COG170 COGITO FUNDAMENTALS BOARD
EVALUATION SCRIPT 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Explain Concepts: What makes each Epic database unique? Answer:
Chronicles: Tree-like structure
--Transactional database
--Operational database
--Hierarchical database
--Real Time for Daily Operations
Clarity
--Data Store
--Relational database
--For Reporting
--Normalized (compact: small and efficient)
--1 Day behind on data
Caboodle
--Epic's Data Warehouse
--Relational database
--Designed to make reporting simpler & efficient
,--Both Epic and non-Epic data
--Clarity hold more information than Caboodle
-- 1 Day behind on data
⩥ Explain Concepts: Advantages and limitations of each Epic database?
Answer: Chronicles: Advantages
-Real-Time
-Stores medical record in a single location
-Creates efficiency for retrieval
-Tree-structure: branches becomes more granular
Chronicles: Disadvantages
-Not good for historical trending data
-Only accessed via Epic Tools, no SQL queries
Clarity: Advantages
-Compact, small and efficient
-Good for historical trending data
-Flexible for reporting with large amts of data
-Accessed via SQL not epic tools
Clarity: Disadvantages
,-Not today's data
-Must know SQL or Crystal Reports: Training
Caboodle: Advantages
-Make reporting simpler and more efficient
-Tables & Columns: More intuitively named
-Epic and Non-Epic Data
Caboodle: Disadvantages
-Not all-inclusive: Clarity holds more information
-Not today's data
⩥ Review Questions Chapter 5 Answer:
⩥ What is the difference between a record and a contact? Answer: 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? Answer: 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 seen twice at your facility should
have two records in the patient master file. Answer: 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? Answer:
Control left-click it. If that doesn't work, try using the Record Viewer.
⩥ Study Checklist: Chapter 5 Answer:
⩥ Define Chronicles Answer: Epics hierarchical database
⩥ Define: Master File Answer: A master file, abbreviated with INI,
contains information about a single subject
⩥ Define: Record Answer: A record contains information about
individual entities within a master file
⩥ Define: Contact Answer: A contact stores a snapshot of data within a
record or contact
EVALUATION SCRIPT 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Explain Concepts: What makes each Epic database unique? Answer:
Chronicles: Tree-like structure
--Transactional database
--Operational database
--Hierarchical database
--Real Time for Daily Operations
Clarity
--Data Store
--Relational database
--For Reporting
--Normalized (compact: small and efficient)
--1 Day behind on data
Caboodle
--Epic's Data Warehouse
--Relational database
--Designed to make reporting simpler & efficient
,--Both Epic and non-Epic data
--Clarity hold more information than Caboodle
-- 1 Day behind on data
⩥ Explain Concepts: Advantages and limitations of each Epic database?
Answer: Chronicles: Advantages
-Real-Time
-Stores medical record in a single location
-Creates efficiency for retrieval
-Tree-structure: branches becomes more granular
Chronicles: Disadvantages
-Not good for historical trending data
-Only accessed via Epic Tools, no SQL queries
Clarity: Advantages
-Compact, small and efficient
-Good for historical trending data
-Flexible for reporting with large amts of data
-Accessed via SQL not epic tools
Clarity: Disadvantages
,-Not today's data
-Must know SQL or Crystal Reports: Training
Caboodle: Advantages
-Make reporting simpler and more efficient
-Tables & Columns: More intuitively named
-Epic and Non-Epic Data
Caboodle: Disadvantages
-Not all-inclusive: Clarity holds more information
-Not today's data
⩥ Review Questions Chapter 5 Answer:
⩥ What is the difference between a record and a contact? Answer: 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? Answer: 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 seen twice at your facility should
have two records in the patient master file. Answer: 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? Answer:
Control left-click it. If that doesn't work, try using the Record Viewer.
⩥ Study Checklist: Chapter 5 Answer:
⩥ Define Chronicles Answer: Epics hierarchical database
⩥ Define: Master File Answer: A master file, abbreviated with INI,
contains information about a single subject
⩥ Define: Record Answer: A record contains information about
individual entities within a master file
⩥ Define: Contact Answer: A contact stores a snapshot of data within a
record or contact
