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EPIC CLN 251/252 Study Set 3 - KW, EPIC
CLN 251/252 Study Set 2 - KW, EPIC CLN
251/251 - KW Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Name two things that are defined by your role record.
Ans: Roles define your default Startup Activity, the Hyperspace
toolbar, options under the Epic button, the maximum nu mber
of workspaces a user can have open, automatic timeout
settings, and whether your user's last login department will
default the next time she logs in.
Explain the difference between role and security.
Ans: Security determines a user's access to functionality. Role
determines where that functionality will appear for a user in
Hyperspace.
What function does the Role record perform in Epic?
Ans: A role record determines the layout and ground rules of
Hyperspace.
Security Class Scenario:
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Your organization wants its hospital charge nurses to have
administrative access to the Patient List activity (Inpatient security
point 1 - Patient List Administrator). Otherwise, their access should be
the same as that of other inpatient nurses (who use the MODEL IP
NURSE Inpatient security class). How would you efficiently take care of
this need?
Ans: • Duplicate the MODEL IP NURSE Inpatient security class,
and call the duplicate something like IP CHARGE NURSE.
• Add to the duplicate the desired security point. Link all of the
charge nurses' user records (or a charge nurse user template) to
this duplicate security class.
How do you duplicate a security class?
Ans: Log in to Text as your administrator > From the Training
Application Access menu, select Chronicles. > (Hint: The
Training Application Access menu is the initial menu after
logging in to Text. If you are in text but not on this screen, press
PAGE UP until you reach this screen.) > Enter "ECL" at the
Database initials prompt. > Go to Enter Data > Duplicate
Security Class. > Duplicate the "TRNCLN PEDS IP SECURITY
CLASS" security class. > Enter a new ID and write it down > In
Hyperspace, use Chart Search to find "Inpatient Security." >
Open the new id. > In the Comments field, enter a more specific
title such as first year residents > In the Search field on the
Security Points tab, enter "notes cosign required" and press
ENTER > In front of security point 28 - Notes Cosign Required,
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click the button to make the security point active. > In the
Search field on the Security Points tab, enter "order sets" and
press ENTER. > In front of security point 193 - Edit My Order
Sets, click the button to make the security point inactive.
13. Click Accept to save and close your record.
Foundation security class
Ans: • Epic's Foundation System serves as a starting point for
customers, as it is configured with providers, users, roles,
security classes, profiles, and other settings that reflect our
recommendations and best practices.
Security Points
Ans: • Security points are individual keys to pieces of Epic
functionality.
• Each activity (like Chart Review) is associated with one or
more security points. If a user has the security point, he has
access to the activity. If he does NOT have the required security
point, then he will not be able to launch the activity.
• In most cases, the user won't even see the activity, or it might
appear as grayed out.
• Security points are typically referred to by the type of security
class they are found in (Inpatient, EpicCare, Emergency,
Shared, etc.) and a number.
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Security Class
Ans: • One function of the user template is to assign access to
activities in Epic. This access is controlled by records in the
Security Class (ECL) master file. Security class records can be
shared, so assigning them in the template is an efficient way to
grant access to groups of users.
• Instead of giving individual security points directly to users,
security points of the same type are lumped into sec urity
classes, like rings of keys, and then assigned to the appropriate
groups of users.
Which type of security controls access to hospital functionality, like the
MAR and Doc Flowsheets?
Ans: Inpatient Security
Which three security classes does every user need?
Ans: Inbasket, Shared, and Reporting Workbench
Explain the difference between a security class and a security point.
Ans: A security point grants access to a single piece of
functionality; it's like a key. A security class is a collection of
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EPIC CLN 251/252 Study Set 3 - KW, EPIC
CLN 251/252 Study Set 2 - KW, EPIC CLN
251/251 - KW Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Name two things that are defined by your role record.
Ans: Roles define your default Startup Activity, the Hyperspace
toolbar, options under the Epic button, the maximum nu mber
of workspaces a user can have open, automatic timeout
settings, and whether your user's last login department will
default the next time she logs in.
Explain the difference between role and security.
Ans: Security determines a user's access to functionality. Role
determines where that functionality will appear for a user in
Hyperspace.
What function does the Role record perform in Epic?
Ans: A role record determines the layout and ground rules of
Hyperspace.
Security Class Scenario:
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Your organization wants its hospital charge nurses to have
administrative access to the Patient List activity (Inpatient security
point 1 - Patient List Administrator). Otherwise, their access should be
the same as that of other inpatient nurses (who use the MODEL IP
NURSE Inpatient security class). How would you efficiently take care of
this need?
Ans: • Duplicate the MODEL IP NURSE Inpatient security class,
and call the duplicate something like IP CHARGE NURSE.
• Add to the duplicate the desired security point. Link all of the
charge nurses' user records (or a charge nurse user template) to
this duplicate security class.
How do you duplicate a security class?
Ans: Log in to Text as your administrator > From the Training
Application Access menu, select Chronicles. > (Hint: The
Training Application Access menu is the initial menu after
logging in to Text. If you are in text but not on this screen, press
PAGE UP until you reach this screen.) > Enter "ECL" at the
Database initials prompt. > Go to Enter Data > Duplicate
Security Class. > Duplicate the "TRNCLN PEDS IP SECURITY
CLASS" security class. > Enter a new ID and write it down > In
Hyperspace, use Chart Search to find "Inpatient Security." >
Open the new id. > In the Comments field, enter a more specific
title such as first year residents > In the Search field on the
Security Points tab, enter "notes cosign required" and press
ENTER > In front of security point 28 - Notes Cosign Required,
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click the button to make the security point active. > In the
Search field on the Security Points tab, enter "order sets" and
press ENTER. > In front of security point 193 - Edit My Order
Sets, click the button to make the security point inactive.
13. Click Accept to save and close your record.
Foundation security class
Ans: • Epic's Foundation System serves as a starting point for
customers, as it is configured with providers, users, roles,
security classes, profiles, and other settings that reflect our
recommendations and best practices.
Security Points
Ans: • Security points are individual keys to pieces of Epic
functionality.
• Each activity (like Chart Review) is associated with one or
more security points. If a user has the security point, he has
access to the activity. If he does NOT have the required security
point, then he will not be able to launch the activity.
• In most cases, the user won't even see the activity, or it might
appear as grayed out.
• Security points are typically referred to by the type of security
class they are found in (Inpatient, EpicCare, Emergency,
Shared, etc.) and a number.
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Security Class
Ans: • One function of the user template is to assign access to
activities in Epic. This access is controlled by records in the
Security Class (ECL) master file. Security class records can be
shared, so assigning them in the template is an efficient way to
grant access to groups of users.
• Instead of giving individual security points directly to users,
security points of the same type are lumped into sec urity
classes, like rings of keys, and then assigned to the appropriate
groups of users.
Which type of security controls access to hospital functionality, like the
MAR and Doc Flowsheets?
Ans: Inpatient Security
Which three security classes does every user need?
Ans: Inbasket, Shared, and Reporting Workbench
Explain the difference between a security class and a security point.
Ans: A security point grants access to a single piece of
functionality; it's like a key. A security class is a collection of
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