Bridges 101 Cert Prep questions with verified
answers
10 Load and save messages using a flat file Ans✓✓✓ You need to specify a file
name and location where you want to save off the selected records.
The utility allows you to select multiple records across multiple different master
files.
Once the file has been created with the records you have selected, you can FTP
the file to the destination server when you want to load the records.
In the destination environment you would just use the Unpack Database Records
option to load in the saved records from your file.
If the record you are loading already exists in the destination environment, it will
be completely overwritten with the version of the record that exists in the file.
10 The importance of change tracking and change management Ans✓✓✓ What
matters most is that you are tracking your build and changes so that you are
confident in what needs to happen when it comes time to move those changes
into production.
Having a good change management process will also help to ensure that only
changes that are thoroughly tested and properly documented will receive the
sign-off necessary to move to production.
,10 The master files in which various aspects of Bridges exist Ans✓✓✓ see 10-15
through 10-17
10 The three methods of data migration and when to us each one Ans✓✓✓ For
Bridges objects there are three methods you can use to perform this migration:
Data Courier
Pack/Unpack Database Records Utilities
Manual migration.
10 True or False: Content Management tickets can be used to migrate an
interface specification Ans✓✓✓ False. Interface specifications must be migrated
using the pack/unpack utility. Content management tickets can migrate all data-
courier enabled records that are linked to an interface.
10 Use the Pack/Unpack Database Records Utilities to pack and unpack records
Ans✓✓✓ For all Bridges records not managed by Data Courier, you either need
to use the Pack/Unpack Database Records Utilities or migrate the configuration
changes manually.
We generally recommend using the Bridges
Pack/Unpack Database Records Utilities only for brand new records that do not
exist in the
destination environment.
For an existing interface, the safest method of data migration is to manually
replicate changes directly in production. Manual migration ensures that you only
migrate the changes you intend to, and it decreases the chance of mistakenly
migrating additional changes that should not be moved.
,10 Use the Record Viewer to look at content in Chronicles Ans✓✓✓ You can use
the Record Viewer to examine all the data associated with the appointment
created in the exercise from the interface specification lesson.
By entering the master file INI, record ID (or name) and contact, you can see data
like the content from I EPT 7020 - APPT STATUS that the Outgoing Scheduling
interface used to populate the status in SCH-25.
This same information could also be seen in the text side Record Viewer. Both
utilities allow you to
view data as it exists in Chronicles and do not allow you to change any data.
The usage of these tools and any record information that is viewed by a user is
audited.
10 What are the three methods for data migration of interface objects, and when
is each one used? Ans✓✓✓ Data Courier (for tables and workqueues),
Pack/Unpack records(for new interface objects), and manual migration (for
changes to existing objects).
10 What online tool can you use to document details about issues you encounter?
Ans✓✓✓ Sherlock
2 Aside from HL7 Version 2, name two other standards supported in Bridges?
Ans✓✓✓ X12, FHIR, NCPDP, DICOM, and Direct.
, 2 Does every HL7 message have to be encoded with the characters |^~\& ?
Ans✓✓✓ No, the encoding characters can be any printable character.
2 Escape the contents of a field that contains an encoding character by replacing
it with the
appropriate escape sequence Ans✓✓✓ Make sure you can perform this task.
2 General use cases for X12 interfaces and FHIR Ans✓✓✓ Real-time eligibility and
provider/patient facing apps
2 Imagine that your message begins with MSH|^~\&|. How would you encode the
string "The
result is positive & has a value of 2.7 x 10^3."? Ans✓✓✓ The result is positive \T\
has a value of 2.7 x 10\S\3.
2 Perform basic parsing of an HL7 message, such as identifying the contents of a
specific field
or component Ans✓✓✓ Make sure you can perform this task.
2 The context of an NTE segment Ans✓✓✓ Varies based on segment
2 The difference between a null field and the delete character Ans✓✓✓ Null is
ignored while delete will remove if allowed
2 The expectations of using Z-segments Ans✓✓✓ They have been defined and
coded for within Epic
answers
10 Load and save messages using a flat file Ans✓✓✓ You need to specify a file
name and location where you want to save off the selected records.
The utility allows you to select multiple records across multiple different master
files.
Once the file has been created with the records you have selected, you can FTP
the file to the destination server when you want to load the records.
In the destination environment you would just use the Unpack Database Records
option to load in the saved records from your file.
If the record you are loading already exists in the destination environment, it will
be completely overwritten with the version of the record that exists in the file.
10 The importance of change tracking and change management Ans✓✓✓ What
matters most is that you are tracking your build and changes so that you are
confident in what needs to happen when it comes time to move those changes
into production.
Having a good change management process will also help to ensure that only
changes that are thoroughly tested and properly documented will receive the
sign-off necessary to move to production.
,10 The master files in which various aspects of Bridges exist Ans✓✓✓ see 10-15
through 10-17
10 The three methods of data migration and when to us each one Ans✓✓✓ For
Bridges objects there are three methods you can use to perform this migration:
Data Courier
Pack/Unpack Database Records Utilities
Manual migration.
10 True or False: Content Management tickets can be used to migrate an
interface specification Ans✓✓✓ False. Interface specifications must be migrated
using the pack/unpack utility. Content management tickets can migrate all data-
courier enabled records that are linked to an interface.
10 Use the Pack/Unpack Database Records Utilities to pack and unpack records
Ans✓✓✓ For all Bridges records not managed by Data Courier, you either need
to use the Pack/Unpack Database Records Utilities or migrate the configuration
changes manually.
We generally recommend using the Bridges
Pack/Unpack Database Records Utilities only for brand new records that do not
exist in the
destination environment.
For an existing interface, the safest method of data migration is to manually
replicate changes directly in production. Manual migration ensures that you only
migrate the changes you intend to, and it decreases the chance of mistakenly
migrating additional changes that should not be moved.
,10 Use the Record Viewer to look at content in Chronicles Ans✓✓✓ You can use
the Record Viewer to examine all the data associated with the appointment
created in the exercise from the interface specification lesson.
By entering the master file INI, record ID (or name) and contact, you can see data
like the content from I EPT 7020 - APPT STATUS that the Outgoing Scheduling
interface used to populate the status in SCH-25.
This same information could also be seen in the text side Record Viewer. Both
utilities allow you to
view data as it exists in Chronicles and do not allow you to change any data.
The usage of these tools and any record information that is viewed by a user is
audited.
10 What are the three methods for data migration of interface objects, and when
is each one used? Ans✓✓✓ Data Courier (for tables and workqueues),
Pack/Unpack records(for new interface objects), and manual migration (for
changes to existing objects).
10 What online tool can you use to document details about issues you encounter?
Ans✓✓✓ Sherlock
2 Aside from HL7 Version 2, name two other standards supported in Bridges?
Ans✓✓✓ X12, FHIR, NCPDP, DICOM, and Direct.
, 2 Does every HL7 message have to be encoded with the characters |^~\& ?
Ans✓✓✓ No, the encoding characters can be any printable character.
2 Escape the contents of a field that contains an encoding character by replacing
it with the
appropriate escape sequence Ans✓✓✓ Make sure you can perform this task.
2 General use cases for X12 interfaces and FHIR Ans✓✓✓ Real-time eligibility and
provider/patient facing apps
2 Imagine that your message begins with MSH|^~\&|. How would you encode the
string "The
result is positive & has a value of 2.7 x 10^3."? Ans✓✓✓ The result is positive \T\
has a value of 2.7 x 10\S\3.
2 Perform basic parsing of an HL7 message, such as identifying the contents of a
specific field
or component Ans✓✓✓ Make sure you can perform this task.
2 The context of an NTE segment Ans✓✓✓ Varies based on segment
2 The difference between a null field and the delete character Ans✓✓✓ Null is
ignored while delete will remove if allowed
2 The expectations of using Z-segments Ans✓✓✓ They have been defined and
coded for within Epic
