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CLR 110 - Clarity Data Model Fundamentals
Questions and Correct 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
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____ _____ generally put more emphasis on filtering out
unnecessary information than they do on showing a
comprehensive picture. Ans: Operational reports
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operational reports built from Clarity data will be out-of-date from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.
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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, 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.
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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
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CLR 110 - Clarity Data Model Fundamentals
Questions and Correct 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
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____ _____ generally put more emphasis on filtering out
unnecessary information than they do on showing a
comprehensive picture. Ans: Operational reports
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.
© 2025 All rights reserved
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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, 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.
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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
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