CMRP Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
____________AisAanAopen,AglobalAstandardAtaxonomyAthatAallowsAorganizationsAtoAconsistentlyAcla
ssifyAtheAproductsAandAservicesAtheyAbuyAandAsell.A-AAnswerAUNSPSC
12AStepsAtoAStrategicAPlanningA-AAnswerAIdentifyAtheAcustomer
DetermineAtheAcustomer'sAneeds.
DevelopAdistinguishingAproductAfeatures
EstablishAqualityAgoals
ProduceAtheAneededAproductAfeatures
ProcessAcapability
IdentifyAmeasuresAandAcontrol
MeasurementsAandAstandardAofAperformance
IdentifyAvariance
IdentifyAchallenges
MonitorAprocessesAforAsuccess
KeepAtheAprocessAongoing
3ACommonAInventoryARatiosA-AAnswerANot-In-StockA(NIS)
Fill-Rate
PercentageAofABack-Orders
3AMethodsAofAreceivingA-AAnswerABlind,AOpen,AStatistical
3ASectionsAofAtheABalanceASheetA-AAnswerAAssets
Liabilities
Owner'sAEquityAorAFundABalances
3ATypesAofAMechanicalACleaningA-AAnswerAUltrasonic,AImpingement,AChemicalAmechanicalAprocessing
3ATypesAofARatiosA-AAnswerALiquidityARatios
LeverageARatios
EfficiencyARatios
,3AtypesAofAsterilizationAequipmentAmonitoringA-AAnswerAMechanical,AChemical,A&ABiological
3AwaysAofAclassifyingAinventoryA-AAnswerAOfficial,AUnofficial,AConsignment
5AStepsAinAtheACleaningA&ADecontaminationAprocessA-AAnswerAStepsAinAthisAprocess:
-ASorting
-APre-cleaning
-ATransportation
-ADisassembly
-ADecontaminationA(cleaningA&Adisinfection)
6ACategoriesAofAWasteA-AAnswerA-ANon-hazardous,AgeneralAsolidAwaste
-AHazardousAwaste
-ACytotoxicAwaste
-AInfectiousAwaste
-APhysicalAhazardousAwaste
-ARadioactiveAhazardousAwaste
ABCAAnalysisA-AAnswerAExcellentAwayAtoAdetermineAidealAorderAquantity
AllAinventoryAitemsAareAlistedAinAdescendingAorder,AfromAhighestAannualAdollarAusageAtoAlowest
"A"AitemsAareAgivenAhighestApriorityAwhenAdeterminingAwhereAinventoryAcontrolAmeasuresAmightAb
eAmostAeffective.
AccountsAPayableA-
AAnswerACollectsAdataAfromAtheAreceivingAprocessAtoAfacilitateApaymentsAtoAvendor.
AmbulatoryAPaymentAClassificationA(APC)A-AAnswerALikeADRGsAforAambulatoryAcare
MethodAusedAbyACMSAtooAimplementAprospectiveApaymentsAforAambulatoryAcare
CombineAmanyAdifferentAproceduresAintoAgroupsAforApaymentApurposes
AmericansAwithADisabilitiesAActA(ADA)A-AAnswerAisAaAwide-
rangingAcivilArightsAlawAthatAprohibits,AunderAcertainAcircumstances,AdiscriminationAbasedAonAdisabil
ity.
, ANSIAASCAX12A
AmericanANationalAStandardsAInstituteAAccreditedAStandardsACommitteeA-
AAnswerAEnablesAhealthcareAtradingApartnersAtoAcommunicateAelectronicallyAwithAeachAotherA&Aimpr
oveAefficiencies.
APC-DRGsA
AllAPatientADefinedADRGsA-AAnswerABeenAdevelopedAtoAaddressAseveralAdeficienciesAinADRGs.
HasA4AseverityAlevel,ApatientAageAisAusedAinAseverityAlevelingA&AsignificantApediatricA&AadultAprobl
emsAhaveAseparate
AssetAManagementAprogramA-AAnswerAElementsAtoAconsiderAforAthisAprogram:
-AReceipts
-ADistributionAandAtracking
-AMaintenance
-AReplacement/disposal
Assets=A-AAnswerALiabilities+Owners'Aequity
AtAleastAtwoAsystemsAthatAcompriseAERPAsystemA-AAnswerASystemAComprisedAof:
GeneralALedger
AccountsAPayable
AccountsAReceivable
FixedAAssetATracking
HumanAResources
Payroll
ProjectAManagement
DecisionASupport
AutomatedAGuidedAVehiclesA-
AAnswerADistributionAdeviceAthatAmostArequiresAfixedAinstallationAofAelectronicAguidanceAsystem.AUs
edAforAunmannedAdeliveryAofAsmallAmaterials.
AverageACostA-AAnswerAUsesAaAcontinuallyAupdatingAaverageAtoAcomputeAunitAcost.
Updated 2026
____________AisAanAopen,AglobalAstandardAtaxonomyAthatAallowsAorganizationsAtoAconsistentlyAcla
ssifyAtheAproductsAandAservicesAtheyAbuyAandAsell.A-AAnswerAUNSPSC
12AStepsAtoAStrategicAPlanningA-AAnswerAIdentifyAtheAcustomer
DetermineAtheAcustomer'sAneeds.
DevelopAdistinguishingAproductAfeatures
EstablishAqualityAgoals
ProduceAtheAneededAproductAfeatures
ProcessAcapability
IdentifyAmeasuresAandAcontrol
MeasurementsAandAstandardAofAperformance
IdentifyAvariance
IdentifyAchallenges
MonitorAprocessesAforAsuccess
KeepAtheAprocessAongoing
3ACommonAInventoryARatiosA-AAnswerANot-In-StockA(NIS)
Fill-Rate
PercentageAofABack-Orders
3AMethodsAofAreceivingA-AAnswerABlind,AOpen,AStatistical
3ASectionsAofAtheABalanceASheetA-AAnswerAAssets
Liabilities
Owner'sAEquityAorAFundABalances
3ATypesAofAMechanicalACleaningA-AAnswerAUltrasonic,AImpingement,AChemicalAmechanicalAprocessing
3ATypesAofARatiosA-AAnswerALiquidityARatios
LeverageARatios
EfficiencyARatios
,3AtypesAofAsterilizationAequipmentAmonitoringA-AAnswerAMechanical,AChemical,A&ABiological
3AwaysAofAclassifyingAinventoryA-AAnswerAOfficial,AUnofficial,AConsignment
5AStepsAinAtheACleaningA&ADecontaminationAprocessA-AAnswerAStepsAinAthisAprocess:
-ASorting
-APre-cleaning
-ATransportation
-ADisassembly
-ADecontaminationA(cleaningA&Adisinfection)
6ACategoriesAofAWasteA-AAnswerA-ANon-hazardous,AgeneralAsolidAwaste
-AHazardousAwaste
-ACytotoxicAwaste
-AInfectiousAwaste
-APhysicalAhazardousAwaste
-ARadioactiveAhazardousAwaste
ABCAAnalysisA-AAnswerAExcellentAwayAtoAdetermineAidealAorderAquantity
AllAinventoryAitemsAareAlistedAinAdescendingAorder,AfromAhighestAannualAdollarAusageAtoAlowest
"A"AitemsAareAgivenAhighestApriorityAwhenAdeterminingAwhereAinventoryAcontrolAmeasuresAmightAb
eAmostAeffective.
AccountsAPayableA-
AAnswerACollectsAdataAfromAtheAreceivingAprocessAtoAfacilitateApaymentsAtoAvendor.
AmbulatoryAPaymentAClassificationA(APC)A-AAnswerALikeADRGsAforAambulatoryAcare
MethodAusedAbyACMSAtooAimplementAprospectiveApaymentsAforAambulatoryAcare
CombineAmanyAdifferentAproceduresAintoAgroupsAforApaymentApurposes
AmericansAwithADisabilitiesAActA(ADA)A-AAnswerAisAaAwide-
rangingAcivilArightsAlawAthatAprohibits,AunderAcertainAcircumstances,AdiscriminationAbasedAonAdisabil
ity.
, ANSIAASCAX12A
AmericanANationalAStandardsAInstituteAAccreditedAStandardsACommitteeA-
AAnswerAEnablesAhealthcareAtradingApartnersAtoAcommunicateAelectronicallyAwithAeachAotherA&Aimpr
oveAefficiencies.
APC-DRGsA
AllAPatientADefinedADRGsA-AAnswerABeenAdevelopedAtoAaddressAseveralAdeficienciesAinADRGs.
HasA4AseverityAlevel,ApatientAageAisAusedAinAseverityAlevelingA&AsignificantApediatricA&AadultAprobl
emsAhaveAseparate
AssetAManagementAprogramA-AAnswerAElementsAtoAconsiderAforAthisAprogram:
-AReceipts
-ADistributionAandAtracking
-AMaintenance
-AReplacement/disposal
Assets=A-AAnswerALiabilities+Owners'Aequity
AtAleastAtwoAsystemsAthatAcompriseAERPAsystemA-AAnswerASystemAComprisedAof:
GeneralALedger
AccountsAPayable
AccountsAReceivable
FixedAAssetATracking
HumanAResources
Payroll
ProjectAManagement
DecisionASupport
AutomatedAGuidedAVehiclesA-
AAnswerADistributionAdeviceAthatAmostArequiresAfixedAinstallationAofAelectronicAguidanceAsystem.AUs
edAforAunmannedAdeliveryAofAsmallAmaterials.
AverageACostA-AAnswerAUsesAaAcontinuallyAupdatingAaverageAtoAcomputeAunitAcost.