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Dashboard
Ans: Dashboards are the hub of reporting and analytics in Epic,
and consolidate data from all corners of your healthcare
system.
What master file stores dashboard resources
Ans: IDK
What master files stores metric definitions?
Ans: IDN
If a table component has a data source of "Report", will it leverage the
metric framework?
Ans: No. A Data Source of Dashboard Resource indicates a
component will use the Metric Framework.
True or False: A metric definition may only be referenced by one
dashboard resource record.
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Ans: FALSE
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?
Ans: Use the Filters tab, and filter the Medical Problem column
on the value "arthritis"
Who can find a public report in the Analytics Catalog?
Ans: 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.
True or False. A private report is one that anyone can run, but only the
creator can edit.
Ans: FALSE
What is the difference between a parameter and a display column?
Ans: 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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What Master File stores one record for every display column in
Chronicles? Choose only ONE
answer.
A. HRX
B. PAF
C. IDB
Ans: b. PAF
What should you do before creating a new display column?
Ans: Check to make sure there isn't a column already created
that you can use.
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?
Ans: Check the list of Available and Used columns in the
Display tab of your report.
What controls the list of available measures in SlicerDicer?
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Ans: Measures are chosen from the list of SlicerDicer Filters
(FDS records) available in a given data model.
True or False: In table components, the colored indicators can have
different thresholds for each
row.
Ans: True. On the Thresholds tab in the Output Format form,
you can specify overrides for each row to have its own
thresholds.
What causes of concern would we have about a table component with
the following threshold
settings?
Column Lower Bound Upper Bound Alert
Percent 34 67 Yellow
Percent 0 33 Green
Percent 68 Red
A. Percent thresholds should divide into perfectly equal parts ﴾e.g.
33.33, 66.66﴿
B. The thresholds do not account for decimal percent values
C. Percent values are unavailable for threshold logic
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COG170 Fundamentals review questions
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Dashboard
Ans: Dashboards are the hub of reporting and analytics in Epic,
and consolidate data from all corners of your healthcare
system.
What master file stores dashboard resources
Ans: IDK
What master files stores metric definitions?
Ans: IDN
If a table component has a data source of "Report", will it leverage the
metric framework?
Ans: No. A Data Source of Dashboard Resource indicates a
component will use the Metric Framework.
True or False: A metric definition may only be referenced by one
dashboard resource record.
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Ans: FALSE
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?
Ans: Use the Filters tab, and filter the Medical Problem column
on the value "arthritis"
Who can find a public report in the Analytics Catalog?
Ans: 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.
True or False. A private report is one that anyone can run, but only the
creator can edit.
Ans: FALSE
What is the difference between a parameter and a display column?
Ans: 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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What Master File stores one record for every display column in
Chronicles? Choose only ONE
answer.
A. HRX
B. PAF
C. IDB
Ans: b. PAF
What should you do before creating a new display column?
Ans: Check to make sure there isn't a column already created
that you can use.
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?
Ans: Check the list of Available and Used columns in the
Display tab of your report.
What controls the list of available measures in SlicerDicer?
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Ans: Measures are chosen from the list of SlicerDicer Filters
(FDS records) available in a given data model.
True or False: In table components, the colored indicators can have
different thresholds for each
row.
Ans: True. On the Thresholds tab in the Output Format form,
you can specify overrides for each row to have its own
thresholds.
What causes of concern would we have about a table component with
the following threshold
settings?
Column Lower Bound Upper Bound Alert
Percent 34 67 Yellow
Percent 0 33 Green
Percent 68 Red
A. Percent thresholds should divide into perfectly equal parts ﴾e.g.
33.33, 66.66﴿
B. The thresholds do not account for decimal percent values
C. Percent values are unavailable for threshold logic
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