CLR 110 - Clarity Data Model
Fundamentals Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
What is the first step in the report writing process? - Correct answer-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... - Correct answer-
Which reporting tool can best be used to meet the reporting need
In general, Operational Reports share the following key characteristics: - Correct
answer-1. Time-sensitive
2. Relatively small
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,3. Easily accessible
* Actionable
____ _____ generally put more emphasis on filtering out unnecessary information
than they do on showing a comprehensive picture. - Correct answer-Operational
reports
What is the difference between operational and analytical reports? - Correct
answer-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? - Correct answer-
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? - Correct answer-
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from Clarity data will be out-of-date from the moment they're generated.
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,They also cannot be used interactively, such as in a workflow where the report
jumps a user to a patient's chart.
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? - Correct answer-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. - Correct answer-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? - Correct answer-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? - Correct answer-Crystal
Reports.
Operational or Analytical?
Surgical procedures conducted over the past year, by physician - Correct answer-
Analytical
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Fundamentals Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
What is the first step in the report writing process? - Correct answer-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... - Correct answer-
Which reporting tool can best be used to meet the reporting need
In general, Operational Reports share the following key characteristics: - Correct
answer-1. Time-sensitive
2. Relatively small
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,3. Easily accessible
* Actionable
____ _____ generally put more emphasis on filtering out unnecessary information
than they do on showing a comprehensive picture. - Correct answer-Operational
reports
What is the difference between operational and analytical reports? - Correct
answer-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? - Correct answer-
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? - Correct answer-
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.
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,They also cannot be used interactively, such as in a workflow where the report
jumps a user to a patient's chart.
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? - Correct answer-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. - Correct answer-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? - Correct answer-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? - Correct answer-Crystal
Reports.
Operational or Analytical?
Surgical procedures conducted over the past year, by physician - Correct answer-
Analytical
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