InterSystems EMPI Technical Specialist Recertification Exam

SECTION/SKILLS

ABILITIES

T1

Installs and configures InterSystems EMPI

T1.1

Installs InterSystems EMPI software and configures EMPI production

1. Installs InterSystems EMPI software
2. Completes post-activation setup
3. Creates user accounts

T1.2

Updates Linkage Definition and data feeds

1. Reviews and revises threshold values
2. Reviews and revises parameter agreement/disagreement weights using updated maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) process
3. Recommends changes to rules

T1.3

Manages Linkage Builds in development and test systems

1. Selects initial data loading approach

T1.4

Manages Linkage Builds in development and test systems

1. Executes Linkage Build

T1.5

Prepares EMPI system for go-live

1. Uses configuration check utility to validate production system configuration before go-live

T2

Analyzes customer data

T2.1

Analyzes Demographic Data to identify data quality issues

1. Discovers data problems using Data Quality tool
   
2. Reports data quality issues identified through analysis of site data

T2.2

Specifies data correction protocols

1. Designs modifications to system components to handle data quality issues

T3

Trains users on EMPI functionality and risk management

T3.1

Explain safety implications for mis-matched records

1. Demonstrates display implications for linkage conflict categories using Unified Care Record Person Search

T3.2

Explains fundamental EMPI concepts

1. Explains Categories and their impact on the display of a person's data
   
2. Explains agreement/disagreement weights and their evaluation against thresholds

T3.3

Explains system settings impact on Worklist display and use

1. Reviews organizational person identification decisions reflected in system settings and their impact on system behavior with customer staff

T3.4

Describes use of worklist filters and search options for record selection

1. Explains Worklist categories
   
2. Explains the use of Worklist filters

T3.5

Explains worklist actions

1. Explains that linkage conflict categories need careful research by an experienced staff member

T3.6

Explains use of EMPI Person Search menu option

1. Explains use case for EMPI Person Search menu option

T3.7

Teaches use of Alternate Views

1. Explains alternate view use cases

T4

Supports EMPI

T4.1

Troubleshoots EMPI issues

1. Identifies records impacted by medical record number re-use

T4.2

Evaluates database pointers using Data Integrity Check Utility

1. Assesses errors identified by data integrity check utility

T4.3

Monitors data quality

1. Employs tools to perform ongoing quality management for incoming data

T4.4

Monitors and manages system size

1. Examines Usage Dashboards to monitor system activity
2. Implements automated audit log purge task