CPHIMS LATEST 2026/2027 TEST EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The hospital executive team has charged the CIO with implementing an electronic
medical record. Which of the following should be the CIO's main focus?
A. system usability
B. user acceptance
C. education
D. project planning - ✔✔D. project planning
✔✔Which of the following represents a global standard for the identification, labeling,
and information processing of human blood, tissue, and organ products across
international boarders and disparate healthcare systems?
A. DHCP
B. GS1
C. SPL
D. ISBT 128 - ✔✔D. ISBT 128
The International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT 128) product database defines
blood, tissue, and cellular therapy products in an internationally consistent and
unambiguous manner.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a protocol used by network devices.
Global Standard 1 (GS1) deals with barcodes and identification, but is not specific to
healthcare. SPL, Structured Product Labeling, is specific to prescription for drugs.
✔✔The technical standards 17090 issued by the International Organization for
Standardized Technical Committee 215 is applied to which of the following
circumstances?
A. identifiable process that holds a private encryption key
B. radiology image sharing standard
C. exchanging financial information
D. verifying service eligibility - ✔✔A. identifiable process that holds a private encryption
key
Option "B" represents DICOM standards, which are used for imaging and is therefore
incorrect. "C" is incorrect because X.12 standards are used for financial information. "D"
is not correct because verifying service eligibility is not a standardized process.
✔✔A universal goal to improve patient safety is the use of:
A. surgical pause.
B. patient privacy process.
C. diagnosis-related groups.
D. peer review. - ✔✔A. surgical pause.
,✔✔Determining the ultimate impact of information technology in the healthcare
organization is chiefly the responsibility of the:
A. chief technology officer.
B. chief information officer.
C. chief executive officer.
D. chief financial officer. - ✔✔C. chief executive officer.
The correct answer is "C" because a CEO is the executive officer in charge of total
management. "A" is not correct because a CTO is responsible for technology
infrastructure and architecture. "B" is not correct because a CIO is a senior level
executive responsible for providing strategic direction for IT. "D" is not correct because
a CFO is responsible for financial performance and accounting.
✔✔A healthcare organization has both a hospital and a physician office clinic. Which of
the following cross-setting tasks is MOST likely to be a concern to the organization's
leadership during a Joint Commission review?
A. Ensure the billing systems in both settings are interoperable.
B. Reconsile medication between the hospital and physician office.
C. Communicate hospital restraint use to the primary care physician.
D. Ensure hospital documentation is included in the physician office chart. - ✔✔B.
Reconsile medication between the hospital and physician office.
"B" is correct because medication reconciliation is one of the National Patient Safety
Goals for the Joint Commission.
✔✔What is the primary role for an IT program management office?
A. Directly manage all IT projects for an enterprise including resource acquisition,
management, and overall project tracking.
B. Assemble a complete inventory of all IT projects in an enterprise and be accountable
for their execution.
C. Assist the IT organization in understanding appropriate project management
techniques.
D. Provide a risk-managed enterprise project portfolio to inform executive leadership of
progress in relation to organizational priorities. - ✔✔D. Provide a risk-managed
enterprise project portfolio to inform executive leadership of progress in relation to
organizational priorities.
The leading purpose for a program management office is to help manage risk and
progress in enterprise projects.
✔✔The World Health Organization is the directing and coordinating authority on
international health within which of the following organizations?
A. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
B. Group of Eight (8)
C. United Nations
, D. International Red Cross - ✔✔C. United Nations
✔✔Core measures refer to reporting an organization's compliance with:
A. financial guidelines for the billing department.
B. engineering blueprints for a data center.
C. clinical protocols for patient treatment.
D. technology specifications for wireless networks. - ✔✔C. clinical protocols for patient
treatment.
✔✔The director of the surgical department is requesting a system enhancement for the
operating room. Who should be contracted FIRST?
A. current system vendor
B. lead software developer
C. chief financial officer
D. IT steering committee - ✔✔D. IT steering committee
✔✔A chief nursing officer (CNO) would like to purchase a new nurse scheduling
system. Before creating the request for proposal, to whom should the CNO speak
FIRST?
A. supply chain
B. legal department
C. information systems
D. finance department - ✔✔C. information systems
The information systems department assists users in defining scope and requirements.
The supply chain department is involved after RFP development. The legal department
is involved later, during contract review. The finance department is involved after scope
is defined.
✔✔A clinical informatics professional within an acute care setting typically does NOT
need to possess skills and/or experience in which of the following areas?
A. clinical medicine
B. computer science
C. quantitative statistics
D. population health - ✔✔C. quantitative statistics
✔✔When setting up relational databases, the primary key refers to a field or set of field
that:
A. contains the unique security password for the database.
B. points to rows and columns in the table.
C. relates the tables for the database.
D. uniquely identifies each record stored in the table. - ✔✔D. uniquely identifies each
record stored in the table.
✔✔The goal of establishing data standards is to:
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The hospital executive team has charged the CIO with implementing an electronic
medical record. Which of the following should be the CIO's main focus?
A. system usability
B. user acceptance
C. education
D. project planning - ✔✔D. project planning
✔✔Which of the following represents a global standard for the identification, labeling,
and information processing of human blood, tissue, and organ products across
international boarders and disparate healthcare systems?
A. DHCP
B. GS1
C. SPL
D. ISBT 128 - ✔✔D. ISBT 128
The International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT 128) product database defines
blood, tissue, and cellular therapy products in an internationally consistent and
unambiguous manner.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a protocol used by network devices.
Global Standard 1 (GS1) deals with barcodes and identification, but is not specific to
healthcare. SPL, Structured Product Labeling, is specific to prescription for drugs.
✔✔The technical standards 17090 issued by the International Organization for
Standardized Technical Committee 215 is applied to which of the following
circumstances?
A. identifiable process that holds a private encryption key
B. radiology image sharing standard
C. exchanging financial information
D. verifying service eligibility - ✔✔A. identifiable process that holds a private encryption
key
Option "B" represents DICOM standards, which are used for imaging and is therefore
incorrect. "C" is incorrect because X.12 standards are used for financial information. "D"
is not correct because verifying service eligibility is not a standardized process.
✔✔A universal goal to improve patient safety is the use of:
A. surgical pause.
B. patient privacy process.
C. diagnosis-related groups.
D. peer review. - ✔✔A. surgical pause.
,✔✔Determining the ultimate impact of information technology in the healthcare
organization is chiefly the responsibility of the:
A. chief technology officer.
B. chief information officer.
C. chief executive officer.
D. chief financial officer. - ✔✔C. chief executive officer.
The correct answer is "C" because a CEO is the executive officer in charge of total
management. "A" is not correct because a CTO is responsible for technology
infrastructure and architecture. "B" is not correct because a CIO is a senior level
executive responsible for providing strategic direction for IT. "D" is not correct because
a CFO is responsible for financial performance and accounting.
✔✔A healthcare organization has both a hospital and a physician office clinic. Which of
the following cross-setting tasks is MOST likely to be a concern to the organization's
leadership during a Joint Commission review?
A. Ensure the billing systems in both settings are interoperable.
B. Reconsile medication between the hospital and physician office.
C. Communicate hospital restraint use to the primary care physician.
D. Ensure hospital documentation is included in the physician office chart. - ✔✔B.
Reconsile medication between the hospital and physician office.
"B" is correct because medication reconciliation is one of the National Patient Safety
Goals for the Joint Commission.
✔✔What is the primary role for an IT program management office?
A. Directly manage all IT projects for an enterprise including resource acquisition,
management, and overall project tracking.
B. Assemble a complete inventory of all IT projects in an enterprise and be accountable
for their execution.
C. Assist the IT organization in understanding appropriate project management
techniques.
D. Provide a risk-managed enterprise project portfolio to inform executive leadership of
progress in relation to organizational priorities. - ✔✔D. Provide a risk-managed
enterprise project portfolio to inform executive leadership of progress in relation to
organizational priorities.
The leading purpose for a program management office is to help manage risk and
progress in enterprise projects.
✔✔The World Health Organization is the directing and coordinating authority on
international health within which of the following organizations?
A. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
B. Group of Eight (8)
C. United Nations
, D. International Red Cross - ✔✔C. United Nations
✔✔Core measures refer to reporting an organization's compliance with:
A. financial guidelines for the billing department.
B. engineering blueprints for a data center.
C. clinical protocols for patient treatment.
D. technology specifications for wireless networks. - ✔✔C. clinical protocols for patient
treatment.
✔✔The director of the surgical department is requesting a system enhancement for the
operating room. Who should be contracted FIRST?
A. current system vendor
B. lead software developer
C. chief financial officer
D. IT steering committee - ✔✔D. IT steering committee
✔✔A chief nursing officer (CNO) would like to purchase a new nurse scheduling
system. Before creating the request for proposal, to whom should the CNO speak
FIRST?
A. supply chain
B. legal department
C. information systems
D. finance department - ✔✔C. information systems
The information systems department assists users in defining scope and requirements.
The supply chain department is involved after RFP development. The legal department
is involved later, during contract review. The finance department is involved after scope
is defined.
✔✔A clinical informatics professional within an acute care setting typically does NOT
need to possess skills and/or experience in which of the following areas?
A. clinical medicine
B. computer science
C. quantitative statistics
D. population health - ✔✔C. quantitative statistics
✔✔When setting up relational databases, the primary key refers to a field or set of field
that:
A. contains the unique security password for the database.
B. points to rows and columns in the table.
C. relates the tables for the database.
D. uniquely identifies each record stored in the table. - ✔✔D. uniquely identifies each
record stored in the table.
✔✔The goal of establishing data standards is to:
