COG170 SlicerDicer Questions With
Solutions
A scheduler wants a population that shows how many appointments there are today with a status
of 'Scheduled.' They want to reference this throughout the day to keep track of how many
appointments are left to check in. Could this be done in SlicerDicer? Why? No,
SlicerDicer does not contain today's data, so a list of scheduled appointments wouldn't change
throughout the day.
A user wants a list of surgical cases scheduled in the next week grouped by procedure. They will
reference this list at the start of each week to audit room and staff usage. Could SlicerDicer meet
this need? Why? Yes. Even though the list has to include future cases, these cases were
scheduled in advance, and all such surgeries scheduled at least a day earlier will be displayed.
True or False: SlicerDicer sessions are the best option for KPI (key performance indicators).
No
KPIs ﴾Key Performance Indicators﴿ need to be standardized for all consumers. Since SlicerDicer
is designed to let every user adjust and manipulate their visualization of the underlying data, it is
not ideal for this
type of report. Instead, we use Dashboard Metrics as our primary tool for distributing KPIs to
consumers.
, COG170 SlicerDicer Questions With
Solutions
Data Model One SlicerDicer Data Model consists of a set of data that has been curated
with a pre‐built set of available
filters. Epic releases many data models, but an organization can create their own unique data
models as well.
SlicerDicer respects user security in several ways: 1. Users will not have access to every
data model in the system. Each data model is available to only a subset of users.
2. When a user builds and slices populations, all of the data retrieved is implicitly filtered by
Service Area security.
3. Most users will not be able to view data about individual members of a population.
SlicerDicer and large data sets SlicerDicer retrieves its data from the Caboodle database.
This means it can filter and display large data sets without affecting your production database,
Chronicles. With the ability to modify your date range and aggregate over weeks, months, or
even years, SlicerDicer can be the primary resource for discerning long‐term trends across your
organization.
Solutions
A scheduler wants a population that shows how many appointments there are today with a status
of 'Scheduled.' They want to reference this throughout the day to keep track of how many
appointments are left to check in. Could this be done in SlicerDicer? Why? No,
SlicerDicer does not contain today's data, so a list of scheduled appointments wouldn't change
throughout the day.
A user wants a list of surgical cases scheduled in the next week grouped by procedure. They will
reference this list at the start of each week to audit room and staff usage. Could SlicerDicer meet
this need? Why? Yes. Even though the list has to include future cases, these cases were
scheduled in advance, and all such surgeries scheduled at least a day earlier will be displayed.
True or False: SlicerDicer sessions are the best option for KPI (key performance indicators).
No
KPIs ﴾Key Performance Indicators﴿ need to be standardized for all consumers. Since SlicerDicer
is designed to let every user adjust and manipulate their visualization of the underlying data, it is
not ideal for this
type of report. Instead, we use Dashboard Metrics as our primary tool for distributing KPIs to
consumers.
, COG170 SlicerDicer Questions With
Solutions
Data Model One SlicerDicer Data Model consists of a set of data that has been curated
with a pre‐built set of available
filters. Epic releases many data models, but an organization can create their own unique data
models as well.
SlicerDicer respects user security in several ways: 1. Users will not have access to every
data model in the system. Each data model is available to only a subset of users.
2. When a user builds and slices populations, all of the data retrieved is implicitly filtered by
Service Area security.
3. Most users will not be able to view data about individual members of a population.
SlicerDicer and large data sets SlicerDicer retrieves its data from the Caboodle database.
This means it can filter and display large data sets without affecting your production database,
Chronicles. With the ability to modify your date range and aggregate over weeks, months, or
even years, SlicerDicer can be the primary resource for discerning long‐term trends across your
organization.
