Epic Bridges Exam Study Guide 2023 with complete
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To identify a patient using identity you need the _____ and the _____
ID type and ID
What are the 3 types of patient validation an interface can use?
Basic Validation, Extended Validation, Identity Duplication Configuration (IDC)
What kind of alerts can be set up in the Background monitor?
Rule Based Alerts
_____ is an online tool you can used to document details about issues you
encounter.
Sherlock
What is translation table used for?
used to map more granular items from database records
What is identity used for?
It is used to map large database records
What are the three methods you can use to perform migration?
Data Courier, Pack/unpack database record utilities, manual migration
What is a data courier?
A tool that Epic provides to facilitate the migration of objects between environments.
What is included in the subset of bridges records that can be migrated with Data
Courier?
tables (translation & general), error work queues, error steps, radar dashboards, custom
columns used in message searches and error log reports
Communication Daemon
Sends or receives acknowledgements over a TCP/IP connection
Data Queue
contains Hl7 Messages along with timestamp information about message processing
Trigger
A single, clearly defined action that a user or process can take that results in an
interface message being created and sent
Filer daemon
Translates HL7 data into something that can be stored to the database
The message editor does not perform validation (T/F)
True. The message editor is a free text editor and has no idea how the message should
look
Control Queue
maintains a list of messages waiting to be processed. A to-do list with instructions to
send or file messages stored in the data queue
Messages are manually deleted from the data queue (T/F)
They are purged only by an automated purge job
You can start only one interface at a time (T/F)
false. You can start any or all of the interfaces in a given interface monitor
Where is the first place you should go for help with an interface?
Reference guide -contains all published information Epic has about a specific interface.
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To identify a patient using identity you need the _____ and the _____
ID type and ID
What are the 3 types of patient validation an interface can use?
Basic Validation, Extended Validation, Identity Duplication Configuration (IDC)
What kind of alerts can be set up in the Background monitor?
Rule Based Alerts
_____ is an online tool you can used to document details about issues you
encounter.
Sherlock
What is translation table used for?
used to map more granular items from database records
What is identity used for?
It is used to map large database records
What are the three methods you can use to perform migration?
Data Courier, Pack/unpack database record utilities, manual migration
What is a data courier?
A tool that Epic provides to facilitate the migration of objects between environments.
What is included in the subset of bridges records that can be migrated with Data
Courier?
tables (translation & general), error work queues, error steps, radar dashboards, custom
columns used in message searches and error log reports
Communication Daemon
Sends or receives acknowledgements over a TCP/IP connection
Data Queue
contains Hl7 Messages along with timestamp information about message processing
Trigger
A single, clearly defined action that a user or process can take that results in an
interface message being created and sent
Filer daemon
Translates HL7 data into something that can be stored to the database
The message editor does not perform validation (T/F)
True. The message editor is a free text editor and has no idea how the message should
look
Control Queue
maintains a list of messages waiting to be processed. A to-do list with instructions to
send or file messages stored in the data queue
Messages are manually deleted from the data queue (T/F)
They are purged only by an automated purge job
You can start only one interface at a time (T/F)
false. You can start any or all of the interfaces in a given interface monitor
Where is the first place you should go for help with an interface?
Reference guide -contains all published information Epic has about a specific interface.
