CPHIMS ACTUAL CERTIFICATION
PRACTICE GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER BLUEPRINT
◉ At an ambulatory clinic, a staff member at the front desk is
entering a patient's insurance data into an informational system.
This system is MOST likely:
A. a patient accounting system.
B. an enterprise resource planning systems.
C. an electronic health record.
D. a practice management system.
Answer: D. a practice management system.
A practice management system is typically used for billing
outpatient office visits.
◉ A physician who uses a system for diagnosing and treatment
planning by interpreting and analyzing clinical data would be using
which one of the following?
A. CAI
B. CPOE
C. CDSS
,D. EMR
Answer: C. CDSS
CDSS stands for clinical decision-support systems and is used to aid
clinicians in decision making.
◉ When implementing a blood bank system, typical tasks include:
1. end-user training
2. test plan definition
3. equipment calibration
4. clinical validation
A. 1, 2, and 3 only
B. 1, 2, and 4 only
C. 1, 3, and 4 only
D. 2, 3, and 4 only
Answer: B. 1, 2, and 4 only
The correct answer is "B" because it does not include option "3 -
equipment calibration". Equipment calibration is typically handled
separately by medical engineering.
,◉ A remote region has been identified as an underserved area due
to a shortage of many different clinical professionals including
psychologists. Which of the following technology solutions is the
BEST option to increase access to psychology consults?
A. video conferencing
B. teleconferencing
C. email communication
D. instant messaging
Answer: A. video conferencing
Via video conferencing, the clinical can see the patient and hear the
patient. Seeing and hearing the patient are necessary for a proper
psychological consultation.
◉ Which of the following is an interface standard for healthcare
electronic data?
A. HL7
B. ICD10CM
C. CPT4
D. SNOWMED
Answer: A. HL7
Health Level 7 (HL7) is a data communication standard for health
information exchange. ICD10CM (International Classification of
, Diseases, 10th Edition, Clinical Modification) is a clinical coding
mechanism. CPT4 (Current Procedural Terminology, 4th Edition) is a
clinical procedure coding mechanism. SNOWMED (Systematized
Nomenclature in Medicine) is a clinical coding mechanism which is a
combination of diseases and procedures.
◉ An institution has deployed an enterprise picture archiving and
communication system (PACS). A department administrator would
like IT to review the purchase documentation for a new modality
that the department would like to purchase and integrate into the
enterprise PACS. Which of the following conformance statements
will ensure the highest level of integration between the new
modality and the PACS?
A. DICOM
B. IHE
C. HL7
D. OSPF
Answer: B. IHE
IHE is integrating the healthcare enterprise and is an industry
initiative to improve the way computer systems share information.
DICOM is digital imaging and communications in medicine and is the
standard used to transfer images. HL7 is Health Level 7 and provides
a framework for the change of textual health information. DICOME
and HL7 are comprised within IHE. OSPF is "open shortest path
first", which is a networking protocol.
PRACTICE GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER BLUEPRINT
◉ At an ambulatory clinic, a staff member at the front desk is
entering a patient's insurance data into an informational system.
This system is MOST likely:
A. a patient accounting system.
B. an enterprise resource planning systems.
C. an electronic health record.
D. a practice management system.
Answer: D. a practice management system.
A practice management system is typically used for billing
outpatient office visits.
◉ A physician who uses a system for diagnosing and treatment
planning by interpreting and analyzing clinical data would be using
which one of the following?
A. CAI
B. CPOE
C. CDSS
,D. EMR
Answer: C. CDSS
CDSS stands for clinical decision-support systems and is used to aid
clinicians in decision making.
◉ When implementing a blood bank system, typical tasks include:
1. end-user training
2. test plan definition
3. equipment calibration
4. clinical validation
A. 1, 2, and 3 only
B. 1, 2, and 4 only
C. 1, 3, and 4 only
D. 2, 3, and 4 only
Answer: B. 1, 2, and 4 only
The correct answer is "B" because it does not include option "3 -
equipment calibration". Equipment calibration is typically handled
separately by medical engineering.
,◉ A remote region has been identified as an underserved area due
to a shortage of many different clinical professionals including
psychologists. Which of the following technology solutions is the
BEST option to increase access to psychology consults?
A. video conferencing
B. teleconferencing
C. email communication
D. instant messaging
Answer: A. video conferencing
Via video conferencing, the clinical can see the patient and hear the
patient. Seeing and hearing the patient are necessary for a proper
psychological consultation.
◉ Which of the following is an interface standard for healthcare
electronic data?
A. HL7
B. ICD10CM
C. CPT4
D. SNOWMED
Answer: A. HL7
Health Level 7 (HL7) is a data communication standard for health
information exchange. ICD10CM (International Classification of
, Diseases, 10th Edition, Clinical Modification) is a clinical coding
mechanism. CPT4 (Current Procedural Terminology, 4th Edition) is a
clinical procedure coding mechanism. SNOWMED (Systematized
Nomenclature in Medicine) is a clinical coding mechanism which is a
combination of diseases and procedures.
◉ An institution has deployed an enterprise picture archiving and
communication system (PACS). A department administrator would
like IT to review the purchase documentation for a new modality
that the department would like to purchase and integrate into the
enterprise PACS. Which of the following conformance statements
will ensure the highest level of integration between the new
modality and the PACS?
A. DICOM
B. IHE
C. HL7
D. OSPF
Answer: B. IHE
IHE is integrating the healthcare enterprise and is an industry
initiative to improve the way computer systems share information.
DICOM is digital imaging and communications in medicine and is the
standard used to transfer images. HL7 is Health Level 7 and provides
a framework for the change of textual health information. DICOME
and HL7 are comprised within IHE. OSPF is "open shortest path
first", which is a networking protocol.
