CHIMA Exam – Questions With Detailed Solutions (A+)
Define HIM Right Ans - The discipline that focuses on health care data and
the management of healthcare information in the electronic, paper, hybrid,
images, verbal/audio format in combination with the translation of data in
these formats into usable forms of information for the advancement of health
and health care of individuals and populations.
What are the six areas of HIM expertise Right Ans - 1) Privacy
2) Education
3) Standards
4) Data quality management
5) Coding, terminology, and classifications
6) Health Records Management
CHIMA vision Right Ans - A healthy Canada enabled by Quality Health
Information.
Four strategic directions Right Ans - 1) Strengthen member relations
2) Evolve the college
3) Focus on knowledge, research and business development
4) Strengthen capability in marketing and communications
CHIMA mission Right Ans - A national organization advancing the Health
Information Management profession.
As a national association CHIMA: Right Ans - - supports continuing
education and professional practice of HIM professionals
- Develop strategic partnerships to advance the development and integration
of electronic HIM
- advocate for and strengthen the HIM role in health care settings across the
continuum of care
As a federally chartered college, we: Right Ans - - single source of
credentialed HIMs
- partner with educational institutions, our members, industry, and employers
to develop the competencies, skills and knowledge for the HIM profession
- provide essential research and expertise in health information standards and
best practice
, As a profession we: Right Ans - - contribute to client care, outcomes and
safety through the provision of accurate, complete, timely and accessible
health information
- support the Canadian public by advocating for and monitoring the privacy,
security, and confidentiality of personal health information
CHIMA values Right Ans - Collaboration
Stewardship
Leadership
System thinking
*Three domains of practice (2018) Right Ans - 1) Electronic Health
Information Management (e-HIM)
2) Data Quality
3) Privacy of Health Information
Use to include:
4) Health Information Management Standards
CHIMA strategic plan 2018-2021 Right Ans - By February 2021 our
members and key national stakeholders will consistently look to CHIMA for
advice and expertise in Health Information Management.
Canadian HIM lifecycle: Right Ans - 1) HIM planning
2) Data collection, capture and receipt
3) Organization
4) Access, use, and disclosure
5) Maintenance, retention and protection
6) Disposition and destruction
7) Evaluation
Source oriented health record Right Ans - - Traditional method of
maintaining paper based records.
- records are organized according to the source, or originating department
that rendered the service (lab, radiology etc.).
- many hybrid records are source oriented.
Define HIM Right Ans - The discipline that focuses on health care data and
the management of healthcare information in the electronic, paper, hybrid,
images, verbal/audio format in combination with the translation of data in
these formats into usable forms of information for the advancement of health
and health care of individuals and populations.
What are the six areas of HIM expertise Right Ans - 1) Privacy
2) Education
3) Standards
4) Data quality management
5) Coding, terminology, and classifications
6) Health Records Management
CHIMA vision Right Ans - A healthy Canada enabled by Quality Health
Information.
Four strategic directions Right Ans - 1) Strengthen member relations
2) Evolve the college
3) Focus on knowledge, research and business development
4) Strengthen capability in marketing and communications
CHIMA mission Right Ans - A national organization advancing the Health
Information Management profession.
As a national association CHIMA: Right Ans - - supports continuing
education and professional practice of HIM professionals
- Develop strategic partnerships to advance the development and integration
of electronic HIM
- advocate for and strengthen the HIM role in health care settings across the
continuum of care
As a federally chartered college, we: Right Ans - - single source of
credentialed HIMs
- partner with educational institutions, our members, industry, and employers
to develop the competencies, skills and knowledge for the HIM profession
- provide essential research and expertise in health information standards and
best practice
, As a profession we: Right Ans - - contribute to client care, outcomes and
safety through the provision of accurate, complete, timely and accessible
health information
- support the Canadian public by advocating for and monitoring the privacy,
security, and confidentiality of personal health information
CHIMA values Right Ans - Collaboration
Stewardship
Leadership
System thinking
*Three domains of practice (2018) Right Ans - 1) Electronic Health
Information Management (e-HIM)
2) Data Quality
3) Privacy of Health Information
Use to include:
4) Health Information Management Standards
CHIMA strategic plan 2018-2021 Right Ans - By February 2021 our
members and key national stakeholders will consistently look to CHIMA for
advice and expertise in Health Information Management.
Canadian HIM lifecycle: Right Ans - 1) HIM planning
2) Data collection, capture and receipt
3) Organization
4) Access, use, and disclosure
5) Maintenance, retention and protection
6) Disposition and destruction
7) Evaluation
Source oriented health record Right Ans - - Traditional method of
maintaining paper based records.
- records are organized according to the source, or originating department
that rendered the service (lab, radiology etc.).
- many hybrid records are source oriented.
