CLR 110 - Clarity Data Model Fundamentals
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is the first step in the report writing process? - CORRECT ANSWER - Analyze
request for key features...
-Who needs it
-What purpose
-How much data should it return
-How up to date does the data need to be
-How does the data need to be formatted
The most important decision of the report writing process is... - CORRECT ANSWER -
Which reporting tool can best be used to meet the reporting need
In general, Operational Reports share the following key characteristics: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Time-sensitive
2. Relatively small
3. Easily accessible
* Actionable
____ _____ generally put more emphasis on filtering out unnecessary information than they do
on showing a comprehensive picture. - CORRECT ANSWER - Operational reports
What is the difference between operational and analytical reports? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Operational reports are real-time reports needed by end users to do their jobs.
Analytical reports are over-time reports that show long-term trends and data.
Why should you use Clarity for analytical reporting needs? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Clarity reports can be run over very large data sets without slowing down your production server.
,They also can include complex grouping and mathematics, and can be used to do integrated
reporting on Epic and non-Epic data.
Why should you not use Clarity for operational reporting needs? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Most importantly, Clarity data is not real-time, so any operational reports built from Clarity data
will be out-of-date from the moment they're generated.
They also cannot be used interactively, such as in a workflow where the report jumps a user to a
patient's chart.
You have a reporting need, and there is no pre-built application report to meet it. Do you need to
use Clarity to meet this need? - CORRECT ANSWER - Not necessarily. Reporting
Workbench can be used for many non-standard reporting needs.
Would the following report be an operational or analytical report?
Create a report that counts the number of logs each surgeon has been documented as performing
in during the past year. Display the log ID, the name of the surgeon, and the log's primary
procedure. - CORRECT ANSWER - Analytical report
The report should display all patient encounters where the patient was less than 18 years old at
the time of the encounter. The report should be grouped by the primary visit provider, and then
by patient. Visits without a visit provider should be excluded. For each provider, the report
should show the provider's name. For each patient, the report should show the patient's name,
primary MRN, and sex. For each encounter, the report should show the date of the encounter, the
patient's age at the time of the encounter, and the patient's weight at the time of the encounter.
Is this report operational or analytical? - CORRECT ANSWER - Analytical.
Time frame for this report is unclear
If the requester followed up saying that the report would only be run for the last five days, the
report could be considered operational.
, The report should display all patient encounters where the patient was less than 18 years old at
the time of the encounter. The report should be grouped by the primary visit provider, and then
by patient. Visits without a visit provider should be excluded. For each provider, the report
should show the provider's name. For each patient, the report should show the patient's name,
primary MRN, and sex. For each encounter, the report should show the date of the encounter, the
patient's age at the time of the encounter, and the patient's weight at the time of the encounter.
What reporting tool would you use to create this report? - CORRECT ANSWER - Crystal
Reports.
Operational or Analytical?
Surgical procedures conducted over the past year, by physician - CORRECT ANSWER -
Analytical
Operational or Analytical?
Pending departmental transfers - CORRECT ANSWER - Operational
Operational or Analytical?
Wait times for patients currently in the ED - CORRECT ANSWER - Operational
Operational or Analytical?
Top 100 Chief Complaints in the ED - CORRECT ANSWER - Analytical
These reports are integrated into Epic's applications as part of the workflow, and are by far the
tools end users are most familiar with. - CORRECT ANSWER - Application Reports
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is the first step in the report writing process? - CORRECT ANSWER - Analyze
request for key features...
-Who needs it
-What purpose
-How much data should it return
-How up to date does the data need to be
-How does the data need to be formatted
The most important decision of the report writing process is... - CORRECT ANSWER -
Which reporting tool can best be used to meet the reporting need
In general, Operational Reports share the following key characteristics: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Time-sensitive
2. Relatively small
3. Easily accessible
* Actionable
____ _____ generally put more emphasis on filtering out unnecessary information than they do
on showing a comprehensive picture. - CORRECT ANSWER - Operational reports
What is the difference between operational and analytical reports? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Operational reports are real-time reports needed by end users to do their jobs.
Analytical reports are over-time reports that show long-term trends and data.
Why should you use Clarity for analytical reporting needs? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Clarity reports can be run over very large data sets without slowing down your production server.
,They also can include complex grouping and mathematics, and can be used to do integrated
reporting on Epic and non-Epic data.
Why should you not use Clarity for operational reporting needs? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Most importantly, Clarity data is not real-time, so any operational reports built from Clarity data
will be out-of-date from the moment they're generated.
They also cannot be used interactively, such as in a workflow where the report jumps a user to a
patient's chart.
You have a reporting need, and there is no pre-built application report to meet it. Do you need to
use Clarity to meet this need? - CORRECT ANSWER - Not necessarily. Reporting
Workbench can be used for many non-standard reporting needs.
Would the following report be an operational or analytical report?
Create a report that counts the number of logs each surgeon has been documented as performing
in during the past year. Display the log ID, the name of the surgeon, and the log's primary
procedure. - CORRECT ANSWER - Analytical report
The report should display all patient encounters where the patient was less than 18 years old at
the time of the encounter. The report should be grouped by the primary visit provider, and then
by patient. Visits without a visit provider should be excluded. For each provider, the report
should show the provider's name. For each patient, the report should show the patient's name,
primary MRN, and sex. For each encounter, the report should show the date of the encounter, the
patient's age at the time of the encounter, and the patient's weight at the time of the encounter.
Is this report operational or analytical? - CORRECT ANSWER - Analytical.
Time frame for this report is unclear
If the requester followed up saying that the report would only be run for the last five days, the
report could be considered operational.
, The report should display all patient encounters where the patient was less than 18 years old at
the time of the encounter. The report should be grouped by the primary visit provider, and then
by patient. Visits without a visit provider should be excluded. For each provider, the report
should show the provider's name. For each patient, the report should show the patient's name,
primary MRN, and sex. For each encounter, the report should show the date of the encounter, the
patient's age at the time of the encounter, and the patient's weight at the time of the encounter.
What reporting tool would you use to create this report? - CORRECT ANSWER - Crystal
Reports.
Operational or Analytical?
Surgical procedures conducted over the past year, by physician - CORRECT ANSWER -
Analytical
Operational or Analytical?
Pending departmental transfers - CORRECT ANSWER - Operational
Operational or Analytical?
Wait times for patients currently in the ED - CORRECT ANSWER - Operational
Operational or Analytical?
Top 100 Chief Complaints in the ED - CORRECT ANSWER - Analytical
These reports are integrated into Epic's applications as part of the workflow, and are by far the
tools end users are most familiar with. - CORRECT ANSWER - Application Reports
