Cadence 201 Chapter 2 - Chronicles

Front 1

Define Chronicles

Back 1

Chronicles is Epic's database - all of Epic's applications use it to store data. It's the filing cabinet that stores everything.

Front 2

Define Master Files

Back 2

Master files are the drawers in the filing cabinet that is Chronicles. Each master file stores all of the files about the same "type" of thing

Front 3

Name some Master Files and tell what they store

Back 3

Patient (EPT) - information stored about patients.

Department (DEP) - all information specific to departments stored here

Front 4

What's the difference between dynamic master files and administrative/static master files?

Back 4

Dynamic: Master files updated by front end staff. Example - Patient Master File

Admin/static: Master files updated by administrators only. Example - Payor master file

Front 5

Definite INI:

Back 5

INI = initials. The initials for each master file.

Front 6

Define Record:

Back 6

REcords are the folders in each master file. Each folder represents one thing stored in the master file. Example: Each patient has a record in the Patient Master File

Front 7

Define Contact:

Back 7

A contact is a date-specific snapshot of the data within an individual record. EX: all infomration about a patient that applies to a recent encounter is stored in a contact.

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Define Item:

Back 8

A discrete piece of information about a record. EX: when you register a patient, each filed you fill out is an item (marital status = item, english fluency = item). The item is the question prompt.

Front 9

Define Value:

Back 9

If the item is the question prompt, the value is the answer. Values are the information stored in each item field

Front 10

What has item numbers in Hyperspce? How can you find an item number?

Back 10

Dep, Master Files, Items all have item numbers. To find the item number, control-click

Front 11

A ______ is a date-specific snapshot of the data within a record

Back 11

Contact

Front 12

An _____ is a discrete piece of information about a record

Back 12

Item

Front 13

Each _____ stores information about one specific entity in a master file.

Back 13

Record

Front 14

True or False: Each Epic Product has its own separate Database.

Back 14

False - everything is in Chronicles

Front 15

True or False: Contacts are date-sensitive

Back 15

True

Front 16

Each patient should have only one _____ in the Patient _______.

Back 16

record; master file

Front 17

True or false: The marital status field in a patient's record is an example of a value.

Back 17

False - it's an item