EPIC CLN 104 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026
EXAM UPDATE
SmartLink - Answer-A SmartTool that pulls (or "links") information
from the patient record directly into your documentation. For example, if
you enter .name, the patient's name is pulled in.
Three general categories of SmartLinks - Answer-1. Links that have no
parameters
2. Links that have user‐level parameters
3. Links that have system parameters
SmartLinks with no parameters - Answer-Links with no parameters are
designed by Epic to display set information and there are no options for
changing the information they pull in.
SmartLinks with user-level parameters - Answer-Links with user‐level
parameters require more information from users or analysts to pull in
targeted information. If a user inserts one of these links into a note,
they'll see an Edit SmartLink Parameters window asking for additional
information. This information could be a span of time, lab component
,base name﴾s﴿, flowsheet group or row information, and more. You will
see examples of these SmartLinks later in class.
SmartLinks with system parameters - Answer-Links with system
parameters have options that are set by analysts in the actual SmartLink
record. Those options, called parameters, establish how individual Links
function in Hyperspace
The SmartLinks that pull in SmartForms are called?
A. SmartText
B. SmartMouth
C. SmartBlocks
D. SmartPhrase - Answer-C. SmartBlocks
(SmartBlocks are special types of SmartLinks that help capture discrete
data. SmartBlocks make it possible to add NoteWriter forms into any
note.)
To speed up charting, clinicians can create and use ________.
A. Parameters
B. Macros
C. Templates
D. Navigators - Answer-B. Macros
Macro - Answer-A macro is a predefined set of values that can be
pulled into a note with one click of the macro button.
,Macros are specific to the NoteWriter form they were created from and
will require some setup in most
cases. Clinical users can create macros on the fly whilst doing
documentation in a patient chart or outside of a charting workflow.
True / False: For other people to use a macro it has to be marked as
Released? - Answer-True
True / False: When making a macro for a physical exam or a review of
systems, users have to specify an age range. They do not have to specify
a sex. - Answer-True
The comments a physician adds to the lab values as part of the Workup
tab in the ED trackboard populate which part of the NoteWriter activity?
Choose only ONE answer.
A. HPI
B. ROS
C. Physical Exam
D. ED Course - Answer-D. ED Course
True / False: When a patient sends a message to a physician for medical
advice in MyChart, only that physician will be able to see the message? -
Answer-False
, When preparing to place orders for a patient's admission, they see a
number of Order Sets suggested. Which criteria might be causing this?
Choose All answers that apply.
A. Problem List
B. Patient Age
C. Fall Risk Score
D. Medical History - Answer-A,B,C, and D
True / False: Documenting a patient's vitals in a navigator will populate
the Vital Signs flowsheet template in the Flowsheets activity. - Answer-
True
True / False: In the admission problem list, a physician manually
indicates which of the patient's long term problems will be addressed
during the hospital encounter. - Answer-True
True / False: A patient's preferred pharmacy is specific to each
encounter, and needs to be re-entered for each visit - Answer-False
SmartPhrase - Answer-Can be summoned with a dot phrase, pulls in any
amount of text.
Who can create SmartPhrases - Answer-Clinicians
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026
EXAM UPDATE
SmartLink - Answer-A SmartTool that pulls (or "links") information
from the patient record directly into your documentation. For example, if
you enter .name, the patient's name is pulled in.
Three general categories of SmartLinks - Answer-1. Links that have no
parameters
2. Links that have user‐level parameters
3. Links that have system parameters
SmartLinks with no parameters - Answer-Links with no parameters are
designed by Epic to display set information and there are no options for
changing the information they pull in.
SmartLinks with user-level parameters - Answer-Links with user‐level
parameters require more information from users or analysts to pull in
targeted information. If a user inserts one of these links into a note,
they'll see an Edit SmartLink Parameters window asking for additional
information. This information could be a span of time, lab component
,base name﴾s﴿, flowsheet group or row information, and more. You will
see examples of these SmartLinks later in class.
SmartLinks with system parameters - Answer-Links with system
parameters have options that are set by analysts in the actual SmartLink
record. Those options, called parameters, establish how individual Links
function in Hyperspace
The SmartLinks that pull in SmartForms are called?
A. SmartText
B. SmartMouth
C. SmartBlocks
D. SmartPhrase - Answer-C. SmartBlocks
(SmartBlocks are special types of SmartLinks that help capture discrete
data. SmartBlocks make it possible to add NoteWriter forms into any
note.)
To speed up charting, clinicians can create and use ________.
A. Parameters
B. Macros
C. Templates
D. Navigators - Answer-B. Macros
Macro - Answer-A macro is a predefined set of values that can be
pulled into a note with one click of the macro button.
,Macros are specific to the NoteWriter form they were created from and
will require some setup in most
cases. Clinical users can create macros on the fly whilst doing
documentation in a patient chart or outside of a charting workflow.
True / False: For other people to use a macro it has to be marked as
Released? - Answer-True
True / False: When making a macro for a physical exam or a review of
systems, users have to specify an age range. They do not have to specify
a sex. - Answer-True
The comments a physician adds to the lab values as part of the Workup
tab in the ED trackboard populate which part of the NoteWriter activity?
Choose only ONE answer.
A. HPI
B. ROS
C. Physical Exam
D. ED Course - Answer-D. ED Course
True / False: When a patient sends a message to a physician for medical
advice in MyChart, only that physician will be able to see the message? -
Answer-False
, When preparing to place orders for a patient's admission, they see a
number of Order Sets suggested. Which criteria might be causing this?
Choose All answers that apply.
A. Problem List
B. Patient Age
C. Fall Risk Score
D. Medical History - Answer-A,B,C, and D
True / False: Documenting a patient's vitals in a navigator will populate
the Vital Signs flowsheet template in the Flowsheets activity. - Answer-
True
True / False: In the admission problem list, a physician manually
indicates which of the patient's long term problems will be addressed
during the hospital encounter. - Answer-True
True / False: A patient's preferred pharmacy is specific to each
encounter, and needs to be re-entered for each visit - Answer-False
SmartPhrase - Answer-Can be summoned with a dot phrase, pulls in any
amount of text.
Who can create SmartPhrases - Answer-Clinicians
