I am a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, passed the very difficult HL7 Certification exam in 2011 on the first try, having studied completely on my own (at Quest Diagnostics, where I worked at the time, it was unheard of for anyone to pass this the first time without taking courses or having help. My last job at Harvard Vanguard Atrius Health in Needham, MA, Epic was the EHR in use, my manager was highly approving of my work as were my team mates. A new CEO came on board during my 3rd month there who talked of nothing but budget cuts. I and others were laid off. Fine. Since then I have been required to take an Epic assessment exam which is like an SAT test. I have felt I did well both times I took it at the insistence of two recruiters, but was told only "you didn't do very well" and was denied either an interview or the job I had already taken many good interviews for with many people who seemed to approve of me, my experience, etc. One job needed FIFTY NEW PEOPLE yet I "did not qualify" for ONE position out of FIFTY. Something smells in Denmark here. I called the bosses of both recruiters, one of whom was all over me before the exam and would not even have the decency to return my calls or emails after I took the test to even tell me how I did. I was forced to ASSUME I "didn't do very well." Utterly degrading and horrible. No one has been able to tell me what my actual score was or how the test is graded. Has anyone heard of or experienced this?