EPIC COG170 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Epic Systems |
| Exam Name: | Epic Cogito Fundamentals |
| Exam Number: | COG170 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice |
| Related Certifications: | Epic Cogito |
| Real Exam Qty: | 250-487 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 Years (Estimated) |
| Passing Score: | Not Publicly Disclosed |
| Exam Price: | Included in Epic Training |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Sample Questions: | EPIC COG170 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Online (Proctored) |
| Pre Condition: | Epic employment or customer affiliation (general training requirement) |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.epic.com/education |
EPIC COG170 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Epic Databases | - Chronicles, Clarity, and Caboodle - Real-time vs. analytical database structures |
| Dashboards and Components | - Managing visibility, views, and component behavior - Creating and configuring dashboards - Customizing layout, visuals, and data connections |
| Key Master Files and Records | - Identifying functions of PAF, HRX, IDK, HCM, HGG files |
| SlicerDicer Concepts | - Functional differences between filters and slices - Linking dashboard inputs for dynamic reporting |
| Personalization and Access | - Controlling visibility via 'Ready for Use' and user roles - Role-based personalization for dashboard access |
| Reporting Workbench and Templates | - Configuring access, visibility, and security settings - Differentiating reports (HRX) and templates (HGR) |
| Metric Framework | - Metric tracking using CSF, IDB, IDN, and IDK - Configuring key performance indicators and thresholds |
EPIC Epic Cogito Fundamentals Sample Questions:
1. A Cogito SQL report, sourced from Clarity, must group outpatient visits by provider specialty and calculate average visit duration, with a trace log for troubleshooting. The report is restricted to clinic managers. Which configuration is correct?
A) Use Clarity, group via the Display tab, enable trace logging, and assign a Report Group for clinic managers.
B) Use Caboodle, assign user roles in Hyperspace, and configure Dynamic Thresholds.
C) Build in Chronicles, configure summary targets, disable trace logging, and set security points.
D) Create in SlicerDicer, add specialty slices, enable ad hoc searches, and restrict via Action Groups.
2. Lisa wants to count the number of visits per provider in a Workbench summary. Which of the following should she do first?
A) Choose the correct grouping and summarization function
B) Add a badge for each result row
C) Add a new INI item
D) Build a SQL metric
3. A saved SlicerDicer session includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A) The data model's access rights
B) Measures
C) Visualization type
D) Criteria and slices
4. A hospital needs to benchmark its surgical wait times against Epic community data in a Radar dashboard, with drill-down to case details. Which configuration achieves this?
A) Create a SlicerDicer session with a benchmarking filter and enable drill-down.
B) Use Dashboard Metrics with Epic's benchmarking database and a Hyperspace activity link.
C) Configure the Analytics Catalog to query Epic's Clarity database with drill-down.
D) Build a Reporting Workbench report with community benchmarking and link to the dashboard.
5. What is a Security Class?
A) A group of templates that define report filters
B) A record that defines which actions a user can perform
C) A setting for record retention policies
D) A field that limits MyChart access
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: A | Question # 2 Answer: A | Question # 3 Answer: A | Question # 4 Answer: B | Question # 5 Answer: B |
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