CLR 110 - Clarity Data Model Fundamentals
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What is the first step in the report writing process? - 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... - ANSWER Which reporting tool can best
be used to meet the reporting need
In general, Operational Reports share the following key characteristics: - ANSWER 1. Time-sensitive
2. Relatively small
3. Easily accessible
* Actionable
____ _____ generally put more emphasis on filtering out unnecessary information than they do on
showing a comprehensive picture. - ANSWER Operational reports
What is the difference between operational and analytical reports? - 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? - 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? - 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data is not real-time, so any operational reports built from Clarity data will be out-of-date from the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.
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? - 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. -
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? - ANSWER Analytical.
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? - ANSWER Crystal Reports.
Operational or Analytical?
Surgical procedures conducted over the past year, by physician - ANSWER Analytical
Operational or Analytical?
Pending departmental transfers - ANSWER Operational
Operational or Analytical?
Wait times for patients currently in the ED - ANSWER Operational
Operational or Analytical?
Top 100 Chief Complaints in the ED - ANSWER Analytical
These reports are integrated into Epic's applications as part of the workflow, and are by far the tools end
users are most familiar with. - ANSWER Application Reports
____ _____ is a standardized operational reporting tool that can provide a similar look-and-feel to
reports across applications. - ANSWER Reporting Workbench
Almost every Epic application releases standard Reporting Workbench report templates, including
_____, _____, and _____ applications - ANSWER 1. Clinical
2. Billing
CORRECT 100%
What is the first step in the report writing process? - 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... - ANSWER Which reporting tool can best
be used to meet the reporting need
In general, Operational Reports share the following key characteristics: - ANSWER 1. Time-sensitive
2. Relatively small
3. Easily accessible
* Actionable
____ _____ generally put more emphasis on filtering out unnecessary information than they do on
showing a comprehensive picture. - ANSWER Operational reports
What is the difference between operational and analytical reports? - 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? - 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? - 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.
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? - 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. -
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? - ANSWER Analytical.
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? - ANSWER Crystal Reports.
Operational or Analytical?
Surgical procedures conducted over the past year, by physician - ANSWER Analytical
Operational or Analytical?
Pending departmental transfers - ANSWER Operational
Operational or Analytical?
Wait times for patients currently in the ED - ANSWER Operational
Operational or Analytical?
Top 100 Chief Complaints in the ED - ANSWER Analytical
These reports are integrated into Epic's applications as part of the workflow, and are by far the tools end
users are most familiar with. - ANSWER Application Reports
____ _____ is a standardized operational reporting tool that can provide a similar look-and-feel to
reports across applications. - ANSWER Reporting Workbench
Almost every Epic application releases standard Reporting Workbench report templates, including
_____, _____, and _____ applications - ANSWER 1. Clinical
2. Billing
