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CPHIMS EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026 GET IT RIGHT !!!
A universal goal to improve patient safety is the use of -
-Solution -surgical pause. This is one of the main goals
of The Joint Commission International
Center for Patient Safety.
When setting up relational databases, the primary
key refers to a field or set of fields that -
-Solution -uniquely identifies each record stored in the
table.
Technology assessment within a project is used to: -
-Solution -consider the effect of technology when it is
introduced, extended, or modified.
MUMPS or M -
-Solution -traditional database model of healthcare
(similar to NoSQL) -> hierarchical database
MUMPS advantage -
-Solution -Elastic horizontal scaling across multiple low-
cost commodity servers.
Designed to support Big Data quantities of data beyond
the capabilities of RDBMS with extremely high
performance.
Extremely simple to administer requiring essentially no
DBAs.
Very low cost resulting from commodity hardware and
open source code.
,2
Flexible data modeling able to easily duplicate the
features of RDBMS, key value, columnar, document, and
graph architectures.
Readily supports advanced analytics and BI with SQL.
Full ACID for OLTP
Object-oriented databases -
-Solution -An object-oriented database management
system (OODBMS) provides a fast way to access images
and sound information and can understand multiple
programming languages.
hypermedia databases -
-Solution -access to objects, video and audio files.
distributed database -
-Solution -allows for space to be added so the database
can grow and remain working if one of its contributing
databases stops working
master patient index (MPI) -
-Solution -identify the patient's records with numbers
that
all people who access the database use
Evidence-based medicine, or EBM -
-Solution -a collaborative database of conclusions based
on patient cases that can be used as a source for
healthcare providers.
Systems related to healthcare are divided
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into 3 groups, which are? -
-Solution -mechanical systems, human systems, and
man-machine systems
Mechanical systems -
-Solution -systems necessary for a healthcare
organization to function
mechanically, including the capability of maintaining the
physical environments of the organization
human system -
-Solution -system relating to people, including patients
and physicians and their relationships.
Man-machine systems -
-Solution -systems that are used to aid a person in the
healthcare process.
Define a healthcare system -
-Solution -1. A system is something that has oneness
and can be described based on its unique
characteristics. A system will be its own entity and elicit
a precise description.
2. A system contains interwoven parts that are
numerous and rely on each other for the
system to function. A healthcare system will have many
levels and each level can be broken
down into smaller levels.
3. A system will change when necessary and resist
deterioration when system upgrades are
necessary.
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4. A system must be able to react to defined situations
and to situations that are not defined. It
must be adaptable to human needs.
5. The system must be able to receive information,
process the information and provide a
response to the information.
6. The system has to be able to adjust itself to the
response or output it provides, a process
that is referred to as feedback.
7. An open system can be affected by external sources
while a closed system is self-contained
and cannot be affected by outside sources.
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) -
-Solution -physicians that see patients within a specific
insurance plan for a prearranged price set between the
insurance company and HMO
preferred provider organization (PPO) -
-Solution -physician who provides medical services for a
lower cost to a predefined group of people
What type of software is used in the healthcare industry
to evaluate costs and track patient care? -
-Solution -Spreadsheets
What software is used to analyze input from user by
applying statistical methods to the data? -
-Solution -Statistical software
CPHIMS EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026 GET IT RIGHT !!!
A universal goal to improve patient safety is the use of -
-Solution -surgical pause. This is one of the main goals
of The Joint Commission International
Center for Patient Safety.
When setting up relational databases, the primary
key refers to a field or set of fields that -
-Solution -uniquely identifies each record stored in the
table.
Technology assessment within a project is used to: -
-Solution -consider the effect of technology when it is
introduced, extended, or modified.
MUMPS or M -
-Solution -traditional database model of healthcare
(similar to NoSQL) -> hierarchical database
MUMPS advantage -
-Solution -Elastic horizontal scaling across multiple low-
cost commodity servers.
Designed to support Big Data quantities of data beyond
the capabilities of RDBMS with extremely high
performance.
Extremely simple to administer requiring essentially no
DBAs.
Very low cost resulting from commodity hardware and
open source code.
,2
Flexible data modeling able to easily duplicate the
features of RDBMS, key value, columnar, document, and
graph architectures.
Readily supports advanced analytics and BI with SQL.
Full ACID for OLTP
Object-oriented databases -
-Solution -An object-oriented database management
system (OODBMS) provides a fast way to access images
and sound information and can understand multiple
programming languages.
hypermedia databases -
-Solution -access to objects, video and audio files.
distributed database -
-Solution -allows for space to be added so the database
can grow and remain working if one of its contributing
databases stops working
master patient index (MPI) -
-Solution -identify the patient's records with numbers
that
all people who access the database use
Evidence-based medicine, or EBM -
-Solution -a collaborative database of conclusions based
on patient cases that can be used as a source for
healthcare providers.
Systems related to healthcare are divided
,3
into 3 groups, which are? -
-Solution -mechanical systems, human systems, and
man-machine systems
Mechanical systems -
-Solution -systems necessary for a healthcare
organization to function
mechanically, including the capability of maintaining the
physical environments of the organization
human system -
-Solution -system relating to people, including patients
and physicians and their relationships.
Man-machine systems -
-Solution -systems that are used to aid a person in the
healthcare process.
Define a healthcare system -
-Solution -1. A system is something that has oneness
and can be described based on its unique
characteristics. A system will be its own entity and elicit
a precise description.
2. A system contains interwoven parts that are
numerous and rely on each other for the
system to function. A healthcare system will have many
levels and each level can be broken
down into smaller levels.
3. A system will change when necessary and resist
deterioration when system upgrades are
necessary.
, 4
4. A system must be able to react to defined situations
and to situations that are not defined. It
must be adaptable to human needs.
5. The system must be able to receive information,
process the information and provide a
response to the information.
6. The system has to be able to adjust itself to the
response or output it provides, a process
that is referred to as feedback.
7. An open system can be affected by external sources
while a closed system is self-contained
and cannot be affected by outside sources.
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) -
-Solution -physicians that see patients within a specific
insurance plan for a prearranged price set between the
insurance company and HMO
preferred provider organization (PPO) -
-Solution -physician who provides medical services for a
lower cost to a predefined group of people
What type of software is used in the healthcare industry
to evaluate costs and track patient care? -
-Solution -Spreadsheets
What software is used to analyze input from user by
applying statistical methods to the data? -
-Solution -Statistical software
