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EPIC CLN QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
What is the profile hierarchy? - correct answer- Allows admins to
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make profile settings to best fit a users' needs in the most
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efficient way possible. The hierarchy consists of profiles
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attached to six records:
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What are the six records in the profile hierarchy? - correct
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answer- User/User Template, EpicCare Security Class, Login
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Department, Login Revenue Location, Login Service Area,
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EMR System Definitions.
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What is the purpose of the User/User Template record? - correct
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answer- Profile settings common to a specialized group of users.
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What is the purpose of the EpicCare Security Class record? -
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correct answer- Profile settings common to people with the same
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job duties or scope of practice.
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What is the purpose of the Login Department record? - correct
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answer- Profile settings common to people who work in the
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same department.
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What is the purpose of the Login Revenue Location record? -
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correct answer- Profile settings common to everyone who works
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at a particular hospital or clinic.
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What is the purpose of the Login Service Area record? - correct
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answer- Profile settings common to everyone who works in a
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particular billing entity.
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What is the purpose of the EMR System Definitions record? -
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correct answer- Global profile settings that apply to every clinical
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user in the system.
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What is the common feature among all profile records? - correct
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answer- They contain the same screens and items.
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How does the system determine a user's profile settings? -
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correct answer- By searching the user's profile hierarchy and
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collecting values item-by-item.
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What does the system do during login? - correct answer-
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Searches the user's profile hierarchy to determine their settings.
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How does the system identify the most specific profile impacting
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a user? - correct answer- Based on the hierarchy and the values
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they contain.
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What does the system do after identifying the most specific
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profile? - correct answer- Looks for an item within that profile to
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determine the user's settings.
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Can any profile record be linked to any level of the profile
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hierarchy? - correct answer- Yes, any profile record can be linked
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to any level.
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What is the purpose of profiles? - correct answer- To collect
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values item-by-item and determine user settings.
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What is the last step of building a new report? - correct answer-
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Making it available to users by linking it to a profile.
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What does the profile do when a user opens the activity that
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needs a report? - correct answer- It tells the system what report to
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load.
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What does the report tell the system? - correct answer- It tells the
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system what print groups to display.
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What are print groups? - correct answer- They are groups that
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determine what content to print.
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What do profile records configure? - correct answer- Options
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within activities.
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What does the system look to profiles for? - correct answer- To
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determine the appearance, behavior, and available options
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within an activity.
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Give an example of how profiles are used. - correct answer-
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Clinical users frequently use the same tools, but the details
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within those activities are configured based on department
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specialty or job responsibilities.
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EPIC CLN QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
What is the profile hierarchy? - correct 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:
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What are the six records in the profile hierarchy? - correct
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answer- User/User Template, EpicCare Security Class, Login
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Department, Login Revenue Location, Login Service Area,
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EMR System Definitions.
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What is the purpose of the User/User Template record? - correct
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answer- Profile settings common to a specialized group of users.
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What is the purpose of the EpicCare Security Class record? -
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correct answer- Profile settings common to people with the same
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job duties or scope of practice.
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What is the purpose of the Login Department record? - correct
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answer- Profile settings common to people who work in the
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same department.
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What is the purpose of the Login Revenue Location record? -
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correct answer- Profile settings common to everyone who works
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at a particular hospital or clinic.
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What is the purpose of the Login Service Area record? - correct
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answer- Profile settings common to everyone who works in a
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particular billing entity.
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What is the purpose of the EMR System Definitions record? -
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correct answer- Global profile settings that apply to every clinical
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user in the system.
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What is the common feature among all profile records? - correct
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answer- They contain the same screens and items.
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How does the system determine a user's profile settings? -
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correct answer- By searching the user's profile hierarchy and
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collecting values item-by-item.
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What does the system do during login? - correct answer-
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Searches the user's profile hierarchy to determine their settings.
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How does the system identify the most specific profile impacting
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a user? - correct answer- Based on the hierarchy and the values
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they contain.
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What does the system do after identifying the most specific
| | | | | | | | |
profile? - correct answer- Looks for an item within that profile to
| | | | | | | | | | | |
determine the user's settings.
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Can any profile record be linked to any level of the profile
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hierarchy? - correct answer- Yes, any profile record can be linked
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to any level.
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What is the purpose of profiles? - correct answer- To collect
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values item-by-item and determine user settings.
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What is the last step of building a new report? - correct answer-
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Making it available to users by linking it to a profile.
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What does the profile do when a user opens the activity that
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needs a report? - correct answer- It tells the system what report to
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load.
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What does the report tell the system? - correct answer- It tells the
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system what print groups to display.
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What are print groups? - correct answer- They are groups that
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determine what content to print.
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What do profile records configure? - correct answer- Options
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within activities.
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What does the system look to profiles for? - correct answer- To
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determine the appearance, behavior, and available options
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within an activity.
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Give an example of how profiles are used. - correct answer-
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Clinical users frequently use the same tools, but the details
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within those activities are configured based on department
| | | | | | | |
specialty or job responsibilities.
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