CPHRM Basic CPHRM 3

Question 1

A 'never event' in healthcare is BEST defined as:

Accepted Answer

A serious, largely preventable adverse event that should never occur

Answer

Never events are serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should never occur if proper safeguards are followed.

Question 2

Which risk financing technique involves a healthcare organization retaining financial risk and setting aside funds to pay for anticipated losses?

Accepted Answer

Self-insurance or captive insurance

Answer

Self-insurance and captive programs allow organizations to retain risk and fund their own losses rather than transferring them to a commercial insurer.

Question 3

The primary purpose of a healthcare organization's occurrence reporting system is to:

Accepted Answer

Identify, track, and analyze events to prevent recurrence

Answer

Occurrence reporting systems are designed to capture data that helps organizations identify trends and implement improvements to prevent future events.

Question 4

Which standard of care concept requires healthcare providers to perform at the level of a reasonably competent professional in the same field?

Accepted Answer

Standard of care

Answer

Standard of care defines the level of care a reasonably competent healthcare professional with similar training would provide in the same circumstances.

Question 5

When a patient falls in a hospital and sustains a hip fracture, which element of negligence establishes that the fall DIRECTLY caused the fracture?

Accepted Answer

Causation

Answer

Causation links the breach of duty directly to the harm suffered—the fall caused the fracture.

CPHRM Exam Practice Test

CPHRM Exam Practice Test

CPHRM Basic CPHRM 3