CHIMA STUDY GUIDE TEST QUESTIONS
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●● Which of the following is defined as "the intersection of clinical
sciences in which the application of computers in medicine and health
care are used together with management practices that promote the
proper implementation, use and maintenance of health information
systems?"
a. Information and communications Technology Council (ICTC)
b. Health Informatics (HI)
c. Health Information Management (HIM)
d. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
Answer: b. Health Informatics (HI)
●● Which of the following is refereed to as the "document containing
the health information management curriculum" requires to be covered
in all accredited Canadian Health Information Management programs
across Canada?
a. Canadian College of Health Information Management (CHIMA)
b. Canada's Health Informatics Association (COACH)
,c. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
d. Learning Outcomes for Health Information Management (LOHIM)
Answer: d. Learning Outcomes for Health Information Management
(LOHIM)
●● Which of the following roles would be considered as as "entry level"
Health Information Management Professional?
a. Coding classification specialist
b. Records Management Analyst
c.Business Intelligence Analyst
d. both a and b
Answer: d. both a and b
●● Which of the following roles would be considered as an "advanced
level" Health Information Management professional?
a. Coding Classification Specialist
b. Chief privacy officer
c. Terminology Manager
d. Business intelligence analyst
Answer: b. Chief privacy officer
,●● Which of the following is of primary concern to policy makers,
administrators, managers and executive health leaders who depend on
the collection of health information for planing and managing resources?
a. Data Quality
b. Techological changes
c. Policies and Procedures
d. Leadership roles
Answer: a. Data Quality
●● At what stage of electronic health record (EHR) adoptions are most
Canadian Health facilities at based on the Health Care Information
Management Systems Society (HIMSS) analytics framework?
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 2
c. Stage 3
d. Stage 5
Answer: c. Stage 3
●● Which of the following will eliminate a significant number of
clerical positions and at the same time alter the skills required for the
HIM occupational group?
, a. Electronic Health Information Systems (EHIS) technologies
b. Health Informatics
c. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
d. Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)
Answer: a. Electronic Health Information Systems (EHIS) technologies
●● How many steps are involved in the lifecycle of information
management?
a. Three
b. Four
c. Six
d. Seven
Answer: d. Seven
●● What Year did an international multi-stakeholder task team complete
a major revision of the current learning outcomes for health information
Management (LOHIM) curriculum document?
a. 2009
b. 2010
c. 2011
d. 2012
AND CORRECT ANSWERS SUCCESS
RESOURCE
●● Which of the following is defined as "the intersection of clinical
sciences in which the application of computers in medicine and health
care are used together with management practices that promote the
proper implementation, use and maintenance of health information
systems?"
a. Information and communications Technology Council (ICTC)
b. Health Informatics (HI)
c. Health Information Management (HIM)
d. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
Answer: b. Health Informatics (HI)
●● Which of the following is refereed to as the "document containing
the health information management curriculum" requires to be covered
in all accredited Canadian Health Information Management programs
across Canada?
a. Canadian College of Health Information Management (CHIMA)
b. Canada's Health Informatics Association (COACH)
,c. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
d. Learning Outcomes for Health Information Management (LOHIM)
Answer: d. Learning Outcomes for Health Information Management
(LOHIM)
●● Which of the following roles would be considered as as "entry level"
Health Information Management Professional?
a. Coding classification specialist
b. Records Management Analyst
c.Business Intelligence Analyst
d. both a and b
Answer: d. both a and b
●● Which of the following roles would be considered as an "advanced
level" Health Information Management professional?
a. Coding Classification Specialist
b. Chief privacy officer
c. Terminology Manager
d. Business intelligence analyst
Answer: b. Chief privacy officer
,●● Which of the following is of primary concern to policy makers,
administrators, managers and executive health leaders who depend on
the collection of health information for planing and managing resources?
a. Data Quality
b. Techological changes
c. Policies and Procedures
d. Leadership roles
Answer: a. Data Quality
●● At what stage of electronic health record (EHR) adoptions are most
Canadian Health facilities at based on the Health Care Information
Management Systems Society (HIMSS) analytics framework?
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 2
c. Stage 3
d. Stage 5
Answer: c. Stage 3
●● Which of the following will eliminate a significant number of
clerical positions and at the same time alter the skills required for the
HIM occupational group?
, a. Electronic Health Information Systems (EHIS) technologies
b. Health Informatics
c. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
d. Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)
Answer: a. Electronic Health Information Systems (EHIS) technologies
●● How many steps are involved in the lifecycle of information
management?
a. Three
b. Four
c. Six
d. Seven
Answer: d. Seven
●● What Year did an international multi-stakeholder task team complete
a major revision of the current learning outcomes for health information
Management (LOHIM) curriculum document?
a. 2009
b. 2010
c. 2011
d. 2012
