COG170 COGITO FUNDAMENTALS TEST
BANK ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
RESPONSES GRADED A+
⩥ What is the difference between a record and a contact?
Answer: 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.
⩥ What is the difference between a multiple response item and a
response each time item?
Answer: 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.
⩥ True or False: A patient who has seen twice at your facility should
have two records in the patient master file.
Answer: False:
the patient should only have one record, but that record will have two
contacts.
,⩥ 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?
Answer: Control left-click it. If that doesn't work, try using the Record
Viewer.
⩥ Study Checklist: Chapter 5
Answer:
⩥ Define Chronicles
Answer: Epics hierarchical database
⩥ Define: Master File
Answer: A master file, abbreviated with INI, contains information about
a single subject
⩥ Define: Record
Answer: A record contains information about individual entities within a
master file
⩥ Define: Contact
Answer: A contact stores a snapshot of data within a record or contact
⩥ Define: Item
,Answer: An item stores individual data within a record or contact
⩥ Define: Data Type
Answer: Data Type controls what kind of data can be stored in a given
item.
⩥ Define: Add Type
Answer: Add Types defines whether data is stored for each record or for
each contact.
⩥ Define: Response Type
Answer: Response Type determines how many lines of data an item can
store at a time.
⩥ Define: Networking
Answer: Networked items act as pointers to other records/contacts in
Chronicles
⩥ Define: Indexing
Answer: Indexed Items can be searched faster than non-indexed items.
⩥ Perform Task: Identify an item's characteristics in Hyperspace using
control left-click
, Answer: To open the Item Information window, navigate to a
Hyperspace field and press down the CTRL key while left-clicking.
An INI + Item is the address for a piece of data in Chronicles. The
easiest way to identify an item number for a data point is to find where
the end user input the value into Hyperspace and open the Item
information window.
⩥ Perform Task: Find information about a Chronicle item using the
Record Viewer
Answer: Record Viewer
-To see data in the Record Viewer, you must specify a Master File,
Record and Contact. You can optionally add a range for the items to
display.
Perform Task Example:
1. Log in as an Administrator and open Record Viewer
2. To view an Office Visit, enter Info into RV
-INI: EPT
-ID: Noah Shehulk
-Contact: Choose Office Visit, 11/22/2016
3. Click View
BANK ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
RESPONSES GRADED A+
⩥ What is the difference between a record and a contact?
Answer: 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.
⩥ What is the difference between a multiple response item and a
response each time item?
Answer: 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.
⩥ True or False: A patient who has seen twice at your facility should
have two records in the patient master file.
Answer: False:
the patient should only have one record, but that record will have two
contacts.
,⩥ 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?
Answer: Control left-click it. If that doesn't work, try using the Record
Viewer.
⩥ Study Checklist: Chapter 5
Answer:
⩥ Define Chronicles
Answer: Epics hierarchical database
⩥ Define: Master File
Answer: A master file, abbreviated with INI, contains information about
a single subject
⩥ Define: Record
Answer: A record contains information about individual entities within a
master file
⩥ Define: Contact
Answer: A contact stores a snapshot of data within a record or contact
⩥ Define: Item
,Answer: An item stores individual data within a record or contact
⩥ Define: Data Type
Answer: Data Type controls what kind of data can be stored in a given
item.
⩥ Define: Add Type
Answer: Add Types defines whether data is stored for each record or for
each contact.
⩥ Define: Response Type
Answer: Response Type determines how many lines of data an item can
store at a time.
⩥ Define: Networking
Answer: Networked items act as pointers to other records/contacts in
Chronicles
⩥ Define: Indexing
Answer: Indexed Items can be searched faster than non-indexed items.
⩥ Perform Task: Identify an item's characteristics in Hyperspace using
control left-click
, Answer: To open the Item Information window, navigate to a
Hyperspace field and press down the CTRL key while left-clicking.
An INI + Item is the address for a piece of data in Chronicles. The
easiest way to identify an item number for a data point is to find where
the end user input the value into Hyperspace and open the Item
information window.
⩥ Perform Task: Find information about a Chronicle item using the
Record Viewer
Answer: Record Viewer
-To see data in the Record Viewer, you must specify a Master File,
Record and Contact. You can optionally add a range for the items to
display.
Perform Task Example:
1. Log in as an Administrator and open Record Viewer
2. To view an Office Visit, enter Info into RV
-INI: EPT
-ID: Noah Shehulk
-Contact: Choose Office Visit, 11/22/2016
3. Click View
