Epic Skills Assessment Cognitive Assessment Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

Selective attention: In the string 'HEALTHINFORMATICS', how many letter 'T's appear?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

3

Answer

4

Question 2

Multi-tasking: A scheduler is booking an appointment while simultaneously answering a phone call. The caller asks for the provider's next available slot. The scheduler finds: Tue 2PM, Wed 10AM, Thu 3PM. Which is earliest?

Accepted Answer

Tue 2PM

Answer

Thu 3PM

Answer

Wed 10AM

Answer

All are equal

Question 3

Critical thinking: A study shows '80% of patients who used Feature X had shorter hospital stays.' A manager concludes Feature X reduces hospital stays. What is a major flaw in this reasoning?

Accepted Answer

Correlation does not imply causation — other factors may explain the shorter stays

Answer

The percentage is too low to matter

Answer

The study is too large to be valid

Answer

Hospital stays can't be measured

Question 4

Mental rotation: If a clock shows 3:00 and you rotate the clock face 90° clockwise, what time does it appear to show?

Accepted Answer

6:00

Answer

12:00

Answer

9:00

Answer

3:00

Question 5

Deductive reasoning: All Epic users have a unique user ID. Dr. Chen is an Epic user. What can we definitively conclude?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Chen has a unique user ID

Answer

Dr. Chen's user ID is the same as other doctors'

Answer

Dr. Chen may not have a user ID

Answer

Only administrators have unique IDs

Question 6

Planning and organization: You have 4 tasks: A (30 min, due 2PM), B (60 min, due 4PM), C (45 min, due 3PM), D (20 min, due 5PM). It is 12:00 PM. In what order should you complete them to meet all deadlines?

Accepted Answer

A, C, B, D

Answer

B, A, C, D

Answer

D, A, C, B

Answer

C, B, A, D