Lesson 2 Flashcards

1
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Chronicles Data Structure, the filing cabinet resembles what?

A

Chronicles

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2
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Chronicles Data Structure, the drawer resembles what?

A

Master File

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3
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Chronicles Data Structure, the file folder resembles what?

A

Record

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4
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Chronicles Data Structure, the sheets of paper resemble what?

A

Contacts

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5
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Chronicles Data Structure, the information prompts and answers resemble what?

A

Items and Values

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6
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All of the information that you enter in Hyperspace is stored in _________________ , Epic’s database management system.

A

Chronicles

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7
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A _________________ is a date-specific snapshot of the data within a record.

A

Contact

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8
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Each ___________________ stores all of the data about one type of thing.

A

Master file

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9
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A(n) _____________ is a discrete field within a record.

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Item

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10
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Each _____________ stores information about one specific entity in the master file.

A

Record

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11
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A(n) _________________ is the data that is stored in an item.

A

Value

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12
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What part of Chronicles does the INI field represent?

A

Master file

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13
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What part of Chronicles does the ID field represent?

A

Record

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14
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What part of Chronicles does the information on the left of Record Viewer represent?

A

Item

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15
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What is Chronicles, and is it unique to Epic’s clinical products?

A

Chronicles is Epic’s database management system and is used by all its software applications.

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16
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If you compare two records in the same master file, you find that the _________ are the same, but the ___________ can be different.

A

Records, items, values

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17
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True or False: Hyperspace does not store patient data.

A

True

18
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What part of Chronicles does the information on the right of Record Viewer represent?

A

Value

19
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EPT-WENZEL,RICHARD [Z81998], Which master file are you in?

A

Orders (ORD)

20
Q

Using the terminology we’ve covered for Chronicles, “Earle, Richard” is the name of the _____________ that is being viewed in the screen shot above.

A

record

21
Q

The Reason for Visit (circled) part of the report is an example of one what? ________

A

Item

22
Q

The values entered in the items on this form are specific to this one office visit. An office visit is an example of which part of Chronicles data structure? __________________

A

contact

23
Q

Chronicles is Epic’s ________ that stores information, including employee, patient, and medication records.

A

database management system

24
Q

Define Chronicles (filing cabinet)

A

Epic’s database management system; stores all information

25
Q

Define Master file (drawer)

A

A storage entity in Chronicles used to organize a particular type of record.

I.E. Patient (EPT), Provider (SER), Payor (EPM), Diagnosis (EDG

26
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Define Record (folder)

A

A specific entity within a master file

I.E. Patient: Smith, Brad, Provider: Seeger, Marty, MD, Insurance: UHC, Diagnosis: Diabetes, Type 2

27
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Define Item (question)

A

A prompt for a piece of information

I.E. DOB, Specialty, Financial Class

28
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Define Value (answer)

A

THe specific information recorded for an item

I.E. May 18, 1978, Pediatrics, Commercial

29
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T/F Values for no-add items do not change over time

A

True

30
Q

T/F Values for response each time items change over time

A

True

31
Q
Which of the following is a no-add item?
A) Address
B) Marital status
C) Birth date
D) Chief complaint
A

Birth date

32
Q

Define Value (answer)

A

The specific information recorded for an item

I.E. May 18, 1978, Pediatrics, Commercial

33
Q
Which of the following is a no-add item?
A) Address
B) Marital status
C) Birth date
D) Chief complaint
A

Birth date

34
Q

What is Chronicles?

A

Chronicles is Epic’s database management systemand is used by all Epic software applications.

35
Q

Can you edit data in Record Viewer?

A

No. Record Viewer only allows you to view the information.

36
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When you document on the patient as a clinician, is the data you are entering a value or an item?

A

A value. The items that a record contains are controlled by Epic. The information that stored for an item is a value.

37
Q

Define Chronicles

A

Developed specifically for healthcare facilities, Chronicles is the complete database management system that underlies all of Epic’s applications. Each application builds upon the Chronicles unified data model to create inpatient, outpatient, clinical, financial, and administrative data sets. Chronicles manages these data sets and provides the underlying structure that allows you to run reports and searches, analyze statistics, perform computations, import and export data, and manipulate data set structures.

38
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Define Master File

A

A storage entity in Chronicles. Master files are used to organize a particular type of record. For example, the Patient master file contains patient records.

39
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Define Record

A

In Chronicles, a related group of items that correspond to a single entity that can be acted upon in Hyperspace.

40
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Define Contact

A
  1. A significant occurrence in the life of a record. Contacts are date stamped and allow Epic applications to keep track of changes in data over time. In the patient record, contacts represent encounters such as appointments, hospital admissions, surgical cases, and others. In Chronicles, a contact is a snapshot of a record that represents changes made at a specific instant. It stores data related to response each time items.
  2. A single incoming or outgoing communication with a patient. This could be a phone call, an email, a fax, etc.
41
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Define Item

A

In Chronicles, a single attribute or piece of data stored within a record. An Item Stores Information About a Record or Contact

I.E. Name, DOB, Address

42
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Define Value

A

The specific information recorded for an item

I.E. May 18, 1978, Pediatrics, Commercial