CAHIMS TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |FALL
2026/2027 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
Question 1
Standardization is important because __________.
a. when patterns of care are widely divergent clinical outcomes suffer
b. standardization reduces errors and improves safety
c. it can be attempted both in the technical aspects of care and team aspects
d. all of the above
Correct Answer
D
Question 2
A valid model for reporting and measuring quality and safety in health care includes attention to process, outcome, and
balance measures. An example of a balance measure in health care is the __________.
a. number of patient falls
b. cost of the implementation of a fall reduction strategy
c. percentage of time providers spend with patients.
d. number of times fall prevention measures are documented
Correct Answer
C
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,Question 3
To crystallize the underlying problems when you are dealing with dysfunctional teams, you could __________.
a. Name the real problems that are causing the behavior.
b. Ask someone who is not part of your team to interview team members in confidence.
c. Try a web conference tool to enable anonymous input.
d. All of the above
Correct Answer
D
Question 4
Policing smoking behavior in enclosed environments for public health reasons would be an ethical practice based on which
of the following approaches?
a. Justice
b. Moral-rights
c. Utilitarian
d. Individualism
Correct Answer
C
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,Question 5
IT Governance Structures are important because
a. they tell everyone what to do.
b. they replace the planning process.
c. they define roles and responsibilities at every level of the organization.
d. they make people at all people feel included.
Correct Answer
C
Question 6
Which is the key factor in the cause of cultural differences?
a. Identity
b. Race
c. Religion
d. Nationality
Correct Answer
A
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, Question 7
An outpatient patron of Health Valley Hospital has dinner at a local restaurant where he and other diners overhear Henry, a
HIT employee of Health Valley Hospital, complaining about the functional manager's inefficiency, the extra work he must
do, and the poor conditions of the IT office. What is most affected by Henry's comments?
a. The reputation of the IT office
b. The functional manager's reputation
c. Health Valley Hospital's reputation
d. Henry's professional reputation
Correct Answer
C
Question 8
An example of an independent check is __________.
a. playing "man-down"
b. limiting the number of choices of drugs in a drop-down list
c. requiring two signatures on high alert medications
d. developing protocols on how to document in electronic records
Correct Answer
C
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2026/2027 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
Question 1
Standardization is important because __________.
a. when patterns of care are widely divergent clinical outcomes suffer
b. standardization reduces errors and improves safety
c. it can be attempted both in the technical aspects of care and team aspects
d. all of the above
Correct Answer
D
Question 2
A valid model for reporting and measuring quality and safety in health care includes attention to process, outcome, and
balance measures. An example of a balance measure in health care is the __________.
a. number of patient falls
b. cost of the implementation of a fall reduction strategy
c. percentage of time providers spend with patients.
d. number of times fall prevention measures are documented
Correct Answer
C
Page 1 of 108
,Question 3
To crystallize the underlying problems when you are dealing with dysfunctional teams, you could __________.
a. Name the real problems that are causing the behavior.
b. Ask someone who is not part of your team to interview team members in confidence.
c. Try a web conference tool to enable anonymous input.
d. All of the above
Correct Answer
D
Question 4
Policing smoking behavior in enclosed environments for public health reasons would be an ethical practice based on which
of the following approaches?
a. Justice
b. Moral-rights
c. Utilitarian
d. Individualism
Correct Answer
C
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,Question 5
IT Governance Structures are important because
a. they tell everyone what to do.
b. they replace the planning process.
c. they define roles and responsibilities at every level of the organization.
d. they make people at all people feel included.
Correct Answer
C
Question 6
Which is the key factor in the cause of cultural differences?
a. Identity
b. Race
c. Religion
d. Nationality
Correct Answer
A
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, Question 7
An outpatient patron of Health Valley Hospital has dinner at a local restaurant where he and other diners overhear Henry, a
HIT employee of Health Valley Hospital, complaining about the functional manager's inefficiency, the extra work he must
do, and the poor conditions of the IT office. What is most affected by Henry's comments?
a. The reputation of the IT office
b. The functional manager's reputation
c. Health Valley Hospital's reputation
d. Henry's professional reputation
Correct Answer
C
Question 8
An example of an independent check is __________.
a. playing "man-down"
b. limiting the number of choices of drugs in a drop-down list
c. requiring two signatures on high alert medications
d. developing protocols on how to document in electronic records
Correct Answer
C
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