CPHIMS EXAM QUESTIONS

CPHIMS EXAM QUESTIONS

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Which of the following entities are most likely to be the FIRST to participate in a health information exchange collaborative?

• a reference lab vendor and an orthopedic specialist
• a long-term care facility and a diagnostic imaging center.
• an emergency department and a community health center.
• a rehabilitation facility and a pharmacy vendor.
• an emergency department and a community health center.

Health information exchange is the deployment of systems promoting and facilitating the exchange of healthcare data within a health information network. One role of information exchange is to facilitate longitudinal care between primary care and emergent care. Option "C" is the only pairing that fits this description.

A healthcare entity provides care on an at-risk basis. Which of the following is an appropriate use of quality-related data?

• Determine reimbursement opportunities.
• Develop a research study for a new clinical compound.
• Identify opportunities for clinical care improvement.
• Target network security weakness.
• Identify opportunities for clinical care improvement.

"C" is the correct answer because quality-related data is used to drive clinical improvements and financial performance within the healthcare entity. Quality-related data does not directly determine reimbursement models, making "A" incorrect. Quality-related data is used to drive clinical improvements, not new drug studies so "B" is incorrect. "D" is incorrect because network security is outside the scope of a quality-related data set.

A community health center network is primarily designed and organized to service patients who

are:

• recently discharged from the local hospital.
• referred to them by other medical specialists.
• in the community without a primary care physician.
• medically underserved and uninsured.
• medically underserved and uninsured.

The main purpose of community health centers is to provide healthcare across medically underserved and uninsured populations.

In a healthcare organization with both support and project analysts, which of the following would typically be a support analyst's responsibility?

• Setup server maintenance for an application

• Resolve application tickets
• Re-image user PC to add new application
• Train end users on new application
• Resolve application tickets

Which of the following is an example of a sentinel event?

• medical error
• public safety alert
• local disaster
• epidemic
• medical error

Which of the following functions are typically performed by a health information management professional?

• diagnosis and procedure coding
• system implementation
• content retention
• record administration

1, 3, and 4 only Item #3, system implementation, typically involves hardware, software, network and training.This would not be performed by a health information management professional.

A CIO is hearing from staff members that the team needs additional resources to be successful with maintaining all of the organization's current systems. The MOST appropriate first step for

the CIO would be to:

• poll each member to understand their thoughts on what skill sets and abilities are needed from

the new hires.

• review performance indicators and service metrics along with organizational perception of the

team's effectiveness.

• adjust the departmental budget to allow for the hiring of additional staff members.
• review process improvement opportunities and develop a plan to implement the changes.
• review performance indicators and service metrics along with organizational perception of the

team's effectiveness.The review of performance indicators, service metrics, and customer validates the staff's concerns.

At which of the following care settings should a large, orthopedic healthcare organization anticipate the highest volume of postoperative patient services?

• urgent care
• rehabilitation
• assisted-living
• home health
• 1 and 3 only
• 1 and 4 only
• 2 and 3 only
• 2 and 4 only
• 2 and 4 only

A rehabilitation center's (#2) primary service is therapies designed to restore functioning to patients following orthopedic surgery which means a large number of post-operative patients. A