EPIC TRAINING COG170 COGITO FUNDAMENTALS
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
VERIFIED
/Radar dashboards - Answer-are often the first thing users see when they log into Epic
every day. Dashboards are the hub of reporting and analytics in Epic, and consolidate
data from all corners of your healthcare system. I
/.Chart Search. - Answer-The easiest way to access an activity in Hyperspace
/.Analytics Catalog - Answer-is a central repository of all reporting content.
/.A component - Answer-is a single graph or table or other piece of functionality that
your users will interact with on the dashboard. Components are the building blocks of a
dashboard, and are the primary way you will add new content or remove content from a
dashboard.
/.guiding principles when creating or editing Radar content: - Answer--Any dashboard
available to a user must work
-Each component on a dashboard must work
-All dashboards should have a defined target audience -Each user in that audience
must have the security to use every component on the dashboard
/.The Dashboard Editor has up to six forms that control the dashboard's content and its
metadata: - Answer--Basic Information
-Layout
-Content
-Resource Settings
-Parameters
-Access
/.T/F The Dashboard Editor can be used to view the settings of any dashboard in your
system, but only custom‐built dashboards can be modified. Epic‐released dashboards
will be read‐ only. - Answer-True
/.Basic Information - Answer-The Basic Information form records the purpose,
ownership, and general information of a dashboard.
/.Display title - Answer-End users see the display title in the Analytics Catalog and when
they view a dashboard.
,/.Description - Answer-End users may read this description about the dashboard in the
Analytics Catalog.
/.Owning application - Answer-The application responsible for maintaining this
dashboard.
/.Layout - Answer-The Layout form controls the number and position of regions that
present the components in your dashboard.
/.T/F End users cannot see your dashboard from the Analytics Catalog until you select
both the Ready for use and Enabled for user selection checkboxes. - Answer-True
/.There are seven types of component records available in Radar. They are: - Answer--
Graph
-Link
-Message Board
-Native HTML Report
-Listing Table
-Tranche ﴾This type is not currently used﴿
/.T/F For easier management of your component list, press F4 to insert a blank line in
your table
of components. To remove a line, select the line and press SHIFT+F4. This tip works in
many
other tables in Hyperspace.
To move a selected component higher or lower in the component list, use the up and
down
arrows to the right of the component. - Answer-True
/.The Access form controls the set of users that can access this dashboard and lists the
dashboard's type﴾s﴿. This form also records whether the dashboard is ready for use.
This check box must be selected before any end user can use it. - Answer-Access
/.This must be selected for any user, even the dashboard builder, to open and view the
dashboard. In addition, all components on a dashboard must be marked as Ready for
use before the dashboard can be marked as Ready for use. - Answer-Ready for use
/.Select this when you want the dashboard to be available in the Analytics Catalog. -
Answer-Enabled for user
selection
/.T/F End users cannot see your dashboard from the Analytics Catalog until you select
both the Ready for use and Enabled for user selection checkboxes. - Answer-True
/.1. Save your settings in the Dashboard Editor
The easiest way to save your settings is to navigate to another form in the
,Dashboard Editor.
Settings are also saved when you click Accept to close the Dashboard
Editor, but doing so means it will take longer to return to this record if you
wish to make further edits.
2. Hard refresh your dashboard.
While viewing your dashboard, use the keyboard shortcut of ALT + = ﴾Mac
users: Option + Command + =﴿. - Answer-To view a dashboard as you are making
changes to it, you will need to:
/.The Analytics Catalog can be used to find which of the following reporting resource?a)
Workbench reports, b) saved SlicerDicer sessions, c) Radar dashboards, d) Dashboard
components, e) Workbench templates, f) Epic-Crystal reports. - Answer-a) Workbench
reports, c) Radar dashboards, d)Dashboard components, f) Epic-Crystal reports
/.Assuming a user has the appropriate report group to access a dashboard, what other
dashboard settings control whether the dashboard is available for viewing? - Answer-
Appropriate Report Group; The Ready for use and Enabled for user selection check
boxes
/.Every Report model is a record in which Master File? - Answer-HSQ
/.Which of the following do you need to create a link from a dashboard to a given
Hyperspaceactivity?
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 - Answer-The activity descriptor for the activity
/.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 - Answer-a. The
component is not set as ready for use
b. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard
/.True or False. Components require a defined Display title on the Display form. -
Answer-True - It is a required field
/.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? - Answer-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? - Answer-Yes. Even though the list has
to include cases scheduled in the future, the use only requires cases that were
scheduled in advance, and all such surgeries scheduled at least a day earlier will be
displayed
/.True or False: SlicerDicer can be used to report on any data that has ever been
entered into Epic. - Answer-False. SlicerDicer can only be used to report on data that
has been extracted to the Caboodle.
/.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) Change your visualization
d) Add a slice - Answer-d) Add a slice
/.Which of Epic's databases contains real-time data?
a. Chronicles
b. Clarity
c. Caboodle - Answer-a) Chronicles
/.Which of Epic's databases are relational databases?
a. Chronicles
b. Clarity
c. Caboodle - Answer-b. Clarity
c. Caboodle
/.Do item numbers necessarily carry meaning across master files? - Answer-No, item
numbers do not necessarily carry meaning across master files.
/.True or False. You can use the Record Viewer to look up the definition of a table in
Clarity. - Answer-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.
/.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
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
VERIFIED
/Radar dashboards - Answer-are often the first thing users see when they log into Epic
every day. Dashboards are the hub of reporting and analytics in Epic, and consolidate
data from all corners of your healthcare system. I
/.Chart Search. - Answer-The easiest way to access an activity in Hyperspace
/.Analytics Catalog - Answer-is a central repository of all reporting content.
/.A component - Answer-is a single graph or table or other piece of functionality that
your users will interact with on the dashboard. Components are the building blocks of a
dashboard, and are the primary way you will add new content or remove content from a
dashboard.
/.guiding principles when creating or editing Radar content: - Answer--Any dashboard
available to a user must work
-Each component on a dashboard must work
-All dashboards should have a defined target audience -Each user in that audience
must have the security to use every component on the dashboard
/.The Dashboard Editor has up to six forms that control the dashboard's content and its
metadata: - Answer--Basic Information
-Layout
-Content
-Resource Settings
-Parameters
-Access
/.T/F The Dashboard Editor can be used to view the settings of any dashboard in your
system, but only custom‐built dashboards can be modified. Epic‐released dashboards
will be read‐ only. - Answer-True
/.Basic Information - Answer-The Basic Information form records the purpose,
ownership, and general information of a dashboard.
/.Display title - Answer-End users see the display title in the Analytics Catalog and when
they view a dashboard.
,/.Description - Answer-End users may read this description about the dashboard in the
Analytics Catalog.
/.Owning application - Answer-The application responsible for maintaining this
dashboard.
/.Layout - Answer-The Layout form controls the number and position of regions that
present the components in your dashboard.
/.T/F End users cannot see your dashboard from the Analytics Catalog until you select
both the Ready for use and Enabled for user selection checkboxes. - Answer-True
/.There are seven types of component records available in Radar. They are: - Answer--
Graph
-Link
-Message Board
-Native HTML Report
-Listing Table
-Tranche ﴾This type is not currently used﴿
/.T/F For easier management of your component list, press F4 to insert a blank line in
your table
of components. To remove a line, select the line and press SHIFT+F4. This tip works in
many
other tables in Hyperspace.
To move a selected component higher or lower in the component list, use the up and
down
arrows to the right of the component. - Answer-True
/.The Access form controls the set of users that can access this dashboard and lists the
dashboard's type﴾s﴿. This form also records whether the dashboard is ready for use.
This check box must be selected before any end user can use it. - Answer-Access
/.This must be selected for any user, even the dashboard builder, to open and view the
dashboard. In addition, all components on a dashboard must be marked as Ready for
use before the dashboard can be marked as Ready for use. - Answer-Ready for use
/.Select this when you want the dashboard to be available in the Analytics Catalog. -
Answer-Enabled for user
selection
/.T/F End users cannot see your dashboard from the Analytics Catalog until you select
both the Ready for use and Enabled for user selection checkboxes. - Answer-True
/.1. Save your settings in the Dashboard Editor
The easiest way to save your settings is to navigate to another form in the
,Dashboard Editor.
Settings are also saved when you click Accept to close the Dashboard
Editor, but doing so means it will take longer to return to this record if you
wish to make further edits.
2. Hard refresh your dashboard.
While viewing your dashboard, use the keyboard shortcut of ALT + = ﴾Mac
users: Option + Command + =﴿. - Answer-To view a dashboard as you are making
changes to it, you will need to:
/.The Analytics Catalog can be used to find which of the following reporting resource?a)
Workbench reports, b) saved SlicerDicer sessions, c) Radar dashboards, d) Dashboard
components, e) Workbench templates, f) Epic-Crystal reports. - Answer-a) Workbench
reports, c) Radar dashboards, d)Dashboard components, f) Epic-Crystal reports
/.Assuming a user has the appropriate report group to access a dashboard, what other
dashboard settings control whether the dashboard is available for viewing? - Answer-
Appropriate Report Group; The Ready for use and Enabled for user selection check
boxes
/.Every Report model is a record in which Master File? - Answer-HSQ
/.Which of the following do you need to create a link from a dashboard to a given
Hyperspaceactivity?
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 - Answer-The activity descriptor for the activity
/.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 - Answer-a. The
component is not set as ready for use
b. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard
/.True or False. Components require a defined Display title on the Display form. -
Answer-True - It is a required field
/.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? - Answer-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? - Answer-Yes. Even though the list has
to include cases scheduled in the future, the use only requires cases that were
scheduled in advance, and all such surgeries scheduled at least a day earlier will be
displayed
/.True or False: SlicerDicer can be used to report on any data that has ever been
entered into Epic. - Answer-False. SlicerDicer can only be used to report on data that
has been extracted to the Caboodle.
/.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) Change your visualization
d) Add a slice - Answer-d) Add a slice
/.Which of Epic's databases contains real-time data?
a. Chronicles
b. Clarity
c. Caboodle - Answer-a) Chronicles
/.Which of Epic's databases are relational databases?
a. Chronicles
b. Clarity
c. Caboodle - Answer-b. Clarity
c. Caboodle
/.Do item numbers necessarily carry meaning across master files? - Answer-No, item
numbers do not necessarily carry meaning across master files.
/.True or False. You can use the Record Viewer to look up the definition of a table in
Clarity. - Answer-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.
/.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
