CHDA EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
In order to ensure a successful implementation of electronic health records, the organization
must identify and define strategic roles. These planning roles may be defined in three
categories:leadership, internal stakeholders, and external stakeholders. The governing body
(board) is an example of which of the following? - ANS Leadership only
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the optimal relationship between
strategic planning and strategic IM planning in a healthcare entity? - ANS The two process are
clearly related. It is important for the CIO to be involved in both processes to ensure that IS
priorities are congruent with the overall strategic plans of the entity.
Medical record number - ANS One way to examine readmission's with a given time frame at
your faculty is to retrieve patient data for that time frame and look for duplicates of which
attribute common in clinical data sets?
A drug interaction alert would be a typical function of a _______. - ANS Decision support
system
Which code set would be utilized to create a report showing a hospital's case mix index? -
ANS DRG (Diagnosis Related Group)
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,A set of standards that provides universal names and codes for a laboratory and clinical results
is ___________. - ANS LONIC
Your chief financial officer has contacted you because your facility's case-mix index increased
last year. He wish to hear your theory on why this is so. Among the options below, which would
best explain an increase in the case-mix index? - ANS The quality of clinical documentation
improved
Activities of daily living (ADL) are components of - ANS MDS and OASIS
Assume you are the manager of a 10-physician group primary care practice. The physicians are
interested in contracting with an application service provider to develop and manage patient
records electronically. Which of the following statements is an indication that an ASP may be a
good idea for this practice? - ANS The practice does not have an upfront capital or IT staff
needed to purchase and implement a system from a health information systems vendor.
Maps from terminologies to classifications (and possibly from classifications to terminologies)
are expected to _____. - ANS Facilitate "enter once, use many" functionally
Which of the following basic services provided by an HIE entity ensures that information can be
retrieved as needed? - ANS Secure data transport
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the optimal relationship between
strategic planning and strategic IM planning in a healthcare entity? - ANS The two process are
clearly related. It is important for the CIO to be involved in both processes to ensure that IS
priorities are congruent with the overall strategic plans of the entity.
Which type of indicators measure the actual results of care for patients and populations,
including patient and family satisfaction? - ANS Outcome
Which of the following activities is likely to occur in the analysis phase of the systems
development life cycle? - ANS Examine the current system and identify opportunities for
improvement
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, Which RVU component is best suited for measuring physician productivity? - ANS wRVU
The physician fee schedule is based on what component(s)? - ANS All of these
Comparing the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM diabetes mellitus codes and documenting variations
creates a______________. - ANS Data map
Medical security diagnosis-related groups (MS-DRGs) represent a prospective payment system
implemented by the CMS to reimburse hospitals a predetermined amount for services provided
to - ANS inpatients
A research instrument that is used to gather data and information from respondents in a
uniform manner through the administration of a predefined and structured set of questions and
possible responses is called a(n) ________. - ANS Survey
An example of a database that depends on standardized data definitions is _____________. -
ANS A statewide cancer data system
Which of the following is an external user of data? - ANS Public health department
Which of the following indexes and databases includes patient-identifiable information? -
ANS Master population/patient index
HIM departments may be the hub of identifying, mitigating, and correcting MPI errors, but that
information often is not shared with other departments within the healthcare organization.
After identifying procedural problems that contribute to the creation of the MPI errors, which
department should the MPI manager work with to correct these procedural problems? -
ANS Registration of patient access
The inpatient data set incorporated into federal law and required for Medicare reporting is the
____________. - ANS Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
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CORRECT ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
In order to ensure a successful implementation of electronic health records, the organization
must identify and define strategic roles. These planning roles may be defined in three
categories:leadership, internal stakeholders, and external stakeholders. The governing body
(board) is an example of which of the following? - ANS Leadership only
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the optimal relationship between
strategic planning and strategic IM planning in a healthcare entity? - ANS The two process are
clearly related. It is important for the CIO to be involved in both processes to ensure that IS
priorities are congruent with the overall strategic plans of the entity.
Medical record number - ANS One way to examine readmission's with a given time frame at
your faculty is to retrieve patient data for that time frame and look for duplicates of which
attribute common in clinical data sets?
A drug interaction alert would be a typical function of a _______. - ANS Decision support
system
Which code set would be utilized to create a report showing a hospital's case mix index? -
ANS DRG (Diagnosis Related Group)
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,A set of standards that provides universal names and codes for a laboratory and clinical results
is ___________. - ANS LONIC
Your chief financial officer has contacted you because your facility's case-mix index increased
last year. He wish to hear your theory on why this is so. Among the options below, which would
best explain an increase in the case-mix index? - ANS The quality of clinical documentation
improved
Activities of daily living (ADL) are components of - ANS MDS and OASIS
Assume you are the manager of a 10-physician group primary care practice. The physicians are
interested in contracting with an application service provider to develop and manage patient
records electronically. Which of the following statements is an indication that an ASP may be a
good idea for this practice? - ANS The practice does not have an upfront capital or IT staff
needed to purchase and implement a system from a health information systems vendor.
Maps from terminologies to classifications (and possibly from classifications to terminologies)
are expected to _____. - ANS Facilitate "enter once, use many" functionally
Which of the following basic services provided by an HIE entity ensures that information can be
retrieved as needed? - ANS Secure data transport
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the optimal relationship between
strategic planning and strategic IM planning in a healthcare entity? - ANS The two process are
clearly related. It is important for the CIO to be involved in both processes to ensure that IS
priorities are congruent with the overall strategic plans of the entity.
Which type of indicators measure the actual results of care for patients and populations,
including patient and family satisfaction? - ANS Outcome
Which of the following activities is likely to occur in the analysis phase of the systems
development life cycle? - ANS Examine the current system and identify opportunities for
improvement
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Which RVU component is best suited for measuring physician productivity? - ANS wRVU
The physician fee schedule is based on what component(s)? - ANS All of these
Comparing the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM diabetes mellitus codes and documenting variations
creates a______________. - ANS Data map
Medical security diagnosis-related groups (MS-DRGs) represent a prospective payment system
implemented by the CMS to reimburse hospitals a predetermined amount for services provided
to - ANS inpatients
A research instrument that is used to gather data and information from respondents in a
uniform manner through the administration of a predefined and structured set of questions and
possible responses is called a(n) ________. - ANS Survey
An example of a database that depends on standardized data definitions is _____________. -
ANS A statewide cancer data system
Which of the following is an external user of data? - ANS Public health department
Which of the following indexes and databases includes patient-identifiable information? -
ANS Master population/patient index
HIM departments may be the hub of identifying, mitigating, and correcting MPI errors, but that
information often is not shared with other departments within the healthcare organization.
After identifying procedural problems that contribute to the creation of the MPI errors, which
department should the MPI manager work with to correct these procedural problems? -
ANS Registration of patient access
The inpatient data set incorporated into federal law and required for Medicare reporting is the
____________. - ANS Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
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