CPHQ EXAM (2025) QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
WhichHofHtheHfollowingHcanHbeHdefinedHas,H"AHsetHofHmeasuresHandHdataHthatHgiveHmanagersHandHadminis
tratorsHaHquickHyetHcomprehensiveHoverviewHofHperformance?H
a.HProcessHmeasurement
b.HBalancedHscorecard
c.HDashboard
d.HSixHSigmaH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-BalancedHScorecard
BalancedHscorecardsHareHusefulHbecauseHtheyHputHstrategyHandHvisionHatHtheHcenterHofHanHorganization'sH
efforts.HTheyHprovideHaHvisualHdisplayHofHtheHentireHorganization'sHprogress.H
(ScorecardsHtellHhealthHsystemsHhowHthey'reHdoingHoverall.HTheyHareHquickHandHcomprehensive.HDashboa
rdsHtellHsystemsHwhat'sHhappeningHnowHusingHinteractiveHmetricsHwithHdrill-downHcapabilities)
DescribeHqualityHassuranceHvs.HqualityHcontrolH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
QualityHAssurance:HFocusHisHonHtheHprocessesHandHproceduresHthatHimproveHquality,HincludingHanyHcorrec
tiveHactionsHneededHtoHoptimizeHpost-productionHqualityH
QualityHControl:HFocusHonHtheHproductHtoHfindHdefectsHthatHoccurHafterHdevelopment
AHpatientHcareHteamHisHinHdisagreementHoverHnewHadmissionsHprocedures.HWhatHdecision-
makingHmodelHshouldHmanagementHuse?H
a.HDecisionHcriteria
b.HConsensusH
c.HTenureHinfluenceH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-DecisionHcriteria
(ThisHmodelHexploresHallHoptionsHequallyHandHgivesHunorthodoxHorHunpopularHoptionsHaHfairHchance)
HowHdoesHtheHWorldHHealthHOrganizationHSurgicalHSafetyHChecklistHleadHtoHtightHcouplingHinHtheHoperatin
gHroom?H
,a.HItHestablishesHuniversalityHforHpatients
b.HItHcompartmentalizesHtheHprocedures
c.HItHestablishesHaHclearHORHhierarchy
d.HItHcloselyHalignsHtheHvariousHindividualsHinvolvedHinHtheHprocessH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
ItHcloselyHalignsHtheHvariousHindividualsHinvolvedHinHtheHprocess
DefineHriskHmanagementH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
TakingHstepsHtoHavoidHandHcontrolHrisksHwithinHanHenvironmentHtoHaccomplishHaHdesiredHoutcome
DescribeHinternalHvs.HexternalHcustomersH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
InternalHcustomersHworkHwithinHtheHorganizationalHstructure.HExternalHcustomersHrelyHonHand/orHutilizeHt
heHhealthcareHorganizationHandHproductH(patients,HfamilyHmembers,HmedicalHequipmentHsuppliers)
WithinHtheHlastH4Hdays,HthreeHpost-surgicalHpatientsHhaveHdiedHofHpneumonia-
relatedHcomplicationsHatHaHlargeHhospital.HNoneHofHtheHpatientsHpresentedHasHsymptomaticHforHpneumoni
aHatHtheHtimeHofHsurgery.HWhatHevaluationHtoolHshouldHbeHusedHtoHhelpHidentifyHandHresolveHthisHissue?H
a.HEpidemiologicalHtheory
b.HPerformanceHmanagementHmeasures
c.HStatisticalHanalysis
d.HImprovementHmeasuresH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
EpidemiologicalHTheory,HwhichHisHusedHtoHidentifyHtheHsourceHandHcauseHofHanHissueHorHanomaly
(TheHotherHtoolsHareHusedHtoHquantifyHdataHorHexamineHprocessesHthatHcanHcontributeHtoHimprovement)
WhenHHospitalHA'sHneonatalHinfectionHratesHriseHunexpectedly,HtheHqualityHcouncilHestablishesHaHnewHsetH
ofHperformanceHmeasures.HTheyHbaseHtheirHmeasuresHonHinternalHstandards,HcustomerHsurveyHdata,HandH
employeeHsurveyHdata.HWhatHimportantHelementHareHtheHmembersHdisregarding?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
ExternalHstandards,HsuchHasHnationalHgoalsHandHrequirements
(ExternalHdataHprovidesHaHcontextHforHtheHinternalHdataHandHdistinguishesHwhereHandHhowHtheHfacilityHfall
sHcomparedHtoHnationalHstandards)
,WhatHchallengesHoftenHoccurHwithHtheHuseHofHaggregatedHdata?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
ContextHisHlostHandHsolutionsHareHnotHidentified
WhatHelementsHshouldHbeHpartHofHanHemployeeHperformanceHimprovementHplan?HWhatHelementsHshoul
dHNOTHbeHpartHofHaHperformanceHimprovementHplan?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
1)HAHclearHstatementHofHtheHproblemsHtoHbeHaddressed
2)HSpecificHactionHstepsHtoHbeHtakenHasHpartHofHtheHplan
3)HAHdesiredHoutcomeHorHgoalHbehaviorHandHaHtimeline
(ItHdoesHNOTHincludeHanyHresearchHintoHtheHcauseHofHanHemployee'sHchallenges)
RecentHHCAHPSHdataHforHHospitalHAHindicateHthatHdoctorsHareHnotHprovidingHadequateHexplanationsHtoHpa
tients.HInHimprovingHtheHpatientHsafetyHcultureHwithHregardsHtoHthisHissue,HwhatHtwoHelementsHmustHbeHa
ddressed?H
a.HPatientHperceptionsHandHclinicalHquality
b.HPatientHperceptionsHandHphysicianHeducation
c.HPhysicianHeducationHandHtimeHconstraints
d.HQualityHstandardsHandHtimeHconstraintsH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-PatientHperceptionsHandHclinicalHquality
(PatientHperceptionHincludesHtheHmodeHofHcommunication,HtheHdepthHofHinformation,HandHunderstandabi
lityHofHtheHcontext.HClinicalHqualityHincludesHtheHdoctor'sHunderstandingHofHcommunicationHtechniques,Hh
ealthHliteracy,Hetc.)
WhichHofHtheHfollowingHareHtheHprimaryHreasonsHforHdevelopingHdrugHformularies?
a.HManageHpharmacyHcosts,HpromoteHpatientHsafety
b.HReduceHmedicationHerrors,HeducateHphysicians
c.HEncourageHtheHappropriateHuseHofHmedications,HeducateHphysicians
d.HDecreaseHfoodHandHdrugHinteractions,HpromoteHpatientHsafetyH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
AHdrugHformularyHisHanHapprovedHlistHofHmedications,HclinicalHindications,HandHdosesHthatHhelpsHmanageHp
harmacyHcostsHandHpatientHsafety
ManagementHusingHqualityHimprovementHprinciplesHshouldHemphasizeHtheHimportanceHof:
, a.HStaffHorientation
b.HCustomers'Hexpectations
c.HQuarterlyHstatisticalHreports
d.HTeamHselectionH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
TheHbasisHofHqualityHimprovementHisHknowingHwhatHtheHcustomerHneedsHandHwantsH(b)HTheHrestHareHonly
HoneHcomponentHofHqualityHimprovement.
QualityHimprovementHteamsHareHbeneficialHbecauseHthey
a.HPromoteHcompetitionHandHprideHamongHmembers
b.HMaximizeHexpertiseHandHperspectives
c.HAuthorizeHsolutionsHtoHproblemsH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
AHdiverseHteam,HincludingHmembersHwithHdifferentHexperienceHandHbackgrounds,HprovidesHaHbroaderHkno
wledgeHbaseHandHoutcomes
WhichHofHtheHfollowingHisHanHessentialHcomponentHinHaHperformanceHimprovementHreport?
a.HGoverningHbodyHapproval
b.HDataHanalysisHandHdisplay
c.HIndividualHperformanceHreview
d.HTeamHcompositionHandHattendanceH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-DataHandHanalysisHdisplay
WhatHisHtheHprimaryHgoalHofHriskHmanagement?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
ToHidentifyHandHmanageHrisksHtoHpromoteHpatientHsafety
TheHrelationshipHbetweenHpatientHsatisfactionHandHhoursHperHpatientHdayHonHaHmedicalHunitHwasHfoundHt
oHbeH(r=0.60,HpH<H0.05).HWhatHisHtheHcorrelationHbetweenHtheseHtwoHvalues?
a.H0.05
b.H0.36
c.H0.55
d.H0.60H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-TheHcorrelationHcoefficientH(r)HisHanHindexHthatHrangesHfromH-
1HtoH1HandHreflectsHtheHextentHofHaHlinearHrelationshipHbetweenHtwoHdataHsets.HTheHcorrelationHcoefficien
tHisH0.60.
CORRECT ANSWERS
WhichHofHtheHfollowingHcanHbeHdefinedHas,H"AHsetHofHmeasuresHandHdataHthatHgiveHmanagersHandHadminis
tratorsHaHquickHyetHcomprehensiveHoverviewHofHperformance?H
a.HProcessHmeasurement
b.HBalancedHscorecard
c.HDashboard
d.HSixHSigmaH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-BalancedHScorecard
BalancedHscorecardsHareHusefulHbecauseHtheyHputHstrategyHandHvisionHatHtheHcenterHofHanHorganization'sH
efforts.HTheyHprovideHaHvisualHdisplayHofHtheHentireHorganization'sHprogress.H
(ScorecardsHtellHhealthHsystemsHhowHthey'reHdoingHoverall.HTheyHareHquickHandHcomprehensive.HDashboa
rdsHtellHsystemsHwhat'sHhappeningHnowHusingHinteractiveHmetricsHwithHdrill-downHcapabilities)
DescribeHqualityHassuranceHvs.HqualityHcontrolH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
QualityHAssurance:HFocusHisHonHtheHprocessesHandHproceduresHthatHimproveHquality,HincludingHanyHcorrec
tiveHactionsHneededHtoHoptimizeHpost-productionHqualityH
QualityHControl:HFocusHonHtheHproductHtoHfindHdefectsHthatHoccurHafterHdevelopment
AHpatientHcareHteamHisHinHdisagreementHoverHnewHadmissionsHprocedures.HWhatHdecision-
makingHmodelHshouldHmanagementHuse?H
a.HDecisionHcriteria
b.HConsensusH
c.HTenureHinfluenceH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-DecisionHcriteria
(ThisHmodelHexploresHallHoptionsHequallyHandHgivesHunorthodoxHorHunpopularHoptionsHaHfairHchance)
HowHdoesHtheHWorldHHealthHOrganizationHSurgicalHSafetyHChecklistHleadHtoHtightHcouplingHinHtheHoperatin
gHroom?H
,a.HItHestablishesHuniversalityHforHpatients
b.HItHcompartmentalizesHtheHprocedures
c.HItHestablishesHaHclearHORHhierarchy
d.HItHcloselyHalignsHtheHvariousHindividualsHinvolvedHinHtheHprocessH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
ItHcloselyHalignsHtheHvariousHindividualsHinvolvedHinHtheHprocess
DefineHriskHmanagementH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
TakingHstepsHtoHavoidHandHcontrolHrisksHwithinHanHenvironmentHtoHaccomplishHaHdesiredHoutcome
DescribeHinternalHvs.HexternalHcustomersH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
InternalHcustomersHworkHwithinHtheHorganizationalHstructure.HExternalHcustomersHrelyHonHand/orHutilizeHt
heHhealthcareHorganizationHandHproductH(patients,HfamilyHmembers,HmedicalHequipmentHsuppliers)
WithinHtheHlastH4Hdays,HthreeHpost-surgicalHpatientsHhaveHdiedHofHpneumonia-
relatedHcomplicationsHatHaHlargeHhospital.HNoneHofHtheHpatientsHpresentedHasHsymptomaticHforHpneumoni
aHatHtheHtimeHofHsurgery.HWhatHevaluationHtoolHshouldHbeHusedHtoHhelpHidentifyHandHresolveHthisHissue?H
a.HEpidemiologicalHtheory
b.HPerformanceHmanagementHmeasures
c.HStatisticalHanalysis
d.HImprovementHmeasuresH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
EpidemiologicalHTheory,HwhichHisHusedHtoHidentifyHtheHsourceHandHcauseHofHanHissueHorHanomaly
(TheHotherHtoolsHareHusedHtoHquantifyHdataHorHexamineHprocessesHthatHcanHcontributeHtoHimprovement)
WhenHHospitalHA'sHneonatalHinfectionHratesHriseHunexpectedly,HtheHqualityHcouncilHestablishesHaHnewHsetH
ofHperformanceHmeasures.HTheyHbaseHtheirHmeasuresHonHinternalHstandards,HcustomerHsurveyHdata,HandH
employeeHsurveyHdata.HWhatHimportantHelementHareHtheHmembersHdisregarding?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
ExternalHstandards,HsuchHasHnationalHgoalsHandHrequirements
(ExternalHdataHprovidesHaHcontextHforHtheHinternalHdataHandHdistinguishesHwhereHandHhowHtheHfacilityHfall
sHcomparedHtoHnationalHstandards)
,WhatHchallengesHoftenHoccurHwithHtheHuseHofHaggregatedHdata?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
ContextHisHlostHandHsolutionsHareHnotHidentified
WhatHelementsHshouldHbeHpartHofHanHemployeeHperformanceHimprovementHplan?HWhatHelementsHshoul
dHNOTHbeHpartHofHaHperformanceHimprovementHplan?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
1)HAHclearHstatementHofHtheHproblemsHtoHbeHaddressed
2)HSpecificHactionHstepsHtoHbeHtakenHasHpartHofHtheHplan
3)HAHdesiredHoutcomeHorHgoalHbehaviorHandHaHtimeline
(ItHdoesHNOTHincludeHanyHresearchHintoHtheHcauseHofHanHemployee'sHchallenges)
RecentHHCAHPSHdataHforHHospitalHAHindicateHthatHdoctorsHareHnotHprovidingHadequateHexplanationsHtoHpa
tients.HInHimprovingHtheHpatientHsafetyHcultureHwithHregardsHtoHthisHissue,HwhatHtwoHelementsHmustHbeHa
ddressed?H
a.HPatientHperceptionsHandHclinicalHquality
b.HPatientHperceptionsHandHphysicianHeducation
c.HPhysicianHeducationHandHtimeHconstraints
d.HQualityHstandardsHandHtimeHconstraintsH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-PatientHperceptionsHandHclinicalHquality
(PatientHperceptionHincludesHtheHmodeHofHcommunication,HtheHdepthHofHinformation,HandHunderstandabi
lityHofHtheHcontext.HClinicalHqualityHincludesHtheHdoctor'sHunderstandingHofHcommunicationHtechniques,Hh
ealthHliteracy,Hetc.)
WhichHofHtheHfollowingHareHtheHprimaryHreasonsHforHdevelopingHdrugHformularies?
a.HManageHpharmacyHcosts,HpromoteHpatientHsafety
b.HReduceHmedicationHerrors,HeducateHphysicians
c.HEncourageHtheHappropriateHuseHofHmedications,HeducateHphysicians
d.HDecreaseHfoodHandHdrugHinteractions,HpromoteHpatientHsafetyH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
AHdrugHformularyHisHanHapprovedHlistHofHmedications,HclinicalHindications,HandHdosesHthatHhelpsHmanageHp
harmacyHcostsHandHpatientHsafety
ManagementHusingHqualityHimprovementHprinciplesHshouldHemphasizeHtheHimportanceHof:
, a.HStaffHorientation
b.HCustomers'Hexpectations
c.HQuarterlyHstatisticalHreports
d.HTeamHselectionH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
TheHbasisHofHqualityHimprovementHisHknowingHwhatHtheHcustomerHneedsHandHwantsH(b)HTheHrestHareHonly
HoneHcomponentHofHqualityHimprovement.
QualityHimprovementHteamsHareHbeneficialHbecauseHthey
a.HPromoteHcompetitionHandHprideHamongHmembers
b.HMaximizeHexpertiseHandHperspectives
c.HAuthorizeHsolutionsHtoHproblemsH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
AHdiverseHteam,HincludingHmembersHwithHdifferentHexperienceHandHbackgrounds,HprovidesHaHbroaderHkno
wledgeHbaseHandHoutcomes
WhichHofHtheHfollowingHisHanHessentialHcomponentHinHaHperformanceHimprovementHreport?
a.HGoverningHbodyHapproval
b.HDataHanalysisHandHdisplay
c.HIndividualHperformanceHreview
d.HTeamHcompositionHandHattendanceH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-DataHandHanalysisHdisplay
WhatHisHtheHprimaryHgoalHofHriskHmanagement?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
ToHidentifyHandHmanageHrisksHtoHpromoteHpatientHsafety
TheHrelationshipHbetweenHpatientHsatisfactionHandHhoursHperHpatientHdayHonHaHmedicalHunitHwasHfoundHt
oHbeH(r=0.60,HpH<H0.05).HWhatHisHtheHcorrelationHbetweenHtheseHtwoHvalues?
a.H0.05
b.H0.36
c.H0.55
d.H0.60H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-TheHcorrelationHcoefficientH(r)HisHanHindexHthatHrangesHfromH-
1HtoH1HandHreflectsHtheHextentHofHaHlinearHrelationshipHbetweenHtwoHdataHsets.HTheHcorrelationHcoefficien
tHisH0.60.