Chapter 6: Registry Build: External Data Flashcards
Introduction
True or False
Healthy Planet allows you to bring clinical data into Epic without a clinician manually reconciling the external data into the patient’s chart.
Answer
True
External Data Overview
Which of the following types of External Data can be brought into Epic? (Choose the best answer(s))
A. Immunizations filed through an incoming vaccination interface
B. Discrete data from Care Everywhere
C. Insurance Claims entered in the Data Warehouse
D. Insurance claims entered in the Tapestry AP Claims Module
E. All of the Above
Answer
E. All of the above.
External Data Overview
When external data is brought into Epic, in which Master file is it stored?
A. Data Mart - DM master file
B. DXR- the external data staging master file
C. DXO - the external organization master file
D. External Data can be stored in all of the above.
Answer
B. DXR - the external data staging master file
External Data Overview
True or False
Data from different sources have their own type of DXR record.
Answer
True
External Data Overview
Which of the following is true?
A. Separate DXR records are combined by the system into a composite DXR record for each individual patient.
B. DXR data is no longer stored in the composite DXR record after a physician reconciles the data to a patient’s chart.
C. A and B are both true
D. Neither A nor B is true
Answer
C. A and B are both true.
External Data Overview
True or False
Information has to be reconciled by a clinician before being used to satisfy Health Maintenance or update registry metrics
Answer
False. Information does NOT have to be reconciled before being used to satisfy HM or update registry metrics.
Reviewing the Chapter
Which of the following are possible types of patient information that can be stored as external data in registry metrics. Choose all that apply.
A. Medications B. Form Signatures C. Events D. Procedures E. Immunizations
Answer
A. Medications
C. Events
D. Procedures
E. Immunizations
Reviewing the Chapter
True or False
Procedure information from external claims can be brought into Chronicles through Care Everywhere.
Answer
False. Procedures can be brought in as external data through the Star (Epic’s data warehouse) or Tapestry AP Claims.
Reviewing the Chapter
What needs to be configured to allow procedure codes from claims to satisfy Health Maintenance and update registry metrics? Choose one of the following.
A. System Definitions
B. Allowed HCPCS codes
C. Suggested Rules
D. Registry Daemons
Answer
B. Allowed HCPCS codes
Reviewing the Chapter
True or False
Any registry metric is safe to enable for external data.
Answer
False. You should only enable registry metrics that use verified properties.
Reviewing the Chapter
What are the possible ways to enable registry metrics for external data? Choose all that apply
A. Adding the rule to the External Data Manager
B. Using the special External Data rule editor property.
C. Select from the Available Metrics list.
D. Setting up a DataLink action
Answer
A. Adding the rule to the External Data Manager
C. Select from the Available Metrics list.
Reviewing the Chapter
When do you need to set up Procedure Type Mapping tables? Choose one answer
A. Procedures are coming from Tapestry AP claims.
B. The payers use a code set other than CPT or HCPCS
C. Procedures are coming from Care Everywhere
D. You always need to set up Procedure Type Mapping
Answer
B. The payers use a code set other than CPT or HCPCS
