CPHIMS EXAM 2025 NEWEST ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+ || BRAND NEW
A chief nursing officer (CNO) would like to purchase a new
nurse scheduling system. Before creating the request for
proposal, to whom should the CNO speak FIRST?
A. supply chain
B. legal department
C. information systems
D. finance department Correct Answer C. information
systems
The information systems department assists users in
defining scope and requirements. The supply chain
department is involved after RFP development. The
legal department is involved later, during contract
review. The finance department is involved after
scope is defined.
A clinical informatics professional within an acute care
setting typically does NOT need to possess skills and/or
experience in which of the following areas?
A. clinical medicine
B. computer science
C. quantitative statistics
D. population health Correct Answer C. quantitative
statistics
,When setting up relational databases, the primary key
refers to a field or set of field that:
A. contains the unique security password for the
database.
B. points to rows and columns in the table.
C. relates the tables for the database.
D. uniquely identifies each record stored in the table.
Correct Answer D. uniquely identifies each record stored
in the table.
The goal of establishing data standards is to:
A. ensure that systems accomplish what they were
designed to do.
B. represent and share information and knowledge in a
standard format.
C. ensure vendor performance in all aspects of
information systems design.
D. enable users to build and integrate applications
throughout the system. Correct Answer B. represent and
share information and knowledge in a standard format.
Data standards promote the consistent recording of
information and are fundamental to the efficient
exchange of information.
A healthcare system has a significant problem with
registrars creating duplicate medical record identification
numbers. The systems has over 100 decentralized
departmental registration points spread over a campus to
,make the check-in process more convenient for patients.
Which of the following would have the MOST impact?
1. creating a centralized registration area
2. implementing an automated master patient index
system
3. monitoring duplicate medical record numbers
periodically
4. permitting registrars to correct duplicate medical record
numbers
A. 1, 2, and 3 only
B. 1, 2, and 4 only
C. 1, 3, and 4 only
D. 2, 3, and 4 only Correct Answer B. 1, 2, and 4 only
Because monitoring the problem alone will not
prevent the problem from occurring in the first place
and is not a preventative strategy, #3 is false. This
means that the option without #3, option "B" is the
Correct Answer.
Which of the following are essential components of a
clinical decision-support system?
a. alters, reminders, and frequently asked questions
b. data, information, and knowledge tools
c. knowledge base, inference engine, and patient-specific
information
d. data repository, user interface, and artificial intelligence
Correct Answer c. knowledge base, inference engine, and
patient-specific information
, "C" is the best option because the system is
dependent on the ability to reason from a knowledge
base. "A" is not the best option because these are
simply general features of a clinical decision-support
system. In "B", while these items are required, they
can exist without a clinical decision-support system.
Artificial intelligence is not part of a clinical decision-
support system, so "D" is not correct.
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. Correct 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 Correct Answer C. CDSS
CDSS stands for clinical decision-support systems
and is used to aid clinicians in decision making.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+ || BRAND NEW
A chief nursing officer (CNO) would like to purchase a new
nurse scheduling system. Before creating the request for
proposal, to whom should the CNO speak FIRST?
A. supply chain
B. legal department
C. information systems
D. finance department Correct Answer C. information
systems
The information systems department assists users in
defining scope and requirements. The supply chain
department is involved after RFP development. The
legal department is involved later, during contract
review. The finance department is involved after
scope is defined.
A clinical informatics professional within an acute care
setting typically does NOT need to possess skills and/or
experience in which of the following areas?
A. clinical medicine
B. computer science
C. quantitative statistics
D. population health Correct Answer C. quantitative
statistics
,When setting up relational databases, the primary key
refers to a field or set of field that:
A. contains the unique security password for the
database.
B. points to rows and columns in the table.
C. relates the tables for the database.
D. uniquely identifies each record stored in the table.
Correct Answer D. uniquely identifies each record stored
in the table.
The goal of establishing data standards is to:
A. ensure that systems accomplish what they were
designed to do.
B. represent and share information and knowledge in a
standard format.
C. ensure vendor performance in all aspects of
information systems design.
D. enable users to build and integrate applications
throughout the system. Correct Answer B. represent and
share information and knowledge in a standard format.
Data standards promote the consistent recording of
information and are fundamental to the efficient
exchange of information.
A healthcare system has a significant problem with
registrars creating duplicate medical record identification
numbers. The systems has over 100 decentralized
departmental registration points spread over a campus to
,make the check-in process more convenient for patients.
Which of the following would have the MOST impact?
1. creating a centralized registration area
2. implementing an automated master patient index
system
3. monitoring duplicate medical record numbers
periodically
4. permitting registrars to correct duplicate medical record
numbers
A. 1, 2, and 3 only
B. 1, 2, and 4 only
C. 1, 3, and 4 only
D. 2, 3, and 4 only Correct Answer B. 1, 2, and 4 only
Because monitoring the problem alone will not
prevent the problem from occurring in the first place
and is not a preventative strategy, #3 is false. This
means that the option without #3, option "B" is the
Correct Answer.
Which of the following are essential components of a
clinical decision-support system?
a. alters, reminders, and frequently asked questions
b. data, information, and knowledge tools
c. knowledge base, inference engine, and patient-specific
information
d. data repository, user interface, and artificial intelligence
Correct Answer c. knowledge base, inference engine, and
patient-specific information
, "C" is the best option because the system is
dependent on the ability to reason from a knowledge
base. "A" is not the best option because these are
simply general features of a clinical decision-support
system. In "B", while these items are required, they
can exist without a clinical decision-support system.
Artificial intelligence is not part of a clinical decision-
support system, so "D" is not correct.
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. Correct 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 Correct Answer C. CDSS
CDSS stands for clinical decision-support systems
and is used to aid clinicians in decision making.
