CHIMA NCE CERTIFICATION SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ A record is given a CMG at the time of:a. admission.b. coding.c.
discharge.d. none of the above..
Answer: d. none of the above.
◍ Which one of the following combinations is to be considered empirical or
systematic research?a. gather and organize data, and testing hypotheses.b.
inspiration and testing of hypothese.c. logic and common knowledge.d.
participant observation and interviews..
Answer: c. logic and common knowledge.
◍ In a prospective study of a disease, the cohort originally selected consisted
of:a. persons without the disease.b. persons without the factor under
investigation.c. persons with the disease.d. persons with the factor under
investigation..
Answer: a. persons without the disease
◍ A health care organizations emergency department (ED) continues to report
their system is 'down' 25% of the time. operations staff have logged
computer and application downtime every day for a month and found the
system downtime was less than 1%. Local IS staff visited the ED
periodically throughout the day and found users successfully using the
system on every visit. which of the following should the CIO do to resolve
the issue?
A. Meet with key users in the ED to hear specific complaints firsthand.
B. Officially report the month-long downtime tracking results and spend no
more time on the issue.
C. Put a problem log on the unit asking ED staff to log details of each
, downtime experience.
D. Put an IS specialist in the department every day for a week to monitor the
system use.
Answer: Meet with key users in the ED to hear specific complaints firsthand
◍ Which of the following is one of the major approaches to psychology?
A. New age movement
B. Psychiatry
C. Psychoanalysis
D. Structuralism.
Answer: Psychoanalysis
◍ In computing the maternal death rate, the ratio is that of maternal deaths to
all:
A. Births
B. Deliveries
C. Live births
D. Obstetrical discharges.
Answer: Obstetrical discharges
◍ The inpatient census at midnight is 67. Two patients were admitted in the
morning; 1 died two hours later and the second patient was transferred to
another facility that same afternoon. The IPSD for that day will be?
A. 65
B. 67
C. 68
D. 69.
Answer: 69
◍ n an epidemiologic experiment in which the population of one city is
exposed to a presumed etiologic factor, and the population of another city is
used as a control, a major difficulty is that:Select one:a. the case and control
groups may not be comparable considering other factors.b. the cities may
not be of equal population therefore making comparisons invalid.c. the
groups studied in each city may not be representative of the population of
, the city.d. there may be bias in determining the presence or absence of the
presumed etiologic factor..
Answer: a. the case and control groups may not be comparable considering
other factors.
◍ The number of late fetal deaths after 28 weeks or more gestation plus infant
deaths within 7 days of birth divided by the number of live births plus the
number of late fetal deaths during a year:a. fetal mortality rate.b. infant
fertility rate.c. maternal mortality rate.d. perinatal mortality rate..
Answer: d. perinatal mortality rate.
◍ A health record that uses both manual and electronic processes is described
as a/an _________ health record?
A. Computerized
B. Electronic
C. Hybrid
D. Traditional.
Answer: Hybrid
◍ All of the following are components of an information system, EXCEPT?
A. Data warehouse
B. Hardware
C. People
D. Software.
Answer: Data warehouse
◍ A complete health record includes?
A. Assessment and identification of health issue only
B. Assessment, identification of health issue, plan of care, and financial
estimation
C. Assessment, identification of health issue, plan of care, implementation,
and evaluation.
D. Identification of health issue, plan of care, implementation and evaluation
only..
Answer: Assessment, identification of health issue, plan of care,
, implementation, and evaluation.
◍ Controls developed to ensure that the information being processed is
complete and correct area. input controls.b. output controls.c. procedural
controls.d. storage controls..
Answer: b. output controls.
◍ Information retrieval is the field of information science concerned with the
_________ in document collections?
A. Organization
B. Organization and retrieval
C. Organization, retrieval and presentation of information
D. Organization, retrieval, presentation of information, and storage.
Answer: Organization, retrieval and presentation of information
◍ _______________is used by managers to help translate the organization's
strategy into meaningful actions. It also allows managers to see how
decisions they make affect units.Select one:a. balance scorecard.b. cost
benefit analysis.c. process mapping.d. impact analysis..
Answer: a. balance scorecard.
◍ Discharge days are used in computing the?
A. Average length of stay
B. Gross autopsy rate
C. Inpatient census
D. Percentage of occupancy.
Answer: Average length of stay
◍ When coding fractures, when there is no indication if the fracture is open or
closed, code the condition as?
A. Closed
B. Open
C. Other specified
D. Unspecified.
Answer: Closed
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ A record is given a CMG at the time of:a. admission.b. coding.c.
discharge.d. none of the above..
Answer: d. none of the above.
◍ Which one of the following combinations is to be considered empirical or
systematic research?a. gather and organize data, and testing hypotheses.b.
inspiration and testing of hypothese.c. logic and common knowledge.d.
participant observation and interviews..
Answer: c. logic and common knowledge.
◍ In a prospective study of a disease, the cohort originally selected consisted
of:a. persons without the disease.b. persons without the factor under
investigation.c. persons with the disease.d. persons with the factor under
investigation..
Answer: a. persons without the disease
◍ A health care organizations emergency department (ED) continues to report
their system is 'down' 25% of the time. operations staff have logged
computer and application downtime every day for a month and found the
system downtime was less than 1%. Local IS staff visited the ED
periodically throughout the day and found users successfully using the
system on every visit. which of the following should the CIO do to resolve
the issue?
A. Meet with key users in the ED to hear specific complaints firsthand.
B. Officially report the month-long downtime tracking results and spend no
more time on the issue.
C. Put a problem log on the unit asking ED staff to log details of each
, downtime experience.
D. Put an IS specialist in the department every day for a week to monitor the
system use.
Answer: Meet with key users in the ED to hear specific complaints firsthand
◍ Which of the following is one of the major approaches to psychology?
A. New age movement
B. Psychiatry
C. Psychoanalysis
D. Structuralism.
Answer: Psychoanalysis
◍ In computing the maternal death rate, the ratio is that of maternal deaths to
all:
A. Births
B. Deliveries
C. Live births
D. Obstetrical discharges.
Answer: Obstetrical discharges
◍ The inpatient census at midnight is 67. Two patients were admitted in the
morning; 1 died two hours later and the second patient was transferred to
another facility that same afternoon. The IPSD for that day will be?
A. 65
B. 67
C. 68
D. 69.
Answer: 69
◍ n an epidemiologic experiment in which the population of one city is
exposed to a presumed etiologic factor, and the population of another city is
used as a control, a major difficulty is that:Select one:a. the case and control
groups may not be comparable considering other factors.b. the cities may
not be of equal population therefore making comparisons invalid.c. the
groups studied in each city may not be representative of the population of
, the city.d. there may be bias in determining the presence or absence of the
presumed etiologic factor..
Answer: a. the case and control groups may not be comparable considering
other factors.
◍ The number of late fetal deaths after 28 weeks or more gestation plus infant
deaths within 7 days of birth divided by the number of live births plus the
number of late fetal deaths during a year:a. fetal mortality rate.b. infant
fertility rate.c. maternal mortality rate.d. perinatal mortality rate..
Answer: d. perinatal mortality rate.
◍ A health record that uses both manual and electronic processes is described
as a/an _________ health record?
A. Computerized
B. Electronic
C. Hybrid
D. Traditional.
Answer: Hybrid
◍ All of the following are components of an information system, EXCEPT?
A. Data warehouse
B. Hardware
C. People
D. Software.
Answer: Data warehouse
◍ A complete health record includes?
A. Assessment and identification of health issue only
B. Assessment, identification of health issue, plan of care, and financial
estimation
C. Assessment, identification of health issue, plan of care, implementation,
and evaluation.
D. Identification of health issue, plan of care, implementation and evaluation
only..
Answer: Assessment, identification of health issue, plan of care,
, implementation, and evaluation.
◍ Controls developed to ensure that the information being processed is
complete and correct area. input controls.b. output controls.c. procedural
controls.d. storage controls..
Answer: b. output controls.
◍ Information retrieval is the field of information science concerned with the
_________ in document collections?
A. Organization
B. Organization and retrieval
C. Organization, retrieval and presentation of information
D. Organization, retrieval, presentation of information, and storage.
Answer: Organization, retrieval and presentation of information
◍ _______________is used by managers to help translate the organization's
strategy into meaningful actions. It also allows managers to see how
decisions they make affect units.Select one:a. balance scorecard.b. cost
benefit analysis.c. process mapping.d. impact analysis..
Answer: a. balance scorecard.
◍ Discharge days are used in computing the?
A. Average length of stay
B. Gross autopsy rate
C. Inpatient census
D. Percentage of occupancy.
Answer: Average length of stay
◍ When coding fractures, when there is no indication if the fracture is open or
closed, code the condition as?
A. Closed
B. Open
C. Other specified
D. Unspecified.
Answer: Closed
