CPHIMS Sample Practice Questions

The questions below are not exactly what is asked in CPHIMS . I use to solve questions collected through various sources and some I framed on my own just for practice.

1.       Which of the following levels of care is based on the needs of the provider or caregiver?

a.       Home care

b.      Continuous (crisis) care

c.       General inpatient

d.      Respite care

2.       An organization that negotiates with vendors for preferential pricing of products and services on behalf of its membership is a

a.       GPO.

b.      PPO.

c.       PPS.

d.      APC

3.       A CIO has been asked to give an IT strategic plan update to the Board of Directors. Which of the following is the BEST approach when presenting a report?

a.       slide presentation with a hard copy of the executive summary

b.      slide presentation with a hard copy of the IT strategic plan

c.       oral presentation with a hard copy of the executive summary

d.      oral presentation with a hard copy of the IT strategic plan

4.       The two factors which seem to be the most important determinants of health are:

a.       Income and social status

b.      Education and literacy

c.       Employment and working conditions

d.      Social environments and social support networks

5.       Corporate planning focuses on:

a.       The organization’s vision and mission

b.      Future program scope

c.       Organizational effectiveness

d.       All of the above

6.       There are several activities which are essential to effective strategic planning. They include:

1)      CEO defined vision, mission, and values

2)      defined roles and responsibilities

3)      adequate consultation, discussion, and feedback

4)      indicators that will be measured and monitored

a.       1, 2, and 3

b.      1, 2, and 4

c.       2, 3, and 4

d.      All of the above

7.       You are the CEO of a hospital and a situation has occurred in your organization that may be cause for legal action. No legal action has been taken to date, but there is a concern that action might be taken soon.

What would be your first responsibility?

a.       apprise the organization’s legal adviser of the situation

b.      ensure documentation is complete and secured

c.       call in the client’s family and ensure them that the situation is under control

d.      call in the coroner and/or police

8.       Which among the following is a clinical messaging standard

a.       SNOMED

b.      HL7

c.       HCPCS

d.      ICD

9.       CPOE stands for

a.       Computerized patient order entry

b.      Computerized physician order entry

c.       Common procedure order entry

d.      Computerized prescription order entry

10.   An organization has released some budget to start a new IT project. Among the following which would be the first step the organization would follow

a.       Statement of Work

b.      Request for proposal

c.       Request for Information

d.      Work breakdown structure