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

H-E-A-L-T-H-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-C-S. T appears at position 5 (HEALT) and position 14 (INFORMAT). Total: 2.

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

Tuesday comes before Wednesday and Thursday, so Tue 2PM is the earliest available slot.

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

Correlation (patients using Feature X had shorter stays) does not prove causation. Sicker patients might avoid Feature X, or a third variable may explain both.

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

At 3:00, the hour hand points right (3 o'clock position). Rotating 90° clockwise moves it down to the 6 o'clock position — appearing to show 6:00.

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

Universal premise (all Epic users have unique IDs) + particular premise (Dr. Chen is an Epic user) → definitive conclusion (Dr. Chen has a unique user ID). This is a valid syllogism.

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Epic Skills Assessment Cognitive Assessment Questions and Answers 3