CPHIMS exam 1 questions and answers with
solutions 2025/2026
A universal goal to improve patient safety is the use of - ANSWER
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 - ANSWER uniquely identifies
each record stored in the table.
Technology assessment within a project is used to: - ANSWER consider
the effect of technology when it is
introduced, extended, or modified.
MUMPS or M - ANSWER traditional database model of healthcare
(similar to NoSQL) -> hierarchical database
MUMPS advantage - ANSWER 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.
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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER access to objects, video and audio
files.
distributed database - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER identify the patient's records with
numbers that
all people who access the database use
Evidence-based medicine, or EBM - ANSWER 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
into 3 groups, which are? - ANSWER mechanical systems, human
systems, and man-machine systems
Mechanical systems - ANSWER systems necessary for a healthcare
organization to function
mechanically, including the capability of maintaining the physical
environments of the organization
human system - ANSWER system relating to people, including patients
and physicians and their relationships.
Man-machine systems - ANSWER systems that are used to aid a person in
the healthcare process.
Define a healthcare system - ANSWER 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. 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) - ANSWER physicians that see
patients within a specific insurance plan for a prearranged price set
between the insurance company and HMO
preferred provider organization (PPO) - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Spreadsheets
What software is used to analyze input from user by applying statistical
methods to the data? - ANSWER Statistical software
solutions 2025/2026
A universal goal to improve patient safety is the use of - ANSWER
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 - ANSWER uniquely identifies
each record stored in the table.
Technology assessment within a project is used to: - ANSWER consider
the effect of technology when it is
introduced, extended, or modified.
MUMPS or M - ANSWER traditional database model of healthcare
(similar to NoSQL) -> hierarchical database
MUMPS advantage - ANSWER 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.
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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER access to objects, video and audio
files.
distributed database - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER identify the patient's records with
numbers that
all people who access the database use
Evidence-based medicine, or EBM - ANSWER 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
into 3 groups, which are? - ANSWER mechanical systems, human
systems, and man-machine systems
Mechanical systems - ANSWER systems necessary for a healthcare
organization to function
mechanically, including the capability of maintaining the physical
environments of the organization
human system - ANSWER system relating to people, including patients
and physicians and their relationships.
Man-machine systems - ANSWER systems that are used to aid a person in
the healthcare process.
Define a healthcare system - ANSWER 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. 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) - ANSWER physicians that see
patients within a specific insurance plan for a prearranged price set
between the insurance company and HMO
preferred provider organization (PPO) - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Spreadsheets
What software is used to analyze input from user by applying statistical
methods to the data? - ANSWER Statistical software
