CHIMA NEC - Introduction and HIM
Profession Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
Which of the following is defined as "the discipline that focuses on healthcare data
and the management of health care information in the electronic, paper, hybrid,
images, verbal/audio format in combination with the translation of data in these
formats into usable forms of information for the advancement of health and health
care individuals and populations"?
a. Information and communications Technology Council (ICTC)
b. Health Informatics (HI)
c. Health Information Management (HIM)
d. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) - Correct
answer-c. Health Information Management (HIM)
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,Which of the following is defined as "the intersection of clinical sciences in which
the application of computers in medicine and health care are used together with
management practices that promote the proper implementation, use and
maintenance of health information systems?"
a. Information and communications Technology Council (ICTC)
b. Health Informatics (HI)
c. Health Information Management (HIM)
d. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) - Correct
answer-b. Health Informatics (HI)
Which of the following is refereed to as the "document containing the health
information management curriculum" requires to be covered in all accredited
Canadian Health Information Management programs across Canada?
a. Canadian College of Health Information Management (CHIMA)
b. Canada's Health Informatics Association (COACH)
c. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
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,d. Learning Outcomes for Health Information Management (LOHIM) - Correct
answer-d. Learning Outcomes for Health Information Management (LOHIM)
Which of the following roles would be considered as as "entry level" Health
Information Management Professional?
a. Coding classification specialist
b. Records Management Analyst
c.Business Intelligence Analyst
d. both a and b - Correct answer-d. both a and b
Which of the following roles would be considered as an "advanced level" Health
Information Management professional?
a. Coding Classification Specialist
b. Chief privacy officer
c. Terminology Manager
d. Business intelligence analyst - Correct answer-b. Chief privacy officer
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, Which of the following is of primary concern to policy makers, administrators,
managers and executive health leaders who depend on the collection of health
information for planing and managing resources?
a. Data Quality
b. Techological changes
c. Policies and Procedures
d. Leadership roles - Correct answer-a. Data Quality
At what stage of electronic health record (EHR) adoptions are most Canadian
Health facilities at based on the Health Care Information Management Systems
Society (HIMSS) analytics framework?
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 2
c. Stage 3
d. Stage 5 - Correct answer-c. Stage 3
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Profession Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
Which of the following is defined as "the discipline that focuses on healthcare data
and the management of health care information in the electronic, paper, hybrid,
images, verbal/audio format in combination with the translation of data in these
formats into usable forms of information for the advancement of health and health
care individuals and populations"?
a. Information and communications Technology Council (ICTC)
b. Health Informatics (HI)
c. Health Information Management (HIM)
d. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) - Correct
answer-c. Health Information Management (HIM)
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,Which of the following is defined as "the intersection of clinical sciences in which
the application of computers in medicine and health care are used together with
management practices that promote the proper implementation, use and
maintenance of health information systems?"
a. Information and communications Technology Council (ICTC)
b. Health Informatics (HI)
c. Health Information Management (HIM)
d. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) - Correct
answer-b. Health Informatics (HI)
Which of the following is refereed to as the "document containing the health
information management curriculum" requires to be covered in all accredited
Canadian Health Information Management programs across Canada?
a. Canadian College of Health Information Management (CHIMA)
b. Canada's Health Informatics Association (COACH)
c. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
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,d. Learning Outcomes for Health Information Management (LOHIM) - Correct
answer-d. Learning Outcomes for Health Information Management (LOHIM)
Which of the following roles would be considered as as "entry level" Health
Information Management Professional?
a. Coding classification specialist
b. Records Management Analyst
c.Business Intelligence Analyst
d. both a and b - Correct answer-d. both a and b
Which of the following roles would be considered as an "advanced level" Health
Information Management professional?
a. Coding Classification Specialist
b. Chief privacy officer
c. Terminology Manager
d. Business intelligence analyst - Correct answer-b. Chief privacy officer
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, Which of the following is of primary concern to policy makers, administrators,
managers and executive health leaders who depend on the collection of health
information for planing and managing resources?
a. Data Quality
b. Techological changes
c. Policies and Procedures
d. Leadership roles - Correct answer-a. Data Quality
At what stage of electronic health record (EHR) adoptions are most Canadian
Health facilities at based on the Health Care Information Management Systems
Society (HIMSS) analytics framework?
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 2
c. Stage 3
d. Stage 5 - Correct answer-c. Stage 3
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