file -
....ANSWER ...-Record
A(n) _______________ Is the data that is stored in a item - ....ANSWER ...-Value
End users preform their workflows in _______________, which they may just call Epic -
....ANSWER ...-Hyperspace
Which activity in hyperspace and classic allows you to look at all of a records items and
values, provided you know the records master file and name/ID - ....ANSWER ...-
System Definitions
True or false: If a record affects end user workflows its best practice to test that workflow
in classic - ....ANSWER ...-False
Facility Structure for Record Linking
General Structure
Facility Structure for Record Linking
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, Beaker Facility Structure - ....ANSWER ...-Facility (EAF1) > Service area (EAF) >
Location (EAF) > Department (DEP)
>
Laboratory (LDF) > Case Type (all the different laboratories)
True or False: a department (DEP) is part of the general Epic Facility Structure and can
be linked to a laboratory (LDF), which is part of the Beaker facility structure -
....ANSWER ...-True
sometimes specific users or groups of users need a different cytology rescreen % and/or
slide counts than what is set in the laboratory record.
Where can you over ride these settings - ....ANSWER ...-User or Linkable template
(EMP) Records. For the rescreen, this also requires an extension
When Cytotechs log into EMH hospital lab, what type of record are they logging into? -
....ANSWER ...-Department (DEP)
You set up a rescreen selection factor in the EMH Hospital Laboratory Record to be 10%
There is a new Cytotech in EMH hospital lab who should have more slides selected for
rescreen during her training period. WHere can you override the Laboratory rescreen
percentage? - ....ANSWER ...-User Record (EMP)
User template record (EMP)
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Questions and Answers
APL250 - ....ANSWER ...-Beaker Anatomic Pathology
Test Date - ....ANSWER ...-2-9-2024
1 Chronicles - ....ANSWER ...-Analogy: Filing Cabinet / Epics database
management system; stores all information
1 Master File - ....ANSWER ...-Analogy: Drawer / A storage entity in chronicles
used to organize a particular family of records
Example: Test (OVT) Specimen (OVS)
1 Record - ....ANSWER ...-Analogy: Folder / A specific entity within a master file
example: Urinalysis 21H-231C0001
1 Contact - ....ANSWER ...-Analogy: Sheet of paper / A snapshot of a record
representing one iteration; one version of that record
Example: Ritas office visit on 6/13/18
…FOR STUDENTS ONLY…©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED… 1
,1 Item - ....ANSWER ...-Analogy: Question / A prompt for a piece of information
Example: Specimen type, Date collected
1 Value - ....ANSWER ...-Analogy: Answer / The specific information recorded for
an item
Example: Sterile cup 10/17/2017
1 Chronicles in order - ....ANSWER ...-Chronicles > Master File > Record >
Contact > Item > Value
Category Lists - ....ANSWER ...-This is a predefined list of values a user can
choose from when entering information in certain fields/items.
They are associated with an INI and item number.
They have a release range that indicates what ID's are available to be used/modified by
customers and others that are reserved for epic and cant be modified
Epics Database management system is named __________. - ....ANSWER ...-
Chronicles
A(n) ____________ is a date specific snapshot of the data within a record -
....ANSWER ...-Contact
…FOR STUDENTS ONLY…©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED… 2
,Records within the same ___________ have identical items, even though they might not
have the same values. - ....ANSWER ...-Master File
A(n) ___________ is a discrete field within a record - ....ANSWER ...-Item
Each _____________ stores information about one specific entity in the master file -
....ANSWER ...-Record
A(n) _______________ Is the data that is stored in a item - ....ANSWER ...-Value
End users preform their workflows in _______________, which they may just call Epic -
....ANSWER ...-Hyperspace
Which activity in hyperspace and classic allows you to look at all of a records items and
values, provided you know the records master file and name/ID - ....ANSWER ...-
System Definitions
True or false: If a record affects end user workflows its best practice to test that workflow
in classic - ....ANSWER ...-False
Facility Structure for Record Linking
General Structure
Facility Structure for Record Linking
…FOR STUDENTS ONLY…©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED… 3
, Beaker Facility Structure - ....ANSWER ...-Facility (EAF1) > Service area (EAF) >
Location (EAF) > Department (DEP)
>
Laboratory (LDF) > Case Type (all the different laboratories)
True or False: a department (DEP) is part of the general Epic Facility Structure and can
be linked to a laboratory (LDF), which is part of the Beaker facility structure -
....ANSWER ...-True
sometimes specific users or groups of users need a different cytology rescreen % and/or
slide counts than what is set in the laboratory record.
Where can you over ride these settings - ....ANSWER ...-User or Linkable template
(EMP) Records. For the rescreen, this also requires an extension
When Cytotechs log into EMH hospital lab, what type of record are they logging into? -
....ANSWER ...-Department (DEP)
You set up a rescreen selection factor in the EMH Hospital Laboratory Record to be 10%
There is a new Cytotech in EMH hospital lab who should have more slides selected for
rescreen during her training period. WHere can you override the Laboratory rescreen
percentage? - ....ANSWER ...-User Record (EMP)
User template record (EMP)
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