CPHRM Basic CPHRM 5

Question 1

A hospital implements a 'safe harbor' policy encouraging staff to report near-misses without fear of punishment. This is an example of promoting:

Accepted Answer

A just culture or non-punitive safety culture

Answer

A just culture distinguishes between human error and reckless behavior, encouraging reporting by ensuring fair, non-punitive responses to honest mistakes.

Question 2

The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) requires mandatory reporting of:

Accepted Answer

Malpractice payments and adverse licensure or clinical privilege actions

Answer

The NPDB requires reporting of malpractice payments and adverse actions against practitioners' licenses or clinical privileges.

Question 3

When a risk manager discovers that a physician's expired DEA license was not caught during re-credentialing, this represents a failure in:

Accepted Answer

Credentialing and privileging oversight

Answer

Credentialing and privileging processes must verify that practitioners maintain current licensure and certifications to practice safely.

Question 4

Which type of risk control involves physically redesigning the environment to reduce the chance of patient harm, such as installing bed exit alarms?

Accepted Answer

Engineering controls

Answer

Engineering controls modify the physical environment or equipment to reduce risk, such as installing bed alarms to detect patient movement and prevent falls.

Question 5

A 'claims-made' malpractice policy requires a 'tail' (extended reporting endorsement) because:

Accepted Answer

Claims must be both filed and reported during the active policy period

Answer

Claims-made policies cover claims reported while the policy is active; a tail extends coverage to claims filed after the policy ends for incidents that occurred during it.

CPHRM Exam Practice Test

CPHRM Exam Practice Test

CPHRM Basic CPHRM 5