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Epic AMB 400 Exam | Latest & Newest Update | Comprehensive Practice
Questions, Detailed Rationales & Answers PDF
## SUMMARIZED EXAM COVERAGE
This comprehensive study guide covers all essential Epic Ambulatory 400 concepts organized
into major content domains: Order Composer Configuration (OCC) including procedure
categories, display items, order classes, and question linking; Procedure and Immunization
Records with result components, LQL questions, and immunization activity setup; Preference
Lists covering Preference List Editor (EPD) and Preference List Composer (LPF), system vs user
lists, hierarchy levels, and CAM medications; SmartSets and SmartGroups including building
blocks, BPA Criteria, SmartSet Base, restrictions, Express Lane configuration, and therapy
plans; InBasket Configuration with classes, pools, registry records, and category list
maintenance; Flowsheets and Synopsis including row types, custom formulas, navigator
configuration, and report building; Care Everywhere with authorization requirements, batch
jobs, and patient data exchange; Navigator Templates including VCN configuration, section
linking, and flowsheet integration; Therapy Protocols covering protocol builder, frequency,
interval, duration, and treatment plans; and Additional Epic Tools including preference list tune-
up, SmartData, Slicer Dicer, reporting workbench, and system definitions. All questions are
randomized without subtopics or domains to simulate actual exam conditions.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH RATIONALES
1. What is the most efficient way to have the same question appear for all diagnostic imaging procedures?
A) Link the question to each individual procedure record
B) Link the procedure category for those imaging tests to the question
C) Create a separate OCC record for each imaging test
D) Use a SmartSet to include the question
Correct Answer: B) Link the procedure category for those imaging tests to the question Linking questions at the procedure
category level ensures all procedures within that category inherit the question without requiring individual setup, saving
significant build time and maintenance effort.
2. If you list Glucose as a Result Component in a procedure record, how does that affect the user who results this test?
A) The user must manually add Glucose each time
B) The user sees the component by default in Enter/Edit Results, saving documentation time
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C) The component appears only if the user searches for it
D) The component is hidden until the user selects it
Correct Answer: B) The user sees the component by default in Enter/Edit Results, saving documentation time Default result
components streamline workflow by automatically displaying the expected results fields, reducing clicks and minimizing
documentation errors during the resulting process.
3. In the procedure category for Lab Sent Outs, two buttons are set up for CLASS. However, when users order the iron assay (a
procedure linked to this category), four buttons display for CLASS. Explain why.
A) The procedure category overrides the procedure record
B) The system searches for details using the procedure hierarchy, finding the four buttons defined in the iron assay procedure
record
C) The buttons are determined by the user's security class
D) The buttons are determined by the order status
Correct Answer: B) The system searches for details using the procedure hierarchy, finding the four buttons defined in the iron
assay procedure record Epic uses a hierarchical search that checks the procedure record first for specific configurations, then falls
back to the category level only if no procedure-level settings exist.
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4. Users complain that when they order diagnostic imaging tests for ANY patient, the question "Is the patient pregnant?" appears.
What setup is wrong?
A) The question should be linked to the procedure category instead of the procedure
B) The linked question record should have been limited to females of an appropriate age
C) The question should be a SmartGroup instead of an LQL
D) The OCC record is missing display items
Correct Answer: B) The linked question record should have been limited to females of an appropriate age Questions should
include age and gender restrictions to ensure they only appear for relevant patient populations, preventing inappropriate prompts
that reduce clinical efficiency and cause user frustration.
5. There is a lab test for which you have specified a default order class. For this order, you want to hide the CLASS field in the
order composer so users do not change the class. Describe how to do this.
A) Set the CLASS field as required in the OCC
B) Create an OCC record that does not include the CLASS as a display item, and link the procedure to that OCC
C) Delete the CLASS field from the procedure record
D) Set the CLASS field to read-only in System Definitions
Epic AMB 400 Exam | Latest & Newest Update | Comprehensive Practice
Questions, Detailed Rationales & Answers PDF
## SUMMARIZED EXAM COVERAGE
This comprehensive study guide covers all essential Epic Ambulatory 400 concepts organized
into major content domains: Order Composer Configuration (OCC) including procedure
categories, display items, order classes, and question linking; Procedure and Immunization
Records with result components, LQL questions, and immunization activity setup; Preference
Lists covering Preference List Editor (EPD) and Preference List Composer (LPF), system vs user
lists, hierarchy levels, and CAM medications; SmartSets and SmartGroups including building
blocks, BPA Criteria, SmartSet Base, restrictions, Express Lane configuration, and therapy
plans; InBasket Configuration with classes, pools, registry records, and category list
maintenance; Flowsheets and Synopsis including row types, custom formulas, navigator
configuration, and report building; Care Everywhere with authorization requirements, batch
jobs, and patient data exchange; Navigator Templates including VCN configuration, section
linking, and flowsheet integration; Therapy Protocols covering protocol builder, frequency,
interval, duration, and treatment plans; and Additional Epic Tools including preference list tune-
up, SmartData, Slicer Dicer, reporting workbench, and system definitions. All questions are
randomized without subtopics or domains to simulate actual exam conditions.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH RATIONALES
1. What is the most efficient way to have the same question appear for all diagnostic imaging procedures?
A) Link the question to each individual procedure record
B) Link the procedure category for those imaging tests to the question
C) Create a separate OCC record for each imaging test
D) Use a SmartSet to include the question
Correct Answer: B) Link the procedure category for those imaging tests to the question Linking questions at the procedure
category level ensures all procedures within that category inherit the question without requiring individual setup, saving
significant build time and maintenance effort.
2. If you list Glucose as a Result Component in a procedure record, how does that affect the user who results this test?
A) The user must manually add Glucose each time
B) The user sees the component by default in Enter/Edit Results, saving documentation time
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C) The component appears only if the user searches for it
D) The component is hidden until the user selects it
Correct Answer: B) The user sees the component by default in Enter/Edit Results, saving documentation time Default result
components streamline workflow by automatically displaying the expected results fields, reducing clicks and minimizing
documentation errors during the resulting process.
3. In the procedure category for Lab Sent Outs, two buttons are set up for CLASS. However, when users order the iron assay (a
procedure linked to this category), four buttons display for CLASS. Explain why.
A) The procedure category overrides the procedure record
B) The system searches for details using the procedure hierarchy, finding the four buttons defined in the iron assay procedure
record
C) The buttons are determined by the user's security class
D) The buttons are determined by the order status
Correct Answer: B) The system searches for details using the procedure hierarchy, finding the four buttons defined in the iron
assay procedure record Epic uses a hierarchical search that checks the procedure record first for specific configurations, then falls
back to the category level only if no procedure-level settings exist.
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4. Users complain that when they order diagnostic imaging tests for ANY patient, the question "Is the patient pregnant?" appears.
What setup is wrong?
A) The question should be linked to the procedure category instead of the procedure
B) The linked question record should have been limited to females of an appropriate age
C) The question should be a SmartGroup instead of an LQL
D) The OCC record is missing display items
Correct Answer: B) The linked question record should have been limited to females of an appropriate age Questions should
include age and gender restrictions to ensure they only appear for relevant patient populations, preventing inappropriate prompts
that reduce clinical efficiency and cause user frustration.
5. There is a lab test for which you have specified a default order class. For this order, you want to hide the CLASS field in the
order composer so users do not change the class. Describe how to do this.
A) Set the CLASS field as required in the OCC
B) Create an OCC record that does not include the CLASS as a display item, and link the procedure to that OCC
C) Delete the CLASS field from the procedure record
D) Set the CLASS field to read-only in System Definitions
