EpicCare Ambulatory
2025 Administration
Exam
The question “Is the patient pregnant?” should appear for any diagnostic imaging
orderables. What type of question record should you build?
Answer: An order-specific question record.
Explanation: Because this question is specific to certain orders (imaging) rather than
a general question, you need to tie it to the order.
,What is the most efficient way to have the same question appear for all diagnostic
imaging procedures?
Answer: Link the question record to the procedure category for those imaging tests.
Explanation: By linking at the category level, you avoid duplicating the question for
each individual procedure record.
Dr. Mica orders a procedure called “Amb Referral to Dermatology.” Would this be an
orderable, performable, chargeable, or combination?
Answer: It is an orderable.
Explanation: It's a request for something to be done (a referral), but not a procedure
being performed or directly charged at ordering time.
True or False: Procedures that are chargeables should be marked as active in billing.
Answer: True
In a procedure record, what is the purpose of the “Override Procedure Category
Questions” setting?
Answer: It allows the administrator the option of having questions from both the
procedure level and the procedure category level appear (or not) when the
procedure is ordered.
Explanation: Sometimes you want both general questions from the category and
specific ones from the procedure; this override setting gives flexibility.
True or False: Lab-related SmartLinks look to the procedure that was ordered.
Answer: False
Explanation: SmartLinks for lab often reference result components or lab record
associations, not the procedure record itself.
,If you list “Glucose” as a result component in a Glucose Accucheck procedure record,
how does that affect the end user who results this test?
Answer: In the Enter/Edit Results activity, the user will see “Glucose” by default,
saving time.
In the procedure category for Lab Send Outs, two buttons were set up for the “Class”
field. But when Dr. Mica orders an iron assay (which is linked to that category), she
sees four buttons. Why?
Answer: Because the system searches hierarchically: the procedure record also
defines two more buttons for Class, so combining with the category-level ones gives
four.
Dr. Quartz complains that whenever he orders any diagnostic imaging test, the “Is
the patient pregnant?” question always appears, even for male patients. What setup
is wrong?
Answer: The question record is missing sex or age restrictions, or they were not set
properly in the question record (or the question was linked at too high a level).
You set up item buttons to display for the “Class” field. What else must you do to
make sure the Class field appears in the Order Composer?
Answer: You must include “Class” among the display items in the relevant OCC
(Order Composer Configuration) record.
If you choose a display item that has “Collapsed” in its name (e.g. “Comment
Collapsed”), how does that appear in the Order Composer?
Answer: It appears as a hyperlink in the composer (i.e., collapsed until clicked).
Dr. Quartz complains that for outpatient referrals, a default department specialty of
Obstetrics & Gynecology appears incorrectly. What likely was built incorrectly, and
how would you correct it?
, Answer: The administrator set the default department specialty at the procedure
category level for all referrals. Instead, they should define that default in the
individual procedure records where appropriate.
True or False: Additional order detail display items (the details shown when the “+”
or “More” link is clicked) must use a context of “Ambulatory.”
Answer: False — the context depends on outpatient vs inpatient; the correct context
must be selected (e.g. “11 Outpatient Additional Order Details”).
What is the “Dispensable Product” field in a medication record used for?
Answer: It allows the system to automatically substitute a dispensable product (like a
specific formulation or package) when that medication is ordered.
To what type(s) of question(s) can you link a medication record?
Answer: You can link it to an order-specific question.
In a medication record for “Ranitidine 150 mg tab,” you set the Administration Unit
and Rounding Factor to “nearest 0.5 tab.” What is the purpose of that?
Answer: If the system calculates a dosage like 1.435 tabs, it will round to the closest
half‐tab (e.g. 1.5) rather than giving a fractional or impractical dose.
For a suspension like Amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL, what equivalency values (quantity +
units) would you typically specify?
Answer: 250 mg = 5 mL
Providers complain that certain medications show inappropriate frequency choices
(e.g. “once daily,” “once weekly”) in the frequency selection. How would you fix
that?
Answer: In each relevant medication record, restrict the allowed frequency list to
only the desired frequencies.
2025 Administration
Exam
The question “Is the patient pregnant?” should appear for any diagnostic imaging
orderables. What type of question record should you build?
Answer: An order-specific question record.
Explanation: Because this question is specific to certain orders (imaging) rather than
a general question, you need to tie it to the order.
,What is the most efficient way to have the same question appear for all diagnostic
imaging procedures?
Answer: Link the question record to the procedure category for those imaging tests.
Explanation: By linking at the category level, you avoid duplicating the question for
each individual procedure record.
Dr. Mica orders a procedure called “Amb Referral to Dermatology.” Would this be an
orderable, performable, chargeable, or combination?
Answer: It is an orderable.
Explanation: It's a request for something to be done (a referral), but not a procedure
being performed or directly charged at ordering time.
True or False: Procedures that are chargeables should be marked as active in billing.
Answer: True
In a procedure record, what is the purpose of the “Override Procedure Category
Questions” setting?
Answer: It allows the administrator the option of having questions from both the
procedure level and the procedure category level appear (or not) when the
procedure is ordered.
Explanation: Sometimes you want both general questions from the category and
specific ones from the procedure; this override setting gives flexibility.
True or False: Lab-related SmartLinks look to the procedure that was ordered.
Answer: False
Explanation: SmartLinks for lab often reference result components or lab record
associations, not the procedure record itself.
,If you list “Glucose” as a result component in a Glucose Accucheck procedure record,
how does that affect the end user who results this test?
Answer: In the Enter/Edit Results activity, the user will see “Glucose” by default,
saving time.
In the procedure category for Lab Send Outs, two buttons were set up for the “Class”
field. But when Dr. Mica orders an iron assay (which is linked to that category), she
sees four buttons. Why?
Answer: Because the system searches hierarchically: the procedure record also
defines two more buttons for Class, so combining with the category-level ones gives
four.
Dr. Quartz complains that whenever he orders any diagnostic imaging test, the “Is
the patient pregnant?” question always appears, even for male patients. What setup
is wrong?
Answer: The question record is missing sex or age restrictions, or they were not set
properly in the question record (or the question was linked at too high a level).
You set up item buttons to display for the “Class” field. What else must you do to
make sure the Class field appears in the Order Composer?
Answer: You must include “Class” among the display items in the relevant OCC
(Order Composer Configuration) record.
If you choose a display item that has “Collapsed” in its name (e.g. “Comment
Collapsed”), how does that appear in the Order Composer?
Answer: It appears as a hyperlink in the composer (i.e., collapsed until clicked).
Dr. Quartz complains that for outpatient referrals, a default department specialty of
Obstetrics & Gynecology appears incorrectly. What likely was built incorrectly, and
how would you correct it?
, Answer: The administrator set the default department specialty at the procedure
category level for all referrals. Instead, they should define that default in the
individual procedure records where appropriate.
True or False: Additional order detail display items (the details shown when the “+”
or “More” link is clicked) must use a context of “Ambulatory.”
Answer: False — the context depends on outpatient vs inpatient; the correct context
must be selected (e.g. “11 Outpatient Additional Order Details”).
What is the “Dispensable Product” field in a medication record used for?
Answer: It allows the system to automatically substitute a dispensable product (like a
specific formulation or package) when that medication is ordered.
To what type(s) of question(s) can you link a medication record?
Answer: You can link it to an order-specific question.
In a medication record for “Ranitidine 150 mg tab,” you set the Administration Unit
and Rounding Factor to “nearest 0.5 tab.” What is the purpose of that?
Answer: If the system calculates a dosage like 1.435 tabs, it will round to the closest
half‐tab (e.g. 1.5) rather than giving a fractional or impractical dose.
For a suspension like Amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL, what equivalency values (quantity +
units) would you typically specify?
Answer: 250 mg = 5 mL
Providers complain that certain medications show inappropriate frequency choices
(e.g. “once daily,” “once weekly”) in the frequency selection. How would you fix
that?
Answer: In each relevant medication record, restrict the allowed frequency list to
only the desired frequencies.
