CAHIMS FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED A+
1. What has incentivized the uptake of healthcare information technology in the
United States?
A. FDA regulations for drug manufacturing
B. The insistence of the US population on identity management and quality
C. The financial incentives in the HITECH Act
D. The inability of paper based charts to accommodate the volume of health-
care information ANSWER C. The financial incentives of the HITECH Act have incentivized the uptake of
healthcare information in the United States.
2. What is the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimate growth in the number of
healthcare IT workers through 2018?
A. The growth is expected to increase by 20 percent through 2018.
B. There is no growth expectations for healthcare IT workers.
C. The growth is expected to increase by 50 percent through healthcare.
D. A decrease is expected because there is currently a surplus of healthcare IT
workers. ANSWER A. Employment of healthcare IT professionals is expected to increase by 20% through 2018,
according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
3. In recent years, what has added to the complexity in understanding health-
care information technology?
A. The challenge of maintaining privacy, confidentiality, and security in the
widely expanding complex architecture.
B. Greater access to healthcare data from multiple groups, including patients.
C. The increase in mobile computing and the use of clouds for storage.
d. all of the above ANSWER D. Understanding healthcare IT has become more complex in recent years
because of the challenge of maintaining privacy, confidentiality, and security in widely expanding complex
architecture; healthcare data has become more accessible to multiple groups, including patients; and mobile
computing and the use of clouds for storage have increased.
4. What innovations are driving new roadmaps, workflows and algorithms in the
delivery of healthcare?
, CAHIMS FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED A+
A. Mobile health alone
B. Mobile devices, genetics, genomics, telehealth
C. Ever-increasing delivery of services via the internet, including EHRs as hosted
services
D. None of the above ANSWER B. Mobile devices, genetics, genomics, and telehealth are driving roadmaps,
workflows and algorithms in the delivery of care.
5. Which US government agency provides the regulatory for device manufactur-
ers and importers?
A. NIST
B. FDA
C. AHRQ
D. NIH ANSWER B The FDA is the US government agency that provides regulatory framework for device
manufacturers and importers.
6. What aspect of HIPAA security risk analysis covers cybersecurity for medical
devices?
A. HIPAA currently does not include security risk analysis that covers PHI cyber-
security in medical devices.
B. HIPPA covers cybersecurity in the FDA regulations for medical devices.
C. The FTC covers the HIPAA regulations for cybersecurity for medical devices.
D. HHS covers cybersecurity for medical devices in its OCR regulations ANSWER
A. HIPAA currently does not include cybersecurity risk analysis that covers PHI in medical devices. However, many
devices include personal health information.
7. In what year did cybersecurity become a priority concern for healthcare
organizations?
A. Cybersecurity has no become an issue for information technology for health-
care organizations.
B. Cybersecurity became a priority concern for healthcare organizations in
, CAHIMS FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED A+
2011.
C. Cybersecurity became a priority concern for healthcare organizations in
2009.
D. Cybersecurity became a priority concern for healthcare organizations in
2015. ANSWER C,. Cybersecurity became a priority concern for healthcare organizations in 2009 with the passage
of HITECH act.
8. What event has led to the surge in cybersecurity threats to healthcare orga-
nizations?
A. The HITECH act of 2009
B. The passage of HIPAA
C. The coordination of regulations from the FDA
D. The FTC changes in telehealth ANSWER A. The HITECH act of 2009 is the event that has led to
the surge in cybersecurity threats in healthcare organizations.
9. Which of the following best describes academic health centers?
A. Any healthcare venue where research is performed
B. Usually a portion of a major university where hospital(s) are co-located with
schools such as medicine, nursing and pharmacy.
C. Limited to one institution per state.
D. Required to conduct federally funded research or lose accreditation
ANSWER B. It is a hospital or health system that has a formalized relationship with a university. Academic
health centers usually support the training of many of the health professions, support and conduct research, and otter
care not widely available in the regions they serve.
10. Which of the following does not characterize urgent care centers?
A. Usually open late evening and weekend hours.
B. Located in convenient locations in the community such as in a shopping
center.
C. Designed for patients who need immediate but not life threatening care.
D. Owned only by public health agencies. ANSWER D. Urgent care centers are somewhat
similar to
, CAHIMS FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED A+
emergency departments in that they provide care outside of the usual hours that ambulatory care providers are
available, but urgent care centers are not designed to provide care for complex or life threatening illnesses. In addition
to ottering long hours, they tend to be located for convenient access. Pharmacies, health systems, private medical
practices and others can own and operate urgent care centers.
11. Which of the following is not true about emergency departments?
A. Can refuse treatment to patients who are unable to pay.
B. Are designed to provide immediate and life sustaining treatment to patients
who are seriously injured.
C. Are often overcrowded because many underserved patients used the emer-
gency department as their source for primary care.
D. Treat heart attacks, stokes, and traumatic injuries (eg, people in serious
traffic accidents) ANSWER A. All emergency departments must treat patients regardless of their
ability to pay.
12. Which of the following is true for hospice care?
A. Focusing on managing patient's pain, nausea, and any other discomforts
associated with a terminal illnesses (ie when the patient is believed to have less
than six months to live).
B. Can be provided to patients who are still receiving active treatment for the
disease (chemo)
C. Is only provided for inpatient setting.
D. Is only provided by hospitals. ANSWER A. Hospice care is provided to a variety of settings, including
the home. The care is focused on palliative care, including the patient's spiritual and emotional needs, and is not
intended to cure or treat the patient's illness.
13. Which of the following is not a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
ANSWER
A. Requires all Americans to have a basic form of health insurance or pay a
federal tax penalty
B. Allows a young adult to continue coverage on their parents' health insurance
up to the age of 26
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED A+
1. What has incentivized the uptake of healthcare information technology in the
United States?
A. FDA regulations for drug manufacturing
B. The insistence of the US population on identity management and quality
C. The financial incentives in the HITECH Act
D. The inability of paper based charts to accommodate the volume of health-
care information ANSWER C. The financial incentives of the HITECH Act have incentivized the uptake of
healthcare information in the United States.
2. What is the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimate growth in the number of
healthcare IT workers through 2018?
A. The growth is expected to increase by 20 percent through 2018.
B. There is no growth expectations for healthcare IT workers.
C. The growth is expected to increase by 50 percent through healthcare.
D. A decrease is expected because there is currently a surplus of healthcare IT
workers. ANSWER A. Employment of healthcare IT professionals is expected to increase by 20% through 2018,
according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
3. In recent years, what has added to the complexity in understanding health-
care information technology?
A. The challenge of maintaining privacy, confidentiality, and security in the
widely expanding complex architecture.
B. Greater access to healthcare data from multiple groups, including patients.
C. The increase in mobile computing and the use of clouds for storage.
d. all of the above ANSWER D. Understanding healthcare IT has become more complex in recent years
because of the challenge of maintaining privacy, confidentiality, and security in widely expanding complex
architecture; healthcare data has become more accessible to multiple groups, including patients; and mobile
computing and the use of clouds for storage have increased.
4. What innovations are driving new roadmaps, workflows and algorithms in the
delivery of healthcare?
, CAHIMS FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED A+
A. Mobile health alone
B. Mobile devices, genetics, genomics, telehealth
C. Ever-increasing delivery of services via the internet, including EHRs as hosted
services
D. None of the above ANSWER B. Mobile devices, genetics, genomics, and telehealth are driving roadmaps,
workflows and algorithms in the delivery of care.
5. Which US government agency provides the regulatory for device manufactur-
ers and importers?
A. NIST
B. FDA
C. AHRQ
D. NIH ANSWER B The FDA is the US government agency that provides regulatory framework for device
manufacturers and importers.
6. What aspect of HIPAA security risk analysis covers cybersecurity for medical
devices?
A. HIPAA currently does not include security risk analysis that covers PHI cyber-
security in medical devices.
B. HIPPA covers cybersecurity in the FDA regulations for medical devices.
C. The FTC covers the HIPAA regulations for cybersecurity for medical devices.
D. HHS covers cybersecurity for medical devices in its OCR regulations ANSWER
A. HIPAA currently does not include cybersecurity risk analysis that covers PHI in medical devices. However, many
devices include personal health information.
7. In what year did cybersecurity become a priority concern for healthcare
organizations?
A. Cybersecurity has no become an issue for information technology for health-
care organizations.
B. Cybersecurity became a priority concern for healthcare organizations in
, CAHIMS FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED A+
2011.
C. Cybersecurity became a priority concern for healthcare organizations in
2009.
D. Cybersecurity became a priority concern for healthcare organizations in
2015. ANSWER C,. Cybersecurity became a priority concern for healthcare organizations in 2009 with the passage
of HITECH act.
8. What event has led to the surge in cybersecurity threats to healthcare orga-
nizations?
A. The HITECH act of 2009
B. The passage of HIPAA
C. The coordination of regulations from the FDA
D. The FTC changes in telehealth ANSWER A. The HITECH act of 2009 is the event that has led to
the surge in cybersecurity threats in healthcare organizations.
9. Which of the following best describes academic health centers?
A. Any healthcare venue where research is performed
B. Usually a portion of a major university where hospital(s) are co-located with
schools such as medicine, nursing and pharmacy.
C. Limited to one institution per state.
D. Required to conduct federally funded research or lose accreditation
ANSWER B. It is a hospital or health system that has a formalized relationship with a university. Academic
health centers usually support the training of many of the health professions, support and conduct research, and otter
care not widely available in the regions they serve.
10. Which of the following does not characterize urgent care centers?
A. Usually open late evening and weekend hours.
B. Located in convenient locations in the community such as in a shopping
center.
C. Designed for patients who need immediate but not life threatening care.
D. Owned only by public health agencies. ANSWER D. Urgent care centers are somewhat
similar to
, CAHIMS FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED A+
emergency departments in that they provide care outside of the usual hours that ambulatory care providers are
available, but urgent care centers are not designed to provide care for complex or life threatening illnesses. In addition
to ottering long hours, they tend to be located for convenient access. Pharmacies, health systems, private medical
practices and others can own and operate urgent care centers.
11. Which of the following is not true about emergency departments?
A. Can refuse treatment to patients who are unable to pay.
B. Are designed to provide immediate and life sustaining treatment to patients
who are seriously injured.
C. Are often overcrowded because many underserved patients used the emer-
gency department as their source for primary care.
D. Treat heart attacks, stokes, and traumatic injuries (eg, people in serious
traffic accidents) ANSWER A. All emergency departments must treat patients regardless of their
ability to pay.
12. Which of the following is true for hospice care?
A. Focusing on managing patient's pain, nausea, and any other discomforts
associated with a terminal illnesses (ie when the patient is believed to have less
than six months to live).
B. Can be provided to patients who are still receiving active treatment for the
disease (chemo)
C. Is only provided for inpatient setting.
D. Is only provided by hospitals. ANSWER A. Hospice care is provided to a variety of settings, including
the home. The care is focused on palliative care, including the patient's spiritual and emotional needs, and is not
intended to cure or treat the patient's illness.
13. Which of the following is not a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
ANSWER
A. Requires all Americans to have a basic form of health insurance or pay a
federal tax penalty
B. Allows a young adult to continue coverage on their parents' health insurance
up to the age of 26
