CPHIMS PRACTICE GUIDE 2025: 100+ QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS!!
Issues facing healthcare providers (7)
- answer--Costs Rising
-Quality variations in clinical care
-safety (patient)
-evidence decision making
-administrative process complexity
-consumerish/heightened expectations
-research & tech advances
Providers of care (7)
- answer--Hospitals
-Ambulatory centers/clinics
-Long term care providers (30+ days)
-Public health agencies
-Community health programs
-physician practices
-pharmacies
Hospital characteristics (5)
- answer--Level of care provided (primary, secondary, tertiary, sub-acute)
-Ownership (profit / non)
-Geographic location (urban/metropolitan MSA 50k+ / rural)
-Payor mix (Govt, private)
-Teaching status (teaching hosp, academic med cntr, non-teaching hosp)
Ambulatory centers/clinics
- answer-Services withOUT overnight stay
Long Term Care Services (4)
- answer-30+ days
-Nursing Home
-Rehab
-Mental Health
-Home Health
,Physician Practice types (2)
- answer--Group practices
-Solo practices
CPOE
- answer-Computerized Practitioner Order Entry (used at pharmacies)
Integrated Delivery Network (IDN)
- answer-Variety of providers organized to provide a continuum of care (with
integrated administration and information sharing)
Formed through
-Merger/Acquisition
-Joint venture
-Alliance
-Network (e.g. virtual organization... IPA)
Key factors to IDN success (2)
- answer--Physician involvement
-Interoperable info systems
Payment Systems (2)
- answer-Private Financing
-private insurance
-out of pocket (fee for service)
Public financing
-National Health Insurance System.. private providers (Canada)
-National HEAlth system (Britain) govt providers
Healthcare Workforce (4)
- answer-Physicians
-Primary care
-Specialists
Mid-Level practitioners
-Physician Assistants
-Advanced practice nurses
Nurses
, -RNs
-Nursing Informatics
Other
-Administration
-Board members
-Government/payor organizations
-Vendors
-Consultants
-Informatics
Functions of IT Department (4)
- answer--Operations & tech support
-Applications
-Specialized groups (e.g. process improvement)
-IT Administration (oversee, governance, strategy, staffing, budget)
IT Professionals (Executive)
- answer-CIO (Manages dept, leadership)
CTO (guides tech architecture, tracks new technologies)
CSO (security)
CMIO (Represents physicians in system design)
IT Professionals (Mid-mgmt and Staff)
- answer--Analysts
-Programmers
-Database admins
-Network admins
-Telecom specialists
-"Management Engineers"
Role of Government (3)
- answer--Provider of care (Veterans Affairs)
-Payor
National Health Insurance
1) Medicare
2) ontario health insurance plan OHIP
-Regulator
VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS!!
Issues facing healthcare providers (7)
- answer--Costs Rising
-Quality variations in clinical care
-safety (patient)
-evidence decision making
-administrative process complexity
-consumerish/heightened expectations
-research & tech advances
Providers of care (7)
- answer--Hospitals
-Ambulatory centers/clinics
-Long term care providers (30+ days)
-Public health agencies
-Community health programs
-physician practices
-pharmacies
Hospital characteristics (5)
- answer--Level of care provided (primary, secondary, tertiary, sub-acute)
-Ownership (profit / non)
-Geographic location (urban/metropolitan MSA 50k+ / rural)
-Payor mix (Govt, private)
-Teaching status (teaching hosp, academic med cntr, non-teaching hosp)
Ambulatory centers/clinics
- answer-Services withOUT overnight stay
Long Term Care Services (4)
- answer-30+ days
-Nursing Home
-Rehab
-Mental Health
-Home Health
,Physician Practice types (2)
- answer--Group practices
-Solo practices
CPOE
- answer-Computerized Practitioner Order Entry (used at pharmacies)
Integrated Delivery Network (IDN)
- answer-Variety of providers organized to provide a continuum of care (with
integrated administration and information sharing)
Formed through
-Merger/Acquisition
-Joint venture
-Alliance
-Network (e.g. virtual organization... IPA)
Key factors to IDN success (2)
- answer--Physician involvement
-Interoperable info systems
Payment Systems (2)
- answer-Private Financing
-private insurance
-out of pocket (fee for service)
Public financing
-National Health Insurance System.. private providers (Canada)
-National HEAlth system (Britain) govt providers
Healthcare Workforce (4)
- answer-Physicians
-Primary care
-Specialists
Mid-Level practitioners
-Physician Assistants
-Advanced practice nurses
Nurses
, -RNs
-Nursing Informatics
Other
-Administration
-Board members
-Government/payor organizations
-Vendors
-Consultants
-Informatics
Functions of IT Department (4)
- answer--Operations & tech support
-Applications
-Specialized groups (e.g. process improvement)
-IT Administration (oversee, governance, strategy, staffing, budget)
IT Professionals (Executive)
- answer-CIO (Manages dept, leadership)
CTO (guides tech architecture, tracks new technologies)
CSO (security)
CMIO (Represents physicians in system design)
IT Professionals (Mid-mgmt and Staff)
- answer--Analysts
-Programmers
-Database admins
-Network admins
-Telecom specialists
-"Management Engineers"
Role of Government (3)
- answer--Provider of care (Veterans Affairs)
-Payor
National Health Insurance
1) Medicare
2) ontario health insurance plan OHIP
-Regulator
