COG170 COGITO FUNDAMENTALS CHAPTER 4 DATA
LINEAGE QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Which of Epic's databases contains real-time data?
a. Chronicles
b. Clarity
c. Caboodle - Answers - a. Chronicles
2. Which of Epic's databases are relational databases?
a. Chronicles
b. Clarity
c. Caboodle - Answers - b. Clarity
c. Caboodle
3. True or False. You can use the Record Viewer to look up the definition of a table in
Clarity. - Answers - 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.
All Epic data is stored in one of three databases: __________, _________________, or
______________ - Answers - Chronicles, Clarity and Caboodle.
A _____________________ is an organized collection of data. The purpose of a
_______________ defines its structure.
Chronicles, Clarity and Caboodle each have different purposes, so each has a different
structure, and each is separate from the others. In many reporting tools, databases are
also called __________________________. - Answers - database, database, data
sources.
__________ refers to the origin of data as they flow from one database to another. Epic
data lineage starts with Chronicles. This is where end users put in data. - Answers -
Data lineage
• First, Epic users enter data into _________, usually through
_____________________.
• Then, every night, Clarity _____________________transfers data from Chronicles to
Clarity.
• Last, ________________transfers data from Clarity to Caboodle the same night as
Clarity ETL. - Answers - Chronicles, Hyperspace.
Clarity ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load)
Caboodle ETL
, ___________________ is designed to be efficient for daily healthcare operations.
______________meets this need by storing a patient's entire medical record in a single
location, making retrieval of one patient's information very efficient. The structure of
__________________ is tree-like. - Answers - Chronicles, Chronicles, Chronicles
In the Record Viewer, what color is the section that lists item names and numbers?
Yellow or Blue? - Answers - Blue
In the Record Viewer, what color is the section that lists the values stored in items for
the record currently open? Yellow or Blue? - Answers - Yellow
Caboodle vs. Clarity When you can, write reports using ___________________rather
than _________________. Use __________________if the information you're looking
for is not in ___________________ - Answers - Caboodle vs. Clarity - When you can,
write reports using Caboodle rather than Clarity. Use Clarity if the information you're
looking for is not yet in Caboodle
Notice this item's contents are displayed in blue, and that the text is a hyperlink. This is
called a __________ ______. - Answers - networked item.
Chronicles is first divided into ___________. _________contain information about a
broad subject. For example, the patient __________contains all patients' medical
records in Epic. Other examples include master files for medications, procedures,
orders, notes, & departments. - Answers - Master file, Master files, Master files
Master files contain ______. ___________ contain information about individual entities
within a master file. For example, a ___________ in the patient master file contains
information about a single patient. A ___________ in the orders master file contains
information about a single order. - Answers - Record Records
Records contain __________. __________ contain information about points in time for
a record. For example, the patient master file uses __________ for patient encounters. -
Answers - Contact
Individual data within a record or contact are stored in _______s.
For example, the patient master file has an_______ that stores social security number
and an _______that stores admission date. _______ that store multiple pieces of
information at a time have multiple lines. For example, there is an _______ for
diagnoses that has one line for each diagnosis entered. - Answers - Item
_______ is designed to be efficient and flexible for reporting on large amounts of data
over long
periods of time. _______ stores data in tables that look like a two dimensional grid with
rows and columns. Each column holds a piece of information, similar to an item in
Chronicles. Each row represents an entity that the data in the columns are about. For
example, there is a table that has one row for every patient, and each column has
LINEAGE QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Which of Epic's databases contains real-time data?
a. Chronicles
b. Clarity
c. Caboodle - Answers - a. Chronicles
2. Which of Epic's databases are relational databases?
a. Chronicles
b. Clarity
c. Caboodle - Answers - b. Clarity
c. Caboodle
3. True or False. You can use the Record Viewer to look up the definition of a table in
Clarity. - Answers - 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.
All Epic data is stored in one of three databases: __________, _________________, or
______________ - Answers - Chronicles, Clarity and Caboodle.
A _____________________ is an organized collection of data. The purpose of a
_______________ defines its structure.
Chronicles, Clarity and Caboodle each have different purposes, so each has a different
structure, and each is separate from the others. In many reporting tools, databases are
also called __________________________. - Answers - database, database, data
sources.
__________ refers to the origin of data as they flow from one database to another. Epic
data lineage starts with Chronicles. This is where end users put in data. - Answers -
Data lineage
• First, Epic users enter data into _________, usually through
_____________________.
• Then, every night, Clarity _____________________transfers data from Chronicles to
Clarity.
• Last, ________________transfers data from Clarity to Caboodle the same night as
Clarity ETL. - Answers - Chronicles, Hyperspace.
Clarity ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load)
Caboodle ETL
, ___________________ is designed to be efficient for daily healthcare operations.
______________meets this need by storing a patient's entire medical record in a single
location, making retrieval of one patient's information very efficient. The structure of
__________________ is tree-like. - Answers - Chronicles, Chronicles, Chronicles
In the Record Viewer, what color is the section that lists item names and numbers?
Yellow or Blue? - Answers - Blue
In the Record Viewer, what color is the section that lists the values stored in items for
the record currently open? Yellow or Blue? - Answers - Yellow
Caboodle vs. Clarity When you can, write reports using ___________________rather
than _________________. Use __________________if the information you're looking
for is not in ___________________ - Answers - Caboodle vs. Clarity - When you can,
write reports using Caboodle rather than Clarity. Use Clarity if the information you're
looking for is not yet in Caboodle
Notice this item's contents are displayed in blue, and that the text is a hyperlink. This is
called a __________ ______. - Answers - networked item.
Chronicles is first divided into ___________. _________contain information about a
broad subject. For example, the patient __________contains all patients' medical
records in Epic. Other examples include master files for medications, procedures,
orders, notes, & departments. - Answers - Master file, Master files, Master files
Master files contain ______. ___________ contain information about individual entities
within a master file. For example, a ___________ in the patient master file contains
information about a single patient. A ___________ in the orders master file contains
information about a single order. - Answers - Record Records
Records contain __________. __________ contain information about points in time for
a record. For example, the patient master file uses __________ for patient encounters. -
Answers - Contact
Individual data within a record or contact are stored in _______s.
For example, the patient master file has an_______ that stores social security number
and an _______that stores admission date. _______ that store multiple pieces of
information at a time have multiple lines. For example, there is an _______ for
diagnoses that has one line for each diagnosis entered. - Answers - Item
_______ is designed to be efficient and flexible for reporting on large amounts of data
over long
periods of time. _______ stores data in tables that look like a two dimensional grid with
rows and columns. Each column holds a piece of information, similar to an item in
Chronicles. Each row represents an entity that the data in the columns are about. For
example, there is a table that has one row for every patient, and each column has
