CLR 110 - CLARITY DATA MODEL
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the first step in the report writing process? - ANS 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... - ANS Which reporting tool
can best be used to meet the reporting need
In general, Operational Reports share the following key characteristics: - ANS 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. - ANS Operational reports
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,What is the difference between operational and analytical reports? - ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS 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. - ANS 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,
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, 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? - ANS 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? - ANS Crystal Reports.
Operational or Analytical?
Surgical procedures conducted over the past year, by physician - ANS Analytical
Operational or Analytical?
Pending departmental transfers - ANS Operational
Operational or Analytical?
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FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the first step in the report writing process? - ANS 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... - ANS Which reporting tool
can best be used to meet the reporting need
In general, Operational Reports share the following key characteristics: - ANS 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. - ANS Operational reports
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,What is the difference between operational and analytical reports? - ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS 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. - ANS 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,
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, 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? - ANS 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? - ANS Crystal Reports.
Operational or Analytical?
Surgical procedures conducted over the past year, by physician - ANS Analytical
Operational or Analytical?
Pending departmental transfers - ANS Operational
Operational or Analytical?
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