CAHIMS (Certified Associate in Healthcare
Information and Management Systems) 2026 –
Review Questions and Answers Study Guide –
Complete Exam Preparation Material
Introduction:
This document provides a comprehensive collection of review
questions and answers designed to prepare students for the
CAHIMS certification exam. It covers key topics including
healthcare regulations, HIPAA and HITECH, electronic health
records (EHR), clinical decision support, networking, data
standards, and health information exchange.
The material consists of multiple-choice questions with correct
answers to reinforce understanding of healthcare informatics, IT
infrastructure, and healthcare systems. It serves as a complete
study and practice resource aligned with CAHIMS exam objectives.
Exam Questions and Answers:
Which of the following typically pays providers the most for
identical medical services?
a. Medicare
b. Private insurance companies
c. Medicaid
,d. Managed care organizations---Correct precise answer---b
According to the lecture, which of the following explains the
necessity for linking HITECH Act incentives to "meaningful use"?
a. Healthcare organizations which are primarily paid through
Medicaid have lower clinical outcomes.
b. Healthcare organizations with mainly private insurance payors
have quality HIT but generally do not value interoperablility with
government agencies.
c. Simply having an EHR system does not ensure maximum benefits
for patients, physicians and payors.
d. HIT is the tool to provide equality of healthcare services for all
citizens.---Correct precise answer---c
Published reports from which of the following organization
emphasized the role of health IT in promoting patient safety?
a. HIPAA
b. CMS
c. IOM
d. NLM---Correct precise answer---c
,Which of the following was a NEW development in the 1990s?
a. Computer applications just started to be developed to support
scientific medical practice.
b. The professionalism of informatics specialists that began in the
1980s decreased.
c. The part of the Internet known as the World Wide Web was
invented.
d. Voice recognition software began to be used routinely in
healthcare.---Correct precise answer---c
What is a likely future outcome from the clinical and translational
science awards?
a. Systems for using EHR data for research will be developed.
b. Academic informatics professionals will be less needed.
c. Informatics research will focus on supporting basic science
discoveries.
d. Informatics applications for translating scientific papers from
other languages into English will get more attention.---Correct
precise answer---a
Which of the following occurred in 2004?
, a. The HIPAA legislation was passed.
b. The HITECH legislation was passed.
c. The Institute of Medicine was formed.
d. The ONC was established.---Correct precise answer---d
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason that Chief
Information Officers began to report to the CEOs of hospitals in the
1990s?
a. There were major hospital reorganizations and no other
administrator wanted the responsibility for the information
systems.
b. The CIO's role became much broader than it had been previously.
c. CIOs demanded that they get more recognition and wanted to
report to the top administrator.
d. CEOs began to take over many functions previously given to CFOs
and this was one of them.---Correct precise answer---b
Which of the following is the MOST likely explanation for increased
clinical computer use after 2000?
a. Computers were very cheap and more doctors bought them for
their offices.
b. Doctors were more comfortable using computers.
Information and Management Systems) 2026 –
Review Questions and Answers Study Guide –
Complete Exam Preparation Material
Introduction:
This document provides a comprehensive collection of review
questions and answers designed to prepare students for the
CAHIMS certification exam. It covers key topics including
healthcare regulations, HIPAA and HITECH, electronic health
records (EHR), clinical decision support, networking, data
standards, and health information exchange.
The material consists of multiple-choice questions with correct
answers to reinforce understanding of healthcare informatics, IT
infrastructure, and healthcare systems. It serves as a complete
study and practice resource aligned with CAHIMS exam objectives.
Exam Questions and Answers:
Which of the following typically pays providers the most for
identical medical services?
a. Medicare
b. Private insurance companies
c. Medicaid
,d. Managed care organizations---Correct precise answer---b
According to the lecture, which of the following explains the
necessity for linking HITECH Act incentives to "meaningful use"?
a. Healthcare organizations which are primarily paid through
Medicaid have lower clinical outcomes.
b. Healthcare organizations with mainly private insurance payors
have quality HIT but generally do not value interoperablility with
government agencies.
c. Simply having an EHR system does not ensure maximum benefits
for patients, physicians and payors.
d. HIT is the tool to provide equality of healthcare services for all
citizens.---Correct precise answer---c
Published reports from which of the following organization
emphasized the role of health IT in promoting patient safety?
a. HIPAA
b. CMS
c. IOM
d. NLM---Correct precise answer---c
,Which of the following was a NEW development in the 1990s?
a. Computer applications just started to be developed to support
scientific medical practice.
b. The professionalism of informatics specialists that began in the
1980s decreased.
c. The part of the Internet known as the World Wide Web was
invented.
d. Voice recognition software began to be used routinely in
healthcare.---Correct precise answer---c
What is a likely future outcome from the clinical and translational
science awards?
a. Systems for using EHR data for research will be developed.
b. Academic informatics professionals will be less needed.
c. Informatics research will focus on supporting basic science
discoveries.
d. Informatics applications for translating scientific papers from
other languages into English will get more attention.---Correct
precise answer---a
Which of the following occurred in 2004?
, a. The HIPAA legislation was passed.
b. The HITECH legislation was passed.
c. The Institute of Medicine was formed.
d. The ONC was established.---Correct precise answer---d
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason that Chief
Information Officers began to report to the CEOs of hospitals in the
1990s?
a. There were major hospital reorganizations and no other
administrator wanted the responsibility for the information
systems.
b. The CIO's role became much broader than it had been previously.
c. CIOs demanded that they get more recognition and wanted to
report to the top administrator.
d. CEOs began to take over many functions previously given to CFOs
and this was one of them.---Correct precise answer---b
Which of the following is the MOST likely explanation for increased
clinical computer use after 2000?
a. Computers were very cheap and more doctors bought them for
their offices.
b. Doctors were more comfortable using computers.
