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is an online tool you can used to document details about issues you encounter. ANS:->>> Sherlock Bridges uses a scheduled purge process to clear out old messages (True/ False) ANS:->>> True Collect an error in a workqueue only if all of the following are true.... - ANS: - Defined Resolution Path
- assigned to a trained user
- not already on a workqueue Communication Daemon ANS:->>> Sends or receives acknowledgements over a TCP/IP connection Control Queue ANS:->>> maintains a list of messages waiting to be processed. A to-do list with instructions to send or file messages stored in the data queue Data Queue ANS:->>> contains Hl7 Messages along with timestamp information about message processing
Do you need to add every interface to the background monitor in order to start or stop the interface? ANS:->>> Yes. Filer daemon ANS:->>> Translates HL7 data into something that can be stored to the database Holding Queue ANS:->>> A place for messages to wait until the messages are ready to file Interconnect ANS:->>> - Exists within the firewall
- is sometimes used as an alternate communication method to TCP/IP for interfaces Message Editor ANS:->>> allows you to make changes to the message and submit your edited version Message Purge ANS:->>> - the only process in bridges that deletes messages from the data queue
- Communication requires an HTTPS (web) protocol to reach securely outside your firewall
- The interface handles a job in a Windows.NET framework, such as extracting an embedded PDF from an HL7 v2 message and storing it to a BLOB Server To identify a patient using identity you need the and the ANS:->>> ID type and ID Trigger ANS:->>> A single, clearly defined action that a user or process can take that results in an interface message being created and sent What are the 3 types of patient validation an interface can use? ANS:->>> Basic Validation, Extended Validation, Identity Duplication Configuration (IDC) What are the five error severities? ANS:->>> Critical, fatal, warning, notification, and none What are the three level at which an error can be logged? ANS:->>> daemon. message, and local. The majority of errors logged by the interface are message scoped errors.
What are the three methods you can use to perform migration? ANS:->>> Data Courier, Pack/unpack database record utilities, manual migration What are the three things that can happen when the filer daemon attempts to process a message? ANS:->>> - The filer daemon files the message into chronicles
- The filer daemon is unable to file the message because there is something critically wrong with the message
- The filer daemon is unable to file the message because part of the record to which the message needs to file is locked What are two actions you can take on the message associated with an error when running an error log report? ANS:->>> Resubmit and Retrigger What does the check syntax option (button) do? ANS:->>> It will notify you if the message contains invalid syntax. What is a data courier? ANS:->>> A tool that Epic provides to facilitate the migration of objects between environments. What is bridges? ANS:->>> the name of Epic's interface application, which is a collection of tools, utilities, reports and background processes. What is identity used for? ANS:->>> It is used to map large database records
What order does the encoding characters of the MSH segment need to be? ANS:->>> Field, Component, Repetition, Escape, Subcomponent What standard is based on resources? ANS:->>> FHIR What variable is required for every interface in order to process messages? ANS:->>> INTF_USER- The interface will not start without this When creating an interface monitor you must? ANS:->>> Name it and give it an internal ID. When encountering an error for the first time, what are the 3 buckets Epic recommends to choose from when determining how to address the error? ANS:-
Fix, Work, Suppress Where is the first place you should go for help with an interface? ANS:->>> Reference guide - contains all published information Epic has about a specific interface. Which standard is used for eligibility ANS:->>> X12 Basics You can start only one interface at a time (T/F) ANS:->>> false. You can start any or all of the interfaces in a given interface monitor
interface is the heaviest user of general tables ANS:->>> Incoming Transcription "Delete" an error ANS:->>> deletes the error at a system level "Fix" errors ANS:->>> problems that can be eliminated by a change to the system to permanently elimnate the problem "Release" an error ANS:->>> deletes the error only from your current workqueue "Suppress" errors ANS:->>> some errors are benign and require no further action, so those you can simply suppress "Transfer" an error ANS:->>> passes the error to another workqueue "Work" errors ANS:->>> errors you expect to happen periodically and will require manual intervention as part of the ongoing maintenance of the interface 3 Master files that are the most prevalent users of Identity ANS:->>> 1)EPT
- SER
An interface requires interconnect if one or more of the following are true: ANS:->>> 1) the message uses an XML framework
- communication requires HTTPS (web) protocol to reach securely outside your firewall
- the interface handles a job in a windows .NET framework, such as extracting an embedded PDF from an HL7 v2 message and storing it to a BLOB server Are messages ever manually deleted from the Data Queue? ANS:->>> No, never. They are purged only by an automated purge job. Are you deleting a message from the data queue with the Skip message feature? ANS:->>> No. You can never manually delete a message with any bridges utility. This utility removes the entry only from the Control Queue Autostart Blocking Conditions in the Background Monitor ANS:->>> Allows you to specify additional criteria that delays the startup of some interfaces Path: Epic>Admin>Interface Admin>Background Monitor Definition> Autostart Background Monitor ANS:->>> takes care of many tasks including determining
whether interfaces are running Blank fields... ANS:->>> don't file anything Bridges Error Codes ANS:->>> Each error logged by bridges includes a discrete numeric error code that allows us to group multiple occurrences of the same problem Errors sharing the same error code also include additional information specific to the occurrence of that error Bridges Error Severities ANS:->>> Epic supports five error severities: critical, fatal, warning, notification, and none Can resubmitted messages be retriggered? ANS:->>> No because they no longer have an event string to put pack on the event queue Can you delete a message in the Error Log Report activity? ANS:->>> No- you can never manually delete a message from the data queue with any Bridges Activity Chronicles ANS:->>> contains all the information for a patient in the form of records Collect an error workqueue if: ANS:->>> 1) the error has a defined resolution
Common uses of interconnect include ANS:->>> e-Prescribing, Care Everywhere, Meaningful Use interfaces to state registries (i.e. immunizations, results and cancer reporting), Eligibility and X12 interfaces, EMFI and CHart Sunch interfaces, Research Protocol interfaces, Real Time Location System Tracking, IHE interfaces, country-speciifc interfaces Communication Status (Interface Monitor Column) ANS:->>> whether the comm daemon is stopped or running Components ANS:->>> units of conent that compose a dashboard Dashboards present information from multiple components in one location instead of multiple acitivities Control Queue (Incoming Message Flow) ANS:->>> processed by the Filer Daemon Control Queue (Outgoing Message Flow) ANS:->>> a to-do list and contains very little data
- processed by the Communications Daemon
- maintains a list of messages waiting to be processed Create new message option ANS:->>> only available for HL7 version 2 interfaces
Critical error ANS:->>> indicates that the problem is serious enough to prevent the content from being processed Daemon (Outgoing Message Flow) ANS:->>> process that runs in the background without any direct user action daemon-scoped error ANS:->>> indicates problem with the interface configuration, and might require that the interface be stopped so that the problem can be addressed Dashboard ANS:->>> screen of information that pulls data from multiple sources into one centralized location for a group of end users Data Courier ANS:->>> tool that epic provides to facilitate the migration of objects between environments Data Queue ANS:->>> used to store messages that are received by Bridges or that are created by Bridges to send out contains the full text of the message along with some additional metadata
is associated Does the message editor perform validation to ensure that the value entered is appropriate? ANS:->>> No. The message editor is a free text editor. It has no idea how the message should look Each type of error can be gathered into one of three possible actions: ANS:->>> 1) Fix
- Work
- Suppress Editing the system definitions profile variables requires that you .. - ANS: stop all interfaces that are listed in the Background Monitor Enterprise Master Patient Index ANS:->>> lets you ly identify records in a setting where each record may have more than one type of ID
- can happen because your enterprise contains multiple locations and service areas, or because your enterprise is connected to outside systems Epic App for monitoring interfaces on mobile device ANS:->>> Haiku Epic's Enterprise Master Patient Index ANS:->>> Identity
Error Log Report ANS:->>> allows you to search for logged errors, display them, and take actions to resolve them Path: Epic>Tools>Interface Utilties>Error Log Error Resolution Steps ANS:->>> composed of two pieces: 1) the individual error steps and 2) a step group to contain one or more of the steps Interface Admin> Error Resolution Step Error Scope ANS:->>> indicates the context of a given error. 3 levels at which an error can be logged:
- daemon,
- message
- local Error screening ANS:->>> modifies properties of the error; place where you can enter code to change behavior of error
- located in the Interface Spec Error step groups linked on a specific interface take precedence over.... ANS:->>> step groups linked to the system definitions
Event Daemon (Outgoing Message Flow) ANS:->>> pulls an event off the Event Queue, uses the information in the event to build the message and finally deletes the event from the event queue. The event daemon puts the message it has built onto the data queue and adds an instruction to the Control Queue builds an HL7 message based on data pulled from Chronicles Event Queue is procesed by... ANS:->>> the Event Daemon Fatal error ANS:->>> indicates that the problem is serious enough to prevent the content from being processed FHIR ANS:->>> specifies RESTful exchange method via HTTPs to access data Filer Daemon ANS:->>> pulls an instruction from the Control Queue, retrieves the corresponding message from the Data Queue, and then attempts to file the message. Filing means that the Filer Daemon attempts to store the data in Chronicles. If the filer daemon is successful, the data is added to the appropriate records in
Chronicles. When there is a problem, and the data in the message cannot be filed, an interface error message is logged Translates HL7 data into something that can be stored to the database Filer/Event Status (Interface Monitor Column) ANS:->>> Whether the Event Daemon (outgoing) or Filer Daemon (incoming) is stopped or running For an interface to be eligible for either auto-start option: ANS:->>> the autostart on system startup must be checked on the startup.shutdown tab of the interface specification General tables ANS:->>> like a profile variable matrix containing configuration options for fine tuning the behavior of an interface high threshold match ANS:->>> a matching patient record HL7 Header Tab of Interface Spec ANS:->>> controls what is sent in the MSH segment of the outgoing interface
