EPIC AMB 400 LATEST 2026 EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔A procedure category defines the ___________ ___________, which is used
throughout Epic for identifying how a procedure is to be used. - ✔✔order type
✔✔What is the process for importing in Chronicles? - ✔✔1. Export a record (or record
template) from Chronicles
2. Populate the spreadsheet, then convert the data into plain text (flat file)
3. Scan the document for errors, then import the data to the correct master file
✔✔What is a Preference List? - ✔✔A collection of records (medications, procedures,
diagnoses, etc.) that allow users to easily find and select the entries they most
commonly use
✔✔Preference List Composer - ✔✔Used to build preference lists for medications and
procedures
✔✔Preference List Editor - ✔✔Used to build preference lists for a list of items
Examples: Reason for Visit, LOS, Diagnosis
✔✔Which master file collects records that aren't editable? - ✔✔Preference List Editor
(EPD)
✔✔Which master file collects records that you can edit? - ✔✔Preference List Composer
(LPF)
✔✔Order settings made in the preference list ___________ defaults defined in a
procedure or medication hierarchy - ✔✔override
✔✔Updates can be made through ____________ or the "________________" button -
✔✔utilities; "Advanced"
✔✔The system allows users to have (or not have) access to various types of user
preference lists by leveraging a hierarchy, which is: - ✔✔1. User
2. EpicCare Security Class
✔✔System Definitions - ✔✔What can enable or disable all user preference lists?
✔✔What is a SmartSet's structure? - ✔✔SmartSet (creates sections) ==> Smart Groups
(aka. sub-sections) ==> Items (many different types)
✔✔What are the three BestPractice Advisory types? - ✔✔1. Criteria
, 2. SmartSet Suggestion
3. SmartSet Base
✔✔BPA Criteria - ✔✔Suggest based on patient data
(Examples: RFV, Med List, Problem List, Age, Diagnosis)
✔✔What level can Critera control? - ✔✔SmartSet
✔✔BPA SmartSet Suggestion - ✔✔Suggest based on non-patient data
(Examples: Encounter type, Provider-type, Department Specialty, etc)
✔✔What level can a SmartSet Suggestion control? - ✔✔SmartSet
✔✔BPA SmartSet Base - ✔✔Restrict based on patient or non-patient data
✔✔What level can a SmartSet Base control? - ✔✔Smartset
Section
SmartGroup
✔✔Encounter Limitation Inclusion - ✔✔"Only include these..."
✔✔Encounter Limitation Exclusion - ✔✔"Only exclude these..."
✔✔What is the goal of an Express Lane? - ✔✔To boost physician productivity by
minimizing documentation time for straightforward complaints and follow-ups
✔✔What are the two effects of selecting the "Use as Express Lane SmartSet" check
box within a SmartSet? - ✔✔1. items will be organized into pre-determined sections
2. If there are no default selected items, those sections will be expanded, displaying all
available items
✔✔Often, BPA criteria records will link to a __________________ to expand what
information can be evaluated - ✔✔CER rule
✔✔What is a CER rule? - ✔✔A statement that can be evaluated as TRUE or FALSE in
a given statement
✔✔What are the four CER Rule Elements? - ✔✔Property, Operator, Value, and
Evaluation Logic
✔✔What is the following CER rule part's definition:
Value - ✔✔The "answer" of a property
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔A procedure category defines the ___________ ___________, which is used
throughout Epic for identifying how a procedure is to be used. - ✔✔order type
✔✔What is the process for importing in Chronicles? - ✔✔1. Export a record (or record
template) from Chronicles
2. Populate the spreadsheet, then convert the data into plain text (flat file)
3. Scan the document for errors, then import the data to the correct master file
✔✔What is a Preference List? - ✔✔A collection of records (medications, procedures,
diagnoses, etc.) that allow users to easily find and select the entries they most
commonly use
✔✔Preference List Composer - ✔✔Used to build preference lists for medications and
procedures
✔✔Preference List Editor - ✔✔Used to build preference lists for a list of items
Examples: Reason for Visit, LOS, Diagnosis
✔✔Which master file collects records that aren't editable? - ✔✔Preference List Editor
(EPD)
✔✔Which master file collects records that you can edit? - ✔✔Preference List Composer
(LPF)
✔✔Order settings made in the preference list ___________ defaults defined in a
procedure or medication hierarchy - ✔✔override
✔✔Updates can be made through ____________ or the "________________" button -
✔✔utilities; "Advanced"
✔✔The system allows users to have (or not have) access to various types of user
preference lists by leveraging a hierarchy, which is: - ✔✔1. User
2. EpicCare Security Class
✔✔System Definitions - ✔✔What can enable or disable all user preference lists?
✔✔What is a SmartSet's structure? - ✔✔SmartSet (creates sections) ==> Smart Groups
(aka. sub-sections) ==> Items (many different types)
✔✔What are the three BestPractice Advisory types? - ✔✔1. Criteria
, 2. SmartSet Suggestion
3. SmartSet Base
✔✔BPA Criteria - ✔✔Suggest based on patient data
(Examples: RFV, Med List, Problem List, Age, Diagnosis)
✔✔What level can Critera control? - ✔✔SmartSet
✔✔BPA SmartSet Suggestion - ✔✔Suggest based on non-patient data
(Examples: Encounter type, Provider-type, Department Specialty, etc)
✔✔What level can a SmartSet Suggestion control? - ✔✔SmartSet
✔✔BPA SmartSet Base - ✔✔Restrict based on patient or non-patient data
✔✔What level can a SmartSet Base control? - ✔✔Smartset
Section
SmartGroup
✔✔Encounter Limitation Inclusion - ✔✔"Only include these..."
✔✔Encounter Limitation Exclusion - ✔✔"Only exclude these..."
✔✔What is the goal of an Express Lane? - ✔✔To boost physician productivity by
minimizing documentation time for straightforward complaints and follow-ups
✔✔What are the two effects of selecting the "Use as Express Lane SmartSet" check
box within a SmartSet? - ✔✔1. items will be organized into pre-determined sections
2. If there are no default selected items, those sections will be expanded, displaying all
available items
✔✔Often, BPA criteria records will link to a __________________ to expand what
information can be evaluated - ✔✔CER rule
✔✔What is a CER rule? - ✔✔A statement that can be evaluated as TRUE or FALSE in
a given statement
✔✔What are the four CER Rule Elements? - ✔✔Property, Operator, Value, and
Evaluation Logic
✔✔What is the following CER rule part's definition:
Value - ✔✔The "answer" of a property
