EPIC TRAINING COG170 COGITO
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM SCRIPT 2026
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DATA
MANAGEMENT REVIEW
◉ When you can, write reports using _____________ rather than
_______________. Use _______________ if the information you're looking for
is not in _______________.
Answer: When you can, write reports using Caboodle rather than
Clarity. Use Clarity if the information you're looking for is not in
Caboodle.
◉ Which of Epic's databases are relational databases?
a) Chronicles,
b) Clarity,
c) Caboodle.
Answer: b) Clarity
c) Caboodle
◉ Which of Epic's databases contains real-time data?
a) Chronicles,
b) Clarity,
,c) Caboodle.
Answer: a) Chronicles
◉ Which of the following is the Master File for dashboards?
a) IDB, b) IDM, c) DBD, d) None of the above
Answer: b) IDM
◉ Which of the following would you enter in the Parameters field of
an activity link to open a Hyperspace activity?
a) The activity descriptor and any required parameters 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.
Answer: a) The activity descriptor and any required parameters for
the activity
◉ Which summarization function would best meet 'How many
patients were see in each Clinic?
a) Sum,
b) Percentage,
c) Count Unique,
d) Count
Answer: c) Count Unique
,◉ Which summarization function would best meet 'How many visits
happen each month?
a) Sum,
b) Percentage,
c) Count Unique,
d) Count
Answer: d) Count
◉ Which summarization function would best meet 'How much
money did we charge in 2011'?
a) Sum, b) Percentage, c) Count Unique, d) Count
Answer: a) Sum
◉ Which summarization function would best meet 'How much of
our total revenue is created by AA Clinic?
a) Sum, b) Percentage, c) Count Unique, d) Count
Answer: b) Percentage
◉ Scenario: Would the following report be Operational or
Analytical? 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.
, Answer: Analytical
◉ Scenario: 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.
Answer: a) The component is not set as Ready for use,
b) The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard
◉ Dashboards should be tailored to their audience and tested to
ensure they work. All of the following are guidelines for creating and
editing Radar content except:
a) Only need to have one summary target
b) All parts of a dashboard must work
c) Dashboards must have a defined target audience. Each user in
that audience must have security/access for all components and
reports on dashboard
Answer: a) Only need to have one summary target
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM SCRIPT 2026
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DATA
MANAGEMENT REVIEW
◉ When you can, write reports using _____________ rather than
_______________. Use _______________ if the information you're looking for
is not in _______________.
Answer: When you can, write reports using Caboodle rather than
Clarity. Use Clarity if the information you're looking for is not in
Caboodle.
◉ Which of Epic's databases are relational databases?
a) Chronicles,
b) Clarity,
c) Caboodle.
Answer: b) Clarity
c) Caboodle
◉ Which of Epic's databases contains real-time data?
a) Chronicles,
b) Clarity,
,c) Caboodle.
Answer: a) Chronicles
◉ Which of the following is the Master File for dashboards?
a) IDB, b) IDM, c) DBD, d) None of the above
Answer: b) IDM
◉ Which of the following would you enter in the Parameters field of
an activity link to open a Hyperspace activity?
a) The activity descriptor and any required parameters 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.
Answer: a) The activity descriptor and any required parameters for
the activity
◉ Which summarization function would best meet 'How many
patients were see in each Clinic?
a) Sum,
b) Percentage,
c) Count Unique,
d) Count
Answer: c) Count Unique
,◉ Which summarization function would best meet 'How many visits
happen each month?
a) Sum,
b) Percentage,
c) Count Unique,
d) Count
Answer: d) Count
◉ Which summarization function would best meet 'How much
money did we charge in 2011'?
a) Sum, b) Percentage, c) Count Unique, d) Count
Answer: a) Sum
◉ Which summarization function would best meet 'How much of
our total revenue is created by AA Clinic?
a) Sum, b) Percentage, c) Count Unique, d) Count
Answer: b) Percentage
◉ Scenario: Would the following report be Operational or
Analytical? 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.
, Answer: Analytical
◉ Scenario: 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.
Answer: a) The component is not set as Ready for use,
b) The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard
◉ Dashboards should be tailored to their audience and tested to
ensure they work. All of the following are guidelines for creating and
editing Radar content except:
a) Only need to have one summary target
b) All parts of a dashboard must work
c) Dashboards must have a defined target audience. Each user in
that audience must have security/access for all components and
reports on dashboard
Answer: a) Only need to have one summary target
