EPIC AMB 400 — Ambulatory Certification Exam Prep
1. What is the primary purpose of the Snapshot report in a patient's chart?
A. To generate a bill for the visit
B. To give a one-screen overview of the patient's key clinical
information
C. To schedule the patient's next appointment
D. To send a referral to a specialist
CORRECT ANSWER : B
2. Which of the following components is commonly configured to appear
on the Snapshot report?
A. The patient's insurance claim history
B. A component showing active problems and allergies
C. The scheduling template for the clinic
D. The charge capture worklist
CORRECT ANSWER : B
3. Snapshot report components are built using which underlying Epic
reporting tool?
A. Reporting Workbench
B. Chronicles Data Model only
C. Clarity
D. Radar Dashboard components in the report writer
CORRECT ANSWER : D
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4. A provider wants to quickly see if a patient is overdue for preventive
care while reviewing Snapshot. Which section addresses this?
A. Health Maintenance component
B. Order Sets component
C. Charge Review component
D. Referral Status component
CORRECT ANSWER : A
5. Can Snapshot report content vary by department or provider specialty?
A. No, Snapshot is identical across the entire system
B. Yes, different report templates can be associated with different
contexts
C. Only the color scheme can change, not the content
D. Snapshot cannot be customized at all
CORRECT ANSWER : B
Storyboard
6. Storyboard is best described as:
A. A billing summary shown only to front desk staff
B. A persistent sidebar showing key patient information across
activities
C. A report that only appears in the In Basket
D. A tool exclusively for inpatient nursing documentation
CORRECT ANSWER : B
7. Which of the following is typically NOT found on Storyboard?
A. Patient allergies
B. Care Everywhere indicator
C. The clinic's daily appointment template grid
D. BestPractice Advisory (BPA) indicators
CORRECT ANSWER : C
8. What does an icon/flag on Storyboard indicating 'Care Everywhere'
typically mean?
A. The patient has outside records available through health
information exchange
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B. The patient needs to be referred out of network
C. The patient's insurance is out of network
D. The patient has an active recall reminder
CORRECT ANSWER : A
9. Storyboard components can be configured differently based on:
A. The time of day only
B. Context such as user role, department, or specialty
C. Nothing — Storyboard is fixed system-wide
D. The patient's home address
CORRECT ANSWER : B
10. A nurse wants to quickly view whether a patient has an advance
directive on file. Where would she most likely check first?
A. The scheduling grid
B. Storyboard
C. The charge router
D. The referral worklist
CORRECT ANSWER : B
Chart Review
11. Chart Review is primarily used to:
A. Enter new orders for the current visit
B. View a longitudinal history of the patient's data across encounters
C. Check in a patient for an appointment
D. Build a new SmartSet
CORRECT ANSWER : B
12. Which Chart Review tab would a provider use to see historical lab
values trended over time?
A. Notes tab
B. Results Review tab
C. Media tab
D. Letters tab
CORRECT ANSWER : B
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13. In Chart Review, what does filtering by encounter type typically allow a
user to do?
A. Change the patient's insurance plan
B. Narrow the visible data to specific visit types (e.g., only office visits)
C. Delete old encounters from the record
D. Merge two patient charts together
CORRECT ANSWER : B
14. A provider needs to review outside hospital records that were received
through interoperability. Where are these typically found?
A. Only in the paper chart
B. In Chart Review, often flagged or separated as external/Care
Everywhere data
C. In the scheduling grid
D. In the charge review workqueue
CORRECT ANSWER : B
15. Which of the following actions can typically be performed from within
Chart Review?
A. Filtering results by date range and flowsheet type
B. Building a new scheduling template
C. Processing a claim
D. Creating a new charge master entry
CORRECT ANSWER : A
SmartTools
16. Which of the following is considered a core Epic SmartTool used for
efficient documentation?
A. SmartPhrases
B. Charge Router
C. Cadence Templates
D. Clarity Extracts
CORRECT ANSWER : A
17. What is the main benefit of using SmartTools during documentation?
A. They automatically bill the visit
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1. What is the primary purpose of the Snapshot report in a patient's chart?
A. To generate a bill for the visit
B. To give a one-screen overview of the patient's key clinical
information
C. To schedule the patient's next appointment
D. To send a referral to a specialist
CORRECT ANSWER : B
2. Which of the following components is commonly configured to appear
on the Snapshot report?
A. The patient's insurance claim history
B. A component showing active problems and allergies
C. The scheduling template for the clinic
D. The charge capture worklist
CORRECT ANSWER : B
3. Snapshot report components are built using which underlying Epic
reporting tool?
A. Reporting Workbench
B. Chronicles Data Model only
C. Clarity
D. Radar Dashboard components in the report writer
CORRECT ANSWER : D
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4. A provider wants to quickly see if a patient is overdue for preventive
care while reviewing Snapshot. Which section addresses this?
A. Health Maintenance component
B. Order Sets component
C. Charge Review component
D. Referral Status component
CORRECT ANSWER : A
5. Can Snapshot report content vary by department or provider specialty?
A. No, Snapshot is identical across the entire system
B. Yes, different report templates can be associated with different
contexts
C. Only the color scheme can change, not the content
D. Snapshot cannot be customized at all
CORRECT ANSWER : B
Storyboard
6. Storyboard is best described as:
A. A billing summary shown only to front desk staff
B. A persistent sidebar showing key patient information across
activities
C. A report that only appears in the In Basket
D. A tool exclusively for inpatient nursing documentation
CORRECT ANSWER : B
7. Which of the following is typically NOT found on Storyboard?
A. Patient allergies
B. Care Everywhere indicator
C. The clinic's daily appointment template grid
D. BestPractice Advisory (BPA) indicators
CORRECT ANSWER : C
8. What does an icon/flag on Storyboard indicating 'Care Everywhere'
typically mean?
A. The patient has outside records available through health
information exchange
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B. The patient needs to be referred out of network
C. The patient's insurance is out of network
D. The patient has an active recall reminder
CORRECT ANSWER : A
9. Storyboard components can be configured differently based on:
A. The time of day only
B. Context such as user role, department, or specialty
C. Nothing — Storyboard is fixed system-wide
D. The patient's home address
CORRECT ANSWER : B
10. A nurse wants to quickly view whether a patient has an advance
directive on file. Where would she most likely check first?
A. The scheduling grid
B. Storyboard
C. The charge router
D. The referral worklist
CORRECT ANSWER : B
Chart Review
11. Chart Review is primarily used to:
A. Enter new orders for the current visit
B. View a longitudinal history of the patient's data across encounters
C. Check in a patient for an appointment
D. Build a new SmartSet
CORRECT ANSWER : B
12. Which Chart Review tab would a provider use to see historical lab
values trended over time?
A. Notes tab
B. Results Review tab
C. Media tab
D. Letters tab
CORRECT ANSWER : B
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13. In Chart Review, what does filtering by encounter type typically allow a
user to do?
A. Change the patient's insurance plan
B. Narrow the visible data to specific visit types (e.g., only office visits)
C. Delete old encounters from the record
D. Merge two patient charts together
CORRECT ANSWER : B
14. A provider needs to review outside hospital records that were received
through interoperability. Where are these typically found?
A. Only in the paper chart
B. In Chart Review, often flagged or separated as external/Care
Everywhere data
C. In the scheduling grid
D. In the charge review workqueue
CORRECT ANSWER : B
15. Which of the following actions can typically be performed from within
Chart Review?
A. Filtering results by date range and flowsheet type
B. Building a new scheduling template
C. Processing a claim
D. Creating a new charge master entry
CORRECT ANSWER : A
SmartTools
16. Which of the following is considered a core Epic SmartTool used for
efficient documentation?
A. SmartPhrases
B. Charge Router
C. Cadence Templates
D. Clarity Extracts
CORRECT ANSWER : A
17. What is the main benefit of using SmartTools during documentation?
A. They automatically bill the visit
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