Chapter review questions Flashcards
Assuming a user has the appropriate security to access a dashboard, what settings on the dashboard control whether the dashboard is available for viewing?
The Ready for use and Enabled for user selection check boxes
Which of the following do you need to create a link from a dashboard to a given Hyperspace activity?
A. The activity descriptor for the activity
B. The menu descriptor of the activity
C. The user‐facing name of the activity
D. The parent menu of the activity record
A. The activity descriptor for the activity
You have built a component record. Which of the following could explain why the component does not appear on a specific dashboard?
A. The component is not set as ready for use
B. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard
C. The component and the dashboard do not share any report groups
D. The component has not been marked as enabled for user selection
B. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard
True or False. Components require a defined Display title on the Display form.
True ‐ this is a required field.
True or False: SlicerDicer can be used to report on any data that has ever been entered into Epic.
False. SlicerDicer can only be used to report on data that has been extracted to the Caboodle.
A SlicerDicer population is showing all smokers with PCPs in your clinic. You would like to see these
patients grouped by their different PCPs, with one bar per provider. How would you do this?
Choose only ONE answer.
A. Add a criterion
B. Change your measure
C. Add a slice
D. Change your visualization
c) Add a slice
Which of Epic’s databases contains real‐time data?
A. Chronicles
B. Clarity
C. Caboodleses contains real‐time data?
A. Chronicles
Which of Epic’s databases are relational databases?
A. Chronicles
B. Clarity
C. Caboodle
B. Clarity
C. Caboodle
True or False. You can use the Record Viewer to look up the definition of a table in Clarity.
False. Use the Record Viewer to view data from a record in Chronicles. Use the Clarity Dictionary to
look up the definition of a table in Clarity.
What is the difference between a record and a contact?
A record is a single entity. What kind of thing depends on the master file ‐ a record in the patient
master file is a patient, a record in the provider master file is a provider, etc. A contact represents a
single set of data (usually representing a unique time period) on that record.
What is the difference between a multiple response item and a response each time item?
These refer to different item characteristics. “Multiple response” refers to a particular Response Type.
A multiple response item can hold multiple answers on one contact. “Response each time” refers to a
particular Add Type. A response each time item can hold different answers on different contacts.
True or False: A patient who has been seen twice at your facility should have two records in the Patient master file.
False ‐ The patient should only have one record, but that record will have two contacts.
A user shows you a field in Hyperspace that they want to report on. How can you find where in Chronicles that field files to?
Control left‐click it. If that doesn’t work, try using the Record Viewer.
What master file stores dashboard resources?
IDK
What master file stores metric definitions?
IDN
If a component has a data source of Component Record, will it leverage the metric framework?
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.
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?
Use the Filters tab, and filter the Medical Problem column on the value “arthritis”
Who can find a public report in the Analytics Catalog?
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.
False
What is the difference between a parameter and a display column?
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.