CHIMA NEC - Introduction and HIM
Profession UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is defined as "the discipline that focuses on healthcare data and the
management of health care information in the electronic, paper, hybrid, images, verbal/audio
format in combination with the translation of data in these formats into usable forms of
information for the advancement of health and health care individuals and populations"?
a. Information and communications Technology Council (ICTC)
b. Health Informatics (HI)
c. Health Information Management (HIM)
d. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) - CORRECT
ANSWER - c. Health Information Management (HIM)
Which of the following is defined as "the intersection of clinical sciences in which the
application of computers in medicine and health care are used together with management
practices that promote the proper implementation, use and maintenance of health information
systems?"
a. Information and communications Technology Council (ICTC)
b. Health Informatics (HI)
c. Health Information Management (HIM)
d. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) - CORRECT
ANSWER - b. Health Informatics (HI)
Which of the following is refereed to as the "document containing the health information
management curriculum" requires to be covered in all accredited Canadian Health Information
Management programs across Canada?
a. Canadian College of Health Information Management (CHIMA)
,b. Canada's Health Informatics Association (COACH)
c. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
d. Learning Outcomes for Health Information Management (LOHIM) - CORRECT
ANSWER - d. Learning Outcomes for Health Information Management (LOHIM)
Which of the following roles would be considered as as "entry level" Health Information
Management Professional?
a. Coding classification specialist
b. Records Management Analyst
c.Business Intelligence Analyst
d. both a and b - CORRECT ANSWER - d. both a and b
Which of the following roles would be considered as an "advanced level" Health Information
Management professional?
a. Coding Classification Specialist
b. Chief privacy officer
c. Terminology Manager
d. Business intelligence analyst - CORRECT ANSWER - b. Chief privacy officer
Which of the following is of primary concern to policy makers, administrators, managers and
executive health leaders who depend on the collection of health information for planing and
managing resources?
a. Data Quality
b. Techological changes
c. Policies and Procedures
d. Leadership roles - CORRECT ANSWER - a. Data Quality
, At what stage of electronic health record (EHR) adoptions are most Canadian Health facilities at
based on the Health Care Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) analytics
framework?
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 2
c. Stage 3
d. Stage 5 - CORRECT ANSWER - c. Stage 3
Which of the following will eliminate a significant number of clerical positions and at the same
time alter the skills required for the HIM occupational group?
a. Electronic Health Information Systems (EHIS) technologies
b. Health Informatics
c. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
d. Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) - CORRECT
ANSWER - a. Electronic Health Information Systems (EHIS) technologies
How many steps are involved in the lifecycle of information management?
a. Three
b. Four
c. Six
d. Seven - CORRECT ANSWER - d. Seven
What Year did an international multi-stakeholder task team complete a major revision of the
current learning outcomes for health information Management (LOHIM) curriculum document?
a. 2009
b. 2010
Profession UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is defined as "the discipline that focuses on healthcare data and the
management of health care information in the electronic, paper, hybrid, images, verbal/audio
format in combination with the translation of data in these formats into usable forms of
information for the advancement of health and health care individuals and populations"?
a. Information and communications Technology Council (ICTC)
b. Health Informatics (HI)
c. Health Information Management (HIM)
d. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) - CORRECT
ANSWER - c. Health Information Management (HIM)
Which of the following is defined as "the intersection of clinical sciences in which the
application of computers in medicine and health care are used together with management
practices that promote the proper implementation, use and maintenance of health information
systems?"
a. Information and communications Technology Council (ICTC)
b. Health Informatics (HI)
c. Health Information Management (HIM)
d. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) - CORRECT
ANSWER - b. Health Informatics (HI)
Which of the following is refereed to as the "document containing the health information
management curriculum" requires to be covered in all accredited Canadian Health Information
Management programs across Canada?
a. Canadian College of Health Information Management (CHIMA)
,b. Canada's Health Informatics Association (COACH)
c. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
d. Learning Outcomes for Health Information Management (LOHIM) - CORRECT
ANSWER - d. Learning Outcomes for Health Information Management (LOHIM)
Which of the following roles would be considered as as "entry level" Health Information
Management Professional?
a. Coding classification specialist
b. Records Management Analyst
c.Business Intelligence Analyst
d. both a and b - CORRECT ANSWER - d. both a and b
Which of the following roles would be considered as an "advanced level" Health Information
Management professional?
a. Coding Classification Specialist
b. Chief privacy officer
c. Terminology Manager
d. Business intelligence analyst - CORRECT ANSWER - b. Chief privacy officer
Which of the following is of primary concern to policy makers, administrators, managers and
executive health leaders who depend on the collection of health information for planing and
managing resources?
a. Data Quality
b. Techological changes
c. Policies and Procedures
d. Leadership roles - CORRECT ANSWER - a. Data Quality
, At what stage of electronic health record (EHR) adoptions are most Canadian Health facilities at
based on the Health Care Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) analytics
framework?
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 2
c. Stage 3
d. Stage 5 - CORRECT ANSWER - c. Stage 3
Which of the following will eliminate a significant number of clerical positions and at the same
time alter the skills required for the HIM occupational group?
a. Electronic Health Information Systems (EHIS) technologies
b. Health Informatics
c. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
d. Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) - CORRECT
ANSWER - a. Electronic Health Information Systems (EHIS) technologies
How many steps are involved in the lifecycle of information management?
a. Three
b. Four
c. Six
d. Seven - CORRECT ANSWER - d. Seven
What Year did an international multi-stakeholder task team complete a major revision of the
current learning outcomes for health information Management (LOHIM) curriculum document?
a. 2009
b. 2010
