CAHIMS Review Exam –
Certified Associate in
Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Prep
Wxyzab is a small country where the entire population has access to healthcare
facilities owned and operated by the government, and funded by a tax on citizens.
However, the current healthcare infrastructure does not have technologically
advanced radiologic imaging facilities, and a commercial organization is allowed by
the government to operate its own diagnostic imaging facilities, where patients
have to pay for services out-of-pocket. This is an example of a transition of a
healthcare system from:
a. a public to a private healthcare system model
b. a private to a mixed healthcare system model
c. a public to a mixed healthcare system model - ANSWER-c
Patient assessed value and efficiency are parameters of a framework to assess:
a. Health
b. Healthcare
,c. Healthcare systems
d. All of the above - ANSWER-c
Which of the statements about epidemiology is FALSE?
a. Epidemiology is a qualitative science built around concepts of probability and
statistics
b. Epidemiology is a tool for public health action
c. Epidemiology assists in preventing morbidity and mortality
d. Epidemiology, at times, involves common sense as much as it does causal
reasoning - ANSWER-a
Which of the following are components of the patient centered medical home?
a. Coordination of care
b. Emphasis on quality and safety
c. Enhanced access to care
d. All of the above - ANSWER-d
Healthcare is the prevention and treatment of illness
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-a
,About 75 percent of healthcare establishments are hospitals
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-b
An interdisciplinary team is a group of individuals with diverse training and
backgrounds who work independently to improve patient care.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-b
Primary Care Organizations typically refer patients to what other types of
organizations.
a. Secondary Care
b. Tertiary Care
c. Secondary and Tertiary Care
d. Neither Secondary or Tertiary Care - ANSWER-c
Secondary Care Organizations are also known as Specialty Organizations.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-a
, Federally Qualified Health Centers include the following:
a. County Health Clinics
b. Migrant Health Centers
c. Look Alikes
d. Tribal Operated Health Clinics - ANSWER-b
Inpatient Care is usually defined as admission for medical care longer than:
a. 8 hours
b. 12 hours
c. 24 hours
d. 48 hours - ANSWER-c
The type of Long Term Care organization that typically provides an apartment or
room and includes personal care, meals and housekeeping is:
a. Independent Living
b. Assisted Living
c. Skilled Nursing Facility
d. Hospice - ANSWER-b
The type of Long Term Call organization that provides services to people living
with and dying from an eventually fatal condition is:
Certified Associate in
Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Prep
Wxyzab is a small country where the entire population has access to healthcare
facilities owned and operated by the government, and funded by a tax on citizens.
However, the current healthcare infrastructure does not have technologically
advanced radiologic imaging facilities, and a commercial organization is allowed by
the government to operate its own diagnostic imaging facilities, where patients
have to pay for services out-of-pocket. This is an example of a transition of a
healthcare system from:
a. a public to a private healthcare system model
b. a private to a mixed healthcare system model
c. a public to a mixed healthcare system model - ANSWER-c
Patient assessed value and efficiency are parameters of a framework to assess:
a. Health
b. Healthcare
,c. Healthcare systems
d. All of the above - ANSWER-c
Which of the statements about epidemiology is FALSE?
a. Epidemiology is a qualitative science built around concepts of probability and
statistics
b. Epidemiology is a tool for public health action
c. Epidemiology assists in preventing morbidity and mortality
d. Epidemiology, at times, involves common sense as much as it does causal
reasoning - ANSWER-a
Which of the following are components of the patient centered medical home?
a. Coordination of care
b. Emphasis on quality and safety
c. Enhanced access to care
d. All of the above - ANSWER-d
Healthcare is the prevention and treatment of illness
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-a
,About 75 percent of healthcare establishments are hospitals
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-b
An interdisciplinary team is a group of individuals with diverse training and
backgrounds who work independently to improve patient care.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-b
Primary Care Organizations typically refer patients to what other types of
organizations.
a. Secondary Care
b. Tertiary Care
c. Secondary and Tertiary Care
d. Neither Secondary or Tertiary Care - ANSWER-c
Secondary Care Organizations are also known as Specialty Organizations.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-a
, Federally Qualified Health Centers include the following:
a. County Health Clinics
b. Migrant Health Centers
c. Look Alikes
d. Tribal Operated Health Clinics - ANSWER-b
Inpatient Care is usually defined as admission for medical care longer than:
a. 8 hours
b. 12 hours
c. 24 hours
d. 48 hours - ANSWER-c
The type of Long Term Care organization that typically provides an apartment or
room and includes personal care, meals and housekeeping is:
a. Independent Living
b. Assisted Living
c. Skilled Nursing Facility
d. Hospice - ANSWER-b
The type of Long Term Call organization that provides services to people living
with and dying from an eventually fatal condition is:
