CPHIMS Study Guide Practice Exams 2025 A+ Graded
1. Among the multiple types of hospital ownership, C
which is not a common model?
A. Public (government) owned and managed
B. Private, not for profit (nonprofit)
C. Physician owned
D. Private, for profit
2. Hospitals may be classified many different ways. D
Which of the following statements is true regarding
hospital classification?
A. Private hospitals are always for-profit organiza-
tions
B. Urban, rural, and children's hospitals are classified
by their geographic locations
C. Rural hospitals are most frequently classified as
teaching hospitals
D. Hospitals may be classified in more than one way;
for example, an urban hospital might also be classi-
fied as a government-owned hospital or as a general
hospital
3. An ambulatory surgery center would be best classified B
as
A. A teaching hospital
B. An outpatient care setting
C. A general hospital
D. A rehabilitation hospital
4. From the perspective of the healthcare delivery orga- B
nization, payments generally come from three types
, CPHIMS Study Guide Practice Exams 2025 A+ Graded
of entities:
A. Employers, employees, and government entities
B. Government-financed and managed programs, in-
surance programs managed by private entities, and
patients' personal funds
C. National health systems, national insurance sys-
tems, and multipayer systems
D. Uninsured, underinsured, and insured
5. In considering the purpose for interrelationships A
among healthcare organizations, identify the purpose
below that is correct:
A. Enable access to comprehensive care services from
only one healthcare organization
B. Ensure effective transfers of care facilitated by the
provision of essential health information
C. Facilitate obtaining appropriate rewards for care
referrals
D. Facilitate marketing of healthcare services regard-
less of patients' consent
6. Ensuring the general portability of healthcare is facil- A
itated by
A. Health information exchanges (HIEs) such as Cana-
da's Health Infoway and the U.S. HIE programs, in-
cluding the Nationwide Health Information Network
(NHIN)
B. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD)
C. Insurance programs administered by private enti-
, CPHIMS Study Guide Practice Exams 2025 A+ Graded
ties
D. The secondary use of healthcare information
7. An example of the secondary use of a patient's health D
information would be when the information is shared
A. To support transfer of the patient's care between
two providers
B. Through an authorized health information ex-
change to support the portability of care
C. In support of a diagnostic test required to further
the treatment of a patient
D. With public health officials for statistical reporting
or in support of clinical research
8. In the financial reimbursement area, the interrelation- B
ships between healthcare organizations A. Are unre-
lated to the efficiency of healthcare claims process-
ing B. May assure government payers that quality
healthcare services have been delivered C. Do not sup-
port private insurance organizations in their assess-
ment of the quality of delivered healthcare services D.
Are designed to maximize reimbursement for covered
healthcare services
9. Key information technology and information man- B
agement professionals in healthcare organizations in-
clude the
A. Chief information officer (CIO), chief executive of-
ficer (CEO), and chief medical information officer
(CMIO)
B. Chief information officer (CIO), chief security officer
, CPHIMS Study Guide Practice Exams 2025 A+ Graded
(CSO), and chief medical information officer (CMIO)
C. Chief information officer (CIO), chief financial offi-
cer (CFO), and chief technology officer (CTO)
D. Chief information officer (CIO), chief executive offi-
cer (CEO), and chief nursing informatics officer (CNIO)
10. Nongovernment professional associations may per- B
form regulatory roles for their profession. Which of
the following is not a typical role for a professional
association?
A. Determining qualifications for a profession by
defining professional examination criteria
B. Making laws and regulations regarding reimburse-
ments for their profession
C. Issuing a code of conduct to guide professional
behavior
D. Implementing disciplinary procedures for those in
their profession
11. Patients have an expectation that healthcare A
providers will keep health information entrusted to
them
A. Private and secure
B. Available Monday through Friday
C. On paper
D. Available for research
12. Data warehouses include C
A. Data from one hospital only
B. Information from the patient
1. Among the multiple types of hospital ownership, C
which is not a common model?
A. Public (government) owned and managed
B. Private, not for profit (nonprofit)
C. Physician owned
D. Private, for profit
2. Hospitals may be classified many different ways. D
Which of the following statements is true regarding
hospital classification?
A. Private hospitals are always for-profit organiza-
tions
B. Urban, rural, and children's hospitals are classified
by their geographic locations
C. Rural hospitals are most frequently classified as
teaching hospitals
D. Hospitals may be classified in more than one way;
for example, an urban hospital might also be classi-
fied as a government-owned hospital or as a general
hospital
3. An ambulatory surgery center would be best classified B
as
A. A teaching hospital
B. An outpatient care setting
C. A general hospital
D. A rehabilitation hospital
4. From the perspective of the healthcare delivery orga- B
nization, payments generally come from three types
, CPHIMS Study Guide Practice Exams 2025 A+ Graded
of entities:
A. Employers, employees, and government entities
B. Government-financed and managed programs, in-
surance programs managed by private entities, and
patients' personal funds
C. National health systems, national insurance sys-
tems, and multipayer systems
D. Uninsured, underinsured, and insured
5. In considering the purpose for interrelationships A
among healthcare organizations, identify the purpose
below that is correct:
A. Enable access to comprehensive care services from
only one healthcare organization
B. Ensure effective transfers of care facilitated by the
provision of essential health information
C. Facilitate obtaining appropriate rewards for care
referrals
D. Facilitate marketing of healthcare services regard-
less of patients' consent
6. Ensuring the general portability of healthcare is facil- A
itated by
A. Health information exchanges (HIEs) such as Cana-
da's Health Infoway and the U.S. HIE programs, in-
cluding the Nationwide Health Information Network
(NHIN)
B. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD)
C. Insurance programs administered by private enti-
, CPHIMS Study Guide Practice Exams 2025 A+ Graded
ties
D. The secondary use of healthcare information
7. An example of the secondary use of a patient's health D
information would be when the information is shared
A. To support transfer of the patient's care between
two providers
B. Through an authorized health information ex-
change to support the portability of care
C. In support of a diagnostic test required to further
the treatment of a patient
D. With public health officials for statistical reporting
or in support of clinical research
8. In the financial reimbursement area, the interrelation- B
ships between healthcare organizations A. Are unre-
lated to the efficiency of healthcare claims process-
ing B. May assure government payers that quality
healthcare services have been delivered C. Do not sup-
port private insurance organizations in their assess-
ment of the quality of delivered healthcare services D.
Are designed to maximize reimbursement for covered
healthcare services
9. Key information technology and information man- B
agement professionals in healthcare organizations in-
clude the
A. Chief information officer (CIO), chief executive of-
ficer (CEO), and chief medical information officer
(CMIO)
B. Chief information officer (CIO), chief security officer
, CPHIMS Study Guide Practice Exams 2025 A+ Graded
(CSO), and chief medical information officer (CMIO)
C. Chief information officer (CIO), chief financial offi-
cer (CFO), and chief technology officer (CTO)
D. Chief information officer (CIO), chief executive offi-
cer (CEO), and chief nursing informatics officer (CNIO)
10. Nongovernment professional associations may per- B
form regulatory roles for their profession. Which of
the following is not a typical role for a professional
association?
A. Determining qualifications for a profession by
defining professional examination criteria
B. Making laws and regulations regarding reimburse-
ments for their profession
C. Issuing a code of conduct to guide professional
behavior
D. Implementing disciplinary procedures for those in
their profession
11. Patients have an expectation that healthcare A
providers will keep health information entrusted to
them
A. Private and secure
B. Available Monday through Friday
C. On paper
D. Available for research
12. Data warehouses include C
A. Data from one hospital only
B. Information from the patient
