Chapter review questions Flashcards

1
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Assuming a user has the appropriate security to access a dashboard, what settings on the dashboard control whether the dashboard is available for viewing?

A

The Ready for use and Enabled for user selection check boxes

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Which of the following do you need to create a link from a dashboard to a given Hyperspace activity?
A. The activity descriptor for the activity
B. The menu descriptor of the activity
C. The user‐facing name of the activity
D. The parent menu of the activity record

A

A. The activity descriptor for the activity

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You have built a component record. Which of the following could explain why the component does not appear on a specific dashboard?
A. The component is not set as ready for use
B. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard
C. The component and the dashboard do not share any report groups
D. The component has not been marked as enabled for user selection

A

B. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard

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True or False. Components require a defined Display title on the Display form.

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True ‐ this is a required field.

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5
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True or False: SlicerDicer can be used to report on any data that has ever been entered into Epic.

A

False. SlicerDicer can only be used to report on data that has been extracted to the Caboodle.

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6
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A SlicerDicer population is showing all smokers with PCPs in your clinic. You would like to see these
patients grouped by their different PCPs, with one bar per provider. How would you do this?
Choose only ONE answer.
A. Add a criterion
B. Change your measure
C. Add a slice
D. Change your visualization

A

c) Add a slice

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7
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Which of Epic’s databases contains real‐time data?
A. Chronicles
B. Clarity
C. Caboodleses contains real‐time data?

A

A. Chronicles

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Which of Epic’s databases are relational databases?
A. Chronicles
B. Clarity
C. Caboodle

A

B. Clarity

C. Caboodle

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9
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True or False. You can use the Record Viewer to look up the definition of a table in Clarity.

A

False. Use the Record Viewer to view data from a record in Chronicles. Use the Clarity Dictionary to
look up the definition of a table in Clarity.

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10
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What is the difference between a record and a contact?

A

A record is a single entity. What kind of thing depends on the master file ‐ a record in the patient
master file is a patient, a record in the provider master file is a provider, etc. A contact represents a
single set of data (usually representing a unique time period) on that record.

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11
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What is the difference between a multiple response item and a response each time item?

A

These refer to different item characteristics. “Multiple response” refers to a particular Response Type.
A multiple response item can hold multiple answers on one contact. “Response each time” refers to a
particular Add Type. A response each time item can hold different answers on different contacts.

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12
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True or False: A patient who has been seen twice at your facility should have two records in the Patient master file.

A

False ‐ The patient should only have one record, but that record will have two contacts.

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13
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A user shows you a field in Hyperspace that they want to report on. How can you find where in Chronicles that field files to?

A

Control left‐click it. If that doesn’t work, try using the Record Viewer.

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14
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What master file stores dashboard resources?

A

IDK

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15
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What master file stores metric definitions?

A

IDN

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16
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If a component has a data source of Component Record, will it leverage the metric framework?

A

No. A Data Source of Dashboard Resource indicates a component will use the Metric Framework.

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17
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True or False: A metric definition may only be referenced by one dashboard resource record.

A

False

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18
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A user ran a report to find all geriatric patients but now wants to limit the report to only patients who have arthritis. The report includes a column to display the patients’ medical problems. How can the user limit the report to only arthritic patients without re‐running it?

A

Use the Filters tab, and filter the Medical Problem column on the value “arthritis”

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19
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Who can find a public report in the Analytics Catalog?

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If a user can see a template in the Analytics Catalog, they will be able to view and run all the public reports made from the template.

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20
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True or False. A private report is one that anyone can run, but only the creator can edit.

A

False

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21
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What is the difference between a parameter and a display column?

A

A parameter is used by the query. It will determine which results are found at run time. A display
column is used to display information about the results that are found.

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22
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What Master File stores one record for every display column in Chronicles? Choose only ONE
answer.
A. HRX
B. PAF
C. IDB
A

B. PAF

23
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What should you do before creating a new display column?

A

Check to make sure there isn’t a column already created that you can use

24
Q

How could you find out what options are available for you to use in dividing up a pie chart, choosing categories for your bar graph, or setting up levels of a grouped summary?

A

Check the list of Available and Used columns in the Display tab of your report.

25
Q

What controls the list of available measures in SlicerDicer?

A

Measures are chosen from the list of SlicerDicer Filters (FDS records) available in a given data model.

26
Q

True or False: In table components, the colored indicators can have different thresholds for each row.

A

True. On the Thresholds tab in the Output Format form, you can specify overrides for each row to
have its own thresholds.

27
Q

What causes of concern could we have about table component threshold settings?

A

If the thresholds do not account for decimal percent values

28
Q

True or False. You are not able to run a report while viewing another user’s Library

A

True. You cannot run a report while you are viewing another user’s Library.

29
Q

Why can’t you see the data displayed by components in another user’s dashboard in Proxy mode?

A

Security. Other users’ components may display data from parts of Epic you should not be able to
view.

30
Q
Which of the following reporting resources can appear in the Analytics Catalog?
A. Workbench Reports
B. Saved SlicerDicer sessions
C. Radar dashboards
D. Dashboard components
E. Workbench templates
F. Epic‐Crystal reports
A

a) Workbench Reports
c) Radar dashboards
d) Dashboard components
e) Workbench templates
f) Epic‐Crystal reports

31
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When building custom reports, dashboards, or components, which parts of your record will be visible and searchable in the Analytics Catalog?

A

The display name of the record, tags, and the description

32
Q

Which of the following responsibilities are often met by the Cogito team?
A. Managing the flow of data between Clarity and Caboodle
B. Building SmartForms to support specific workflows in Hyperspace
C. Creating custom Radar dashboards for end-users
D. Integrating Epic‐Crystal reports into Hyperspace

A

A. Managing the flow of data between Clarity and Caboodle
C. Creating custom Radar dashboards for end-users
D. Integrating Epic‐Crystal reports into Hyperspace

though answers may vary by organization

33
Q

True or False. Your Chronicles Administrator, Clarity Administrator, and Caboodle Administrator will
always be three separate people.

A

False. Database administrators sometimes oversee the operation of more than one database.

34
Q

True or False. A new Reporting Workbench security class must be created for each user.

A

False. A Reporting Workbench Security Class can be assigned to multiple user records. It is recommended to reuse security classes as often as possible.

35
Q

True or False. Only administrators with the right security can build a report from an unconfigured
template.

A

False. If a template is unconfigured no one will be able to see the template in the Analytics Catalog.

36
Q

What must be assigned to a template so that the template is considered configured?

A

To be considered configured a template must have one and only one type assigned to it and at least one group assigned to it.

37
Q

What activity can you use to find a list of all configured templates?

A

Template Manager.

38
Q

Which of the following is a way to grant users access to a specific dashboard in Hyperspace?
A. Alter the Radar security class of the users who should see the dashboard
B. List appropriate user types on the dashboard in the Dashboard Editor
C. By listing a dashboard directly in a user record or linked template
D. List appropriate report groups on the dashboard in the Dashboard Editor

A

B. List appropriate user types on the dashboard in the Dashboard Editor
C. By listing a dashboard directly in a user record or linked template
D. List appropriate report groups on the dashboard in the Dashboard Editor

39
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What is an HRX record?

A

A Workbench report, a SlicerDicer session, or an Epic‐Crystal report

40
Q

When looking at a PAF record in the Column Editor or Record Viewer, how could a user determine which templates/reports include this column?

A

They couldn’t. PAF records don’t contain a reference to the reports or templates which use them.

41
Q

What Would change the number of records included in the population in a Slicerdicer session?

A

Adding a criteria to only include patients on the diabetes registry

42
Q

T/F

All users must have Action groups set up in their User record in order to run Reporting Workbench reports.

A

False.

43
Q

T/F

In a user’s RW security class, you can specify individual reports the user has access to

A

False

44
Q

T/F

It is possible to assign multiple Report groups to a template

A

True

45
Q

Where is it possible to set the default time intervals for a resource based component?

A

Dashboard Editor

Component Editor

46
Q

Which tool allows Benchmarking across other Epic community members?

A

Dashboard Metrics

47
Q

A user creates a Slicerdicer component using Create Component from dashboard Options. Who can see this component when they view the dashboard?

A

Just the user who created it

48
Q

What is “response each time” item in Chronicles?

A

An item that can contain different data across different contacts.

49
Q

One of your users is dissatisfied with the Message board component on their dashboard. They can see other users’ posts, but can’t make their own posts. What could you edit to fix this?

A

Add this user to the list of Authors in the Component Editor.

50
Q

A Cogito Business Analyst makes a Slicerdicer session using the Patients data model. They then create a graph component using the session and add the component to a new dashboard they are making, What Master File did the analyst create new records in?

A

IDM
IDB
HRX

51
Q

T/F
In order for a user to see a report in the Analytics Catalog, The user and the report must have at least one report group in common.

A

True

52
Q

Where is it possible to set the default time intervals for a resource-based component?

A

Component Editor

Dashboard Editor

53
Q

What must be true in order for a metric-based component to be overridden by dashboard level Summary Targets?

A

The “Use override settings to control components on this dashboard” Must be checked on the Recourse Settings form of the dashboard.

The component’ Dynamic Location Method CANNOT be set to “Specific Value”

The component’s Data Source MUST be dashboard Resources

54
Q

Two users run the same report. One user sees an action, for example the Letter Action, at the top of the report, but the second user does not see the action. Why might this be?

A

They have different user security

They have different action groups assigned in their user records.