CHIMA NEC PREP - Quality and
Utilization Management Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
What criterion is critical in selecting performance indicators for health record
department?
a. identify at least 25 indicators that are reflective of all department functions
b. Indicators must include the most important aspects of performance
c. Select indicators that reflect positively on the department
d. None of the above - Answer -b. Indicators must include the most important
aspects of performance
The main features that differentiates the Affinity Diagram from brainstorming is
that the Affinity Diagram
a. can be accomplished without a face to face requirement
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, b. draws responses from a larger group of people
c. Organizes response into like categories
d. Uses a visual device like a flip chart to keep track of responses - Answer -c.
Organizes response into like categories
What QI tool is useful in prioritizing different alternatives that have been generated
by a group of people? This ranking would assist the group in identifying the option
of highest priory
a. Affinity Diagram
b. Customer Satisfaction Survey
c. Decision Matrix
d. PDCA method - Answer -c. Decision Matrix
In the role of a HIM coding supervisor, you are asked to compare the current
retrospective coding process with the proposed concurrent coding process. Which
visual tool would best identify the pros and cons of each process
a. Affinity Diagram
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Utilization Management Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
What criterion is critical in selecting performance indicators for health record
department?
a. identify at least 25 indicators that are reflective of all department functions
b. Indicators must include the most important aspects of performance
c. Select indicators that reflect positively on the department
d. None of the above - Answer -b. Indicators must include the most important
aspects of performance
The main features that differentiates the Affinity Diagram from brainstorming is
that the Affinity Diagram
a. can be accomplished without a face to face requirement
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, b. draws responses from a larger group of people
c. Organizes response into like categories
d. Uses a visual device like a flip chart to keep track of responses - Answer -c.
Organizes response into like categories
What QI tool is useful in prioritizing different alternatives that have been generated
by a group of people? This ranking would assist the group in identifying the option
of highest priory
a. Affinity Diagram
b. Customer Satisfaction Survey
c. Decision Matrix
d. PDCA method - Answer -c. Decision Matrix
In the role of a HIM coding supervisor, you are asked to compare the current
retrospective coding process with the proposed concurrent coding process. Which
visual tool would best identify the pros and cons of each process
a. Affinity Diagram
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