CPHRM Exam Prep - Clinical/Patient Safety Questions and Answers Updated 2026

CPHRM Exam Prep - Clinical/Patient
Safety Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
OutlineAandAdiscussAtheAstepsAofAtheAriskAmanagementAprocessA-AAnswerAItAinvolvesAkeyA5Asteps:
1.AidentifyAandAanalyzeAlossAexposures.ATheAriskAanalysisAhelpsAdeterminesAtheAseverityAofAloss.
2.ARiskAtechniques:AriskAcontrolA(internalAcontrolsAinAplace,AlikeAP&PsAorAeducationAandAtraining,Ap
reventionAorAmitigationAofAtheAimpactAofAlosses)AandAriskAfinancingA(paymentAofAunavoidableAlosses
).
3.ASelectAthoseAriskAmanagementAtechniquesAthatAareAbestAsuitedAtoAmanageAtheAspecificAneeds.
4.AImplementAselectedAtechniques/internalAcontrols.
5.AEvaluateAandAmonitorAtheAeffectivenessAofAtheAchosenAtechniquesAinAmanagingAtheAidentifiedArisk
.


DescribeAaAcaptiveAinsuranceAcompanyA-
AAnswerAOftenAreferredAasAaAcaptive,AownedAandAcontrolledAbyAitsAinsureds.AItAisAaAcorporationAcr
eatedAinAorderAtoAinsureAtheArisksAofAitsAowners,AwhileAprovidingArevenueAtoAtheAownersAfromApre
miumApayments.
CaptiveAinsuranceAprovidesAgreatAflexibilityAsuchAasAmultipleAlinesAofAcoverageAorAmulti-
levelAcorporateAstructure.
TheAform,Astructure,AandAownershipAofAcaptivesAcanAbeAcreatedAinAvariationsAandAcombinationsAtoA
meetAtheAcontrol,Aregulation,AandAcoverageAgoalsAofAtheAinsureds.AAAcaptiveAisAtypicallyAsubjectAto
AaAgreaterAscrutinyAbyAtheAorg'sAgoverningAbodyAgivenAthatAitAisAfundedAbyAtheAorg.ABecauseAofAt
his,AtheAriskAmanagementAfunctionAisAelevated,AwithAaAhigherAemphasisAplacedAonAcontrollingAlosse
sAforAtheAorg.


DiscussAtheAJointACommissionA(TJC)'sAnationalApatientAsafetyAgoalsA-AAnswerAPatientAsafetyAgoals:
1.AidentifyApatientsAcorrectlyA-AuseAatAleastA2Aidentifiers.
2.AImproveAstaffAcommunicationA-AgetAimportantAtestAresultsAtoAtheArightAprovidersAonAtime.
3.AUseAmedicinesAsafelyA-
AlabelAallAmeds,AaccuratelyArecordAtheApatient'sAcurrentAmedications,AandAtakeAextraAcareAwithAblo
odAthinners.
4.AUseAalarmsAsafelyA-AensureAalarmsAonAmedicalAequipmentAcanAbeAheard.
5.APreventAinfectionA-AimprovedAhandAcleaning/hygiene.
6.AIdentifyApatientAsafetyAriskA-AreduceAtheAriskAofApatientAsuicide.
7.APreventAmistakesAinAsurgeryA-
AverifyAcorrectAsurgery/patient/bodyApart,AmarkAtheAsurgicalAsiteAcorrectly,AandAtakeAaAtime-
outAbeforeAstartingAsurgery.

,DiscussAcommonAtypesAofAlegalArequestsAforAinfoAwithAwhichAtheAriskAmanagementAprofessionalAma
yAbeAservedA-AAnswerASubpoenaAducesAtecumA-
AwrittenAdocAthatArequiresAaApersonAtoAappearAatAaAparticularAtimeAandAplaceAtoAgiveAtestimonyA
asAaAwitnessAand/orAbringAwithAthemAanyAdocumentsAtoAproduceAevidence.AItAmayAbeAforAaAdepos
itionAorAforAaAtrial.
"DucesAtecum"AinALatinAmeans,A"youAshallAbringAwithAyou"AtheAevidence.


CourtAorderA-
AlegalAdocAtoAcommandAaApersonAtoAperformAaAspecificAact,AprohibitAthemAfromAtakingAaAcertainA
action,AorAsetsAcourtAdatesA(e.g.,Apleadings,AcomplaintsAandAdiscoveryArequests).


PetitionA-
AisAaApleadingAorAformalArequestAcallingAforAtheAredressAofAaAwrongAorAredressAofAgrievances.AIn
Ahealthcare,AcommonApetitionAisAaAclaimAforAdamagesAresultingAfromAmedicalAmalpractice.


DiscussAtheAtherapeuticAprivilegeAandAcompulsoryAtreatmentAexceptionsAtoAbeAinformedAconsentAproc
essA-AAnswerATheAtherapeuticAprivilegeAexceptionA-
AonlyAappliesAinAnarrowAcircumstancesAinAwhichAaAdeterminationAisAmadeAthatAdisclosingAcertainAin
formationAwouldAbeApsychologicallyAharmfulAtoAtheApatient.
AAthoroughAmedicalAassessmentAofAtheApatient'sAconditionAmustAbeAcompletedAandAdocumented.


TheAcompulsoryAtreatmentAexceptionA-
AprovidesAthatAtheAgreaterAgoodAandAhealthAofAtheAcommunityAoutweighAtheArightsAofAtheAindividu
al.AForAexample,ACOVIDApandemicAisAtheAinstitutionAofAmandatoryAmaskingArequirementsAwithoutAal
lowingAindividualsAtheAopportunityAtoAwithholdAconsent.


IdentifyAsomeAchangesAinAhealthcareAinArecentAyearsAthatAhaveAincreasedAriskAforAtheAhealthcareAor
ganizationA(partA1AofA2)A-AAnswerAEvent:AincreasedAregulatoryAoversight.
impact:ACMS,ATJC,AandAstateAhealthAagencies,AwhichArequireAcomplianceAfromAhealthcareAorganizatio
ns.


Event:AlegislativeAchangesAincludingAhealthcareAreform.
Impact:AchangesAtoAfinancialAreimbursementAforAservicesAandAaccessAtoAservices.


Event:AincreasedAemphasisAonApatientAsafety
Impact:AexpectationAthatAorgsAtakeAproactiveAmeasuresAtoAprotectApatientAsafety.


Event:AImplementationAofAEMR.
Impact:AriskAtoAcontinuityAofAinformation,Acybersecurity,AandAprotectionAofAhealthAinformation.

, Event:AchangesAinAworkforce.
Impact:Ashortage,AincludingAanAagingAworkforce.


Event:AMedicareAfraudAandAabuse.
Impact:AincreasedAgovAscrutinyAtoAprotectAMedicareAfunds.


Event:AWorkplaceAViolence.
Impact:AincreasedAprevalenceAofAviolenceAagainstAhealthcareAproviders.


IdentifyAsomeAchangesAinAhealthcareAinArecentAyearsAthatAhaveAincreasedAriskAforAtheAhealthcareAor
ganizationA(partA2AofA2)A-AAnswerAEvent:ACOVIDApandemic
Impact:AresourceAshortages,AhealthArisksAtoAproviders,AandAfinancialAlosses.


Event:AtortAreform.
Impact:AattemptingAtoAreduceAtheAnumberAandAimpactAofAmedicalAmalpracticeAclaims.


Event:AaccessAtoAcapital.
Impact:AchangesAinAfinancialAstabilityAandAviability.


Event:AagingApatientApopulationAandAincreasedAprevalenceAofAchronicAdisease.
Impact:AincreasedAuseAofAlimitedAresources.


IdentifyAspecificAriskAdomains,AandAgiveAexamplesAofAeventsAinAeachAdomainA(partA1AofA2)A-
AAnswerARiskAdomain:ApatientAcare-relatedArisks.
TypeAofAevents:A

➣Privacy/HIPAA

➣Abuse,Aneglect,Aassault

➣InformedAconsent

➣EMTALA

➣HumanAsubjectAresearchAstudies

➣HospitalAacquiredAconditions/HACs


RiskAdomain:Amedical-staffArelatedArisks