CHC PRACTICE QUESTIONS
(SCENARIOS) EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
A compliance professional has been working with a department director to
implement a new policy regarding timely completion of medical records.
Which of the following should be completed by the department manager to
promote compliance with the new policy?
a. Statistically valid sampling audit
b. Monitoring
c. Discovery Audit
d. Retrospective Audit - CORRECT-ANSWERSb. Monitoring
For monitoring activities, OIG uses the term regularly to describe the
frequency of review. Which factors should an organization consider when
establishing a frequency schedule for monitoring:
a. Timing of staff job performance evaluations, how often compliance
training is provided, whenever computer upgrades occur, and how many new
employees were hired in the target department.
b. Size of organization, frequency of the activity being monitored, past
incidences of misconduct, and current/future investigations.
c. Whether organization used internal or external counsel, timing of the
annual financial audit, and number of hotline calls received. - CORRECT-
,ANSWERSb. Size of organization, frequency of the activity being monitored,
past incidences of misconduct, and current/future investigations.
Ref. Healthcare Compliance Professional's Manual
What is an important first step in creating a compliance team or improving
the effectiveness of an existing one?
a) Making sure senior management has the time and other resources
necessary to promote and carry out compliance improvements
b) Give the CCO the authority to reconcile, standardize, and modify policies
where appropriate.
c) Place the organization's CCO on the senior management team
d) None of the above - CORRECT-ANSWERSc) Place the organization's CCO
on the senior management team.
Explanation: This comes straight form Chapter 1 of the Auditing and
Monitoring book 2nd ed. Without being placed on the senior management
team, the CCO is unable to effectively carry out the duties and
responsibilities of the office.
An employee has violated the non-retaliation policy, he has spread rumors
about employee who reported him. The compliance professional's first action
is to:
a. Create formal hearing for the violator
,b. Pursue legal consequence against violator before pursuing work
consequences
c. Recommend disciplinary actions against the violator of the non-retaliation
policy
d. Dismiss both employees from work - CORRECT-ANSWERSc. Recommend
disciplinary actions against the violator of the non-retaliation policy
There is no established template for documenting compliance risks. Each
organization should develop a Risk Assessment that fits its risk profile. The
components that are commonly used throughout the industry are as follows
EXCEPT:
a. Risk Assessment
b. Measuring key risk indicators
c. Identifying key performance indicators
d. Training the leadership of compliance regulation program - CORRECT-
ANSWERSd. Training the leadership of compliance regulation program
Ref. ABA CRCM (certified regulatory compliance manager)
After a compliance officer develops a base of knowledge, he/she must begin
the art of applying regulations in a risk management environment. Which of
the following is NOT out of a few things to be kept in mind when determining
what to do FIRST?
a. think practically about your role as an advisor, involve all department
units in the decision process rather than making decisions from them
, b. calculate the organization's consolidated risk profile
c. make sure you understand the level of risk that the organization will
tolerate, so decisions do not exceed this limit
d. add value by analyzing regulatory requirements for the department units
before you present proposed/final rules or solutions - CORRECT-ANSWERSb.
calculate the organization's consolidated risk profile (determine risk
tolerance)
Ref. ABA CRCM (certified regulatory compliance manager)
To be effective, compliance risk management professionals must design a
framework to ensure that management understands the risks and steps to
take to mitigate them. The many roles compliance professionals fill
incorporate risk management aspects including:
a. overseeing compliance training targeting higher risk areas
b. tracking regulatory proposals or final rules to understand new risks
c. both a and b - CORRECT-ANSWERSc. both a and b
Ref. ABA CRCM (certified regulatory compliance manager)
After an investigation, it was discovered that the organization's reputation is
at stake. What should a Compliance Professional do next?
A. Report the findings to the board
B. Contact legal counsel
C. Advise the CEO and recommend next steps
(SCENARIOS) EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
A compliance professional has been working with a department director to
implement a new policy regarding timely completion of medical records.
Which of the following should be completed by the department manager to
promote compliance with the new policy?
a. Statistically valid sampling audit
b. Monitoring
c. Discovery Audit
d. Retrospective Audit - CORRECT-ANSWERSb. Monitoring
For monitoring activities, OIG uses the term regularly to describe the
frequency of review. Which factors should an organization consider when
establishing a frequency schedule for monitoring:
a. Timing of staff job performance evaluations, how often compliance
training is provided, whenever computer upgrades occur, and how many new
employees were hired in the target department.
b. Size of organization, frequency of the activity being monitored, past
incidences of misconduct, and current/future investigations.
c. Whether organization used internal or external counsel, timing of the
annual financial audit, and number of hotline calls received. - CORRECT-
,ANSWERSb. Size of organization, frequency of the activity being monitored,
past incidences of misconduct, and current/future investigations.
Ref. Healthcare Compliance Professional's Manual
What is an important first step in creating a compliance team or improving
the effectiveness of an existing one?
a) Making sure senior management has the time and other resources
necessary to promote and carry out compliance improvements
b) Give the CCO the authority to reconcile, standardize, and modify policies
where appropriate.
c) Place the organization's CCO on the senior management team
d) None of the above - CORRECT-ANSWERSc) Place the organization's CCO
on the senior management team.
Explanation: This comes straight form Chapter 1 of the Auditing and
Monitoring book 2nd ed. Without being placed on the senior management
team, the CCO is unable to effectively carry out the duties and
responsibilities of the office.
An employee has violated the non-retaliation policy, he has spread rumors
about employee who reported him. The compliance professional's first action
is to:
a. Create formal hearing for the violator
,b. Pursue legal consequence against violator before pursuing work
consequences
c. Recommend disciplinary actions against the violator of the non-retaliation
policy
d. Dismiss both employees from work - CORRECT-ANSWERSc. Recommend
disciplinary actions against the violator of the non-retaliation policy
There is no established template for documenting compliance risks. Each
organization should develop a Risk Assessment that fits its risk profile. The
components that are commonly used throughout the industry are as follows
EXCEPT:
a. Risk Assessment
b. Measuring key risk indicators
c. Identifying key performance indicators
d. Training the leadership of compliance regulation program - CORRECT-
ANSWERSd. Training the leadership of compliance regulation program
Ref. ABA CRCM (certified regulatory compliance manager)
After a compliance officer develops a base of knowledge, he/she must begin
the art of applying regulations in a risk management environment. Which of
the following is NOT out of a few things to be kept in mind when determining
what to do FIRST?
a. think practically about your role as an advisor, involve all department
units in the decision process rather than making decisions from them
, b. calculate the organization's consolidated risk profile
c. make sure you understand the level of risk that the organization will
tolerate, so decisions do not exceed this limit
d. add value by analyzing regulatory requirements for the department units
before you present proposed/final rules or solutions - CORRECT-ANSWERSb.
calculate the organization's consolidated risk profile (determine risk
tolerance)
Ref. ABA CRCM (certified regulatory compliance manager)
To be effective, compliance risk management professionals must design a
framework to ensure that management understands the risks and steps to
take to mitigate them. The many roles compliance professionals fill
incorporate risk management aspects including:
a. overseeing compliance training targeting higher risk areas
b. tracking regulatory proposals or final rules to understand new risks
c. both a and b - CORRECT-ANSWERSc. both a and b
Ref. ABA CRCM (certified regulatory compliance manager)
After an investigation, it was discovered that the organization's reputation is
at stake. What should a Compliance Professional do next?
A. Report the findings to the board
B. Contact legal counsel
C. Advise the CEO and recommend next steps
