CAHIMS Review Course
Learning Plan
Last revised 4/27/2017
Course Description
The CAHIMS Review Course is an excellent source of an emerging health IT
body of knowledge that spans three broad knowledge categories involving a total
of nine topic areas: General Environmental Knowledge (Organizational
Environment and Technology Environment; Healthcare Information and Systems
Management Knowledge (Analysis and Design, Selection, Implementation,
Support and Maintenance, Testing and Evaluation and Privacy and Security);
and Administrative Knowledge (Leadership and Management Support). This
Review Course will provide a highly interactive and fast-paced detailed overview
of these competency areas by supplementing tools and resources from a variety
of sources to aid in the knowledge transfer process.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of the course, the participant will be able to:
1) Introduce the various components of the CAHIMS Body of Knowledge
2) Articulate characteristics, roles, and inter-relationships of various
healthcare entities
3) Recognize the various characteristics, applications, and technical
components that support the healthcare environment
4) Identify the components of systems analysis and design
5) Describe the importance of a valid design plan to support the goals of the
organization
6) Articulate the importance of sound methodologies to support the testing,
design, and implementation of applications
7) Describe the challenges and opportunities of software support
8) Identify the components of software maintenance as related to the
healthcare environment
9) Create awareness of the many challenges of the implementation
development life cycle
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10) Identify the current state of privacy and security challenges and
opportunities in healthcare today.
11) Review the leadership and management goals, responsibilities, and
opportunities of today’s healthcare leaders
12) Review studying and test taking skills and tips that may be utilized to
further prepare the student for taking the exam
Recommended Texts
HIMSS. Preparing for Success in Healthcare Information and
Management Systems: The CAHIMS Review Guide. Healthcare
Information Management and Systems Society, Chicago, IL 2015.
Recommended Review
Candidate Handbook;
http://www.himss.org/health-it-certification/cahims/handbook
CAHIMS Competency Gap Assessment Tool
http://www.himss.org/health-it-certification/review-materials
Other Supplementary Materials (optional purchase by the student)
Ciampa, Mark and Revels, Mark. Introduction to Healthcare Information
Technology. Course Technology, Boston, MA, 2013.
Coiera, Enrico. Guide to Health Informatics, Third Edition. Taylor and
Francis Group, LLC, Boca Raton, FL 2013.
HIMSS. HIMSS Dictionary of Healthcare Information Technology Term,
Acronyms and Organizations, Fourth Edition. Healthcare Information
Management and Systems Society, Chicago, IL 2017.
Kudyba, Stephan P. Healthcare Informatics: Improving Efficiency through
Technology, Analytics, and Management. Taylor and Francis Group, LLC,
Boca Raton, FL 2016.
Schulte, Margaret F. Healthcare Delivery in the U.S.A., An Introduction,
Second Edition. Taylor and Francis Group, LLC, Boca Raton, FL 2013.
Wager, Karen A., Lee, Frances Wickham, Glaser, John P. D. Health
Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Care
Management, Third Edition. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA 2013.
White, Kenneth R. and Griffith, John R. The Well-Managed Healthcare
Organization, Eighth Edition. Health Administration Press, Chicago, IL
2015.
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Online Resources
Carnegie Mellon University – Open Learning Initiative (OLI)
Healthcare Information Technology Foundations
http://oli.cmu.edu/courses/free-open/healthcare-information-andmanagement-systems/
Schedule
Week Topic
1
Organizational
Environment
2
Technology
Environment
Assignment
 Read CAHIMS Review Guide: Chapter 1 pages
3-32
 Complete CAHIMS Review Guide: Chapter 1
Questions
Optional
 Read Introduction to Healthcare Information
Technology: Chapter 2
 Read Healthcare Informatics: Chapter 3 pages
49-73
 Carnegie Mellon University (OLI) – Unit 2;
Modules 3-6
 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Electronic
Health Record Incentive Programs
 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Introduction to
Healthcare and Public Health in the US
 Health Insurance Resource Center
 Read CAHIMS Review Guide: Chapter 2 pages
33-58
 Complete CAHIMS Review Guide: Chapter 2
Questions
Optional
 Read Introduction to Healthcare Information
Technology: Chapters 3 and 4
 Read Healthcare Informatics: Chapter 9 pages
217-238
 Carnegie Mellon University (OLI) – Unit 3;
Modules 7-12
 HealthIT.gov EHR Basics
 Health IT Workforce Curriculum History of Health
Information Technology in the U.S.
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3
Analysis and Design
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4
5
6
Selection,
Implementation,
Support and
Maintenance
Testing and Evaluation
Privacy and Security
National Institutes of Health National Center for
Research Resources Electronic Health Records
Overview
Read CAHIMS Review Guide: Chapter 3 pages
61-88
Complete CAHIMS Review Guide: Chapter 3
Questions
Optional
 Read Healthcare Informatics: Chapter 4 pages
79-126; Chapter 5 pages 137-143
 Carnegie Mellon University (OLI) – Unit 4;
Modules 13-17
 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Fundamentals of
Health Workflow Process Analysis & Redesign
 California Health Care Foundation Workflow
Analysis: EHR Deployment Techniques
 Read CAHIMS Review Guide: Chapter 4 pages
89-111
 Complete CAHIMS Review Guide: Chapter 4
Questions
Optional
 Carnegie Mellon University (OLI) – Unit 5;
Modules 18-20
 HealthIT.gov How to Implement EHRs
 Read CAHIMS Review Guide: Chapter 5 pages
113-127
 Complete CAHIMS Review Guide: Chapter 5
Questions
Optional
 Carnegie Mellon University (OLI) – Unit 6;
Modules 21-23
 (NISTIR 7804) Technical Evaluation, Testing and
Validation of the Usability of Electronic Health
Records
 Read CAHIMS Review Guide: Chapter 6 pages
129-150
 Complete CAHIMS Review Guide: Chapter 6
Questions
Optional
 Read Introduction to Healthcare Information
Technology: Chapter 7
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7
Leadership Support
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8
Management Support
Carnegie Mellon University (OLI) – Unit 7;
Modules 24-26
HealthIT.gov Privacy and Security
AHIMA Privacy & Security
Confidentiality, privacy and security of health
information: Balancing interests
Cybersecurity: Top health issues 2016: PwC
Read CAHIMS Review Guide: Chapter 7 pages
153-175
Complete CAHIMS Review Guide: Chapter 7
Questions
Optional
 Read Healthcare Informatics: Chapter 5 pages
127-147
 Carnegie Mellon University (OLI) – Unit 8;
Modules 27-29
 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Quality
Improvement
 A Repository of Codes of Ethics and Technical
Standards in Health Informatics
 7 Steps to Healthcare Strategic Planning
 Read CAHIMS Review Guide: Chapter 8 pages
177-199
 Complete CAHIMS Review Guide: Chapter 8
Questions
Optional
 Carnegie Mellon University (OLI) – Unit 9;
Modules 30-32
 Health IT Workforce Curriculum
Professionalism/Customer Service in the Health
Environment
 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Planning,
Management and Leadership for Health IT
Readiness Checklist
Activity
Review certification information on HIMSS website
Review CAHIMS Candidate Handbook
Determine target date to take CAHIMS Exam
Date: ______________________________
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Based on target date determine how many weeks you
have to prepare _________ weeks
Determine schedule
Complete the CAHIMS Competency Gap Assessment
Tool
Complete ‘The Organizational Environment’ Week 1
Assignment(s)
Complete ‘The Technology Environment’ Week 2
Assignment(s)
Complete ‘Analysis and Design’ Week 3 Assignment(s)
Complete ‘Selection, Implementation, Support and
Maintenance’ Week 4 Assignment(s)
Complete ‘Testing and Evaluation’ Week 5 Assignment(s)
Complete ‘Systems Privacy and Security’ Week 6
Assignment(s)
Complete ‘Leadership Support’ Week 7 Assignment(s)
Complete ‘Management Support’ Week 8 Assignment(s)
Register and Apply for CAHIMS Exam
Take CAHIMS Exam
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