New CPHRM Dumps (V8.02) with Practice Questions and Answers – Prepare for Certified Professional in Health Care Risk Management (CPHRM) Exam in 2026

1. Which of the following are proactive elements of a workplace violence prevention program?

2. When conducting an investigation of a liability claim, which of the following steps should be included?

1) providing the RCA to the insurance company

2) determining the applicable standard of care

3) assessing the applicable legal principles

4) obtaining an incident report from the claimant

3. A 78-year-old patient in the ICU is unable to speak or swallow. The physician states that she is terminally ill and believes she lacks decision-making capacity. As such, he has deferred to her properly executed advance directive that clearly outlines her wishes for no life-prolonging treatment. The patient's three sons know of the directive, but insist that a PEG tube be placed to assist with feeding. The physician is opposed to placing the tube. The nurse calls the risk manager for advice.

Which of the following should the risk manager advise?

4. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 includes provisions to

1) amend the Public Health Service Act to establish procedures for the voluntary confidential reporting of medical errors.

2) enable the creation of patient safety organizations PSOs.

3) require mandatory reporting to PSOs.

4) classify patient safety work product reported to PSOs as privileged and confidential.

5. Which of the following is a program of the Food and Drug Administration FDA post market surveillance system for medical devices that requires healthcare facilities to report patient deaths or injuries related to a medical device?

6. Which of the following should be included in a risk management plan?

1) purpose of the program

2) budget for the department

3) process of risk management activities

4) structure of the program

7. A risk manager is reviewing the hospital’s incident reporting system and notices that very few medication errors are being reported despite known high volumes of medication administration.

Which of the following is the MOST appropriate action?

8. An organization's chief of orthopedics has scheduled an implant of a new artificial hip for the next day. The chief developed the artificial hip while working as a consultant for a medical device company. The device has not yet been approved by the FDA or the Institutional Review Board. The risk manager's best immediate course of action is to

9. Supervisors who conduct job interviews may ask which of the following questions?

10. An unstable patient in the emergency department needs transfer to another hospital.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the refusal of an on-call physician to treat this patient?

11. Which of the following documents will an insurance underwriter use to provide an insurance quote?

12. Aside from clinical risk exposures, which of the following should be evaluated as part of a risk assessment concerning telemedicine?

13. Which of the following concerns meets the CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation 42 CFR §482.12 classification as a grievance?

14. All of the following are valid reasons for performing risk management review of policies and procedures EXCEPT

15. A subpoena duces tecum requires the recipient to

1) produce specified documents.

2) appear at a deposition or trial.

3) provide a list of all parties involved.

4) disclose the names of expert witnesses.

16. Which of the following are common techniques used to include patients and families in programs to educate patients about their safety?

1) lay persons on select committees

2) patient education opportunities

3) patient events referred for peer review

4) event reporting by patients and families

17. A patient who has suffered a stroke is aphasic and unable to swallow. The physician would like to place a PEG tube for feeding. The patient is considered incapacitated and his wife consents to the treatment. The patient's adult children do not. The wife and oldest daughter each present a power of attorney document identifying them as the designated decision makers.

To support the ethical principle of patient autonomy, which of the following should the risk manager recommend?

18. An organization's CEO has requested that the risk manager develop policies and procedures for the risk management department. The risk manager should consider developing policies for all of the following EXCEPT

19. A healthcare entity has a large fleet of vehicles driven by employees.

What is the minimum required documentation the entity should obtain for each driver on an annual basis?

20. Which of the following has been proven to reduce costs of workers' compensation programs?

21. All of the following are examples of an adverse drug event EXCEPT

22. In a failure mode and effects analysis, the risk priority number is calculated by

23. In preparing next year's budget, the hospital CFO has contacted the risk manager for a projected contribution to the hospital's professional and general liability self-insured retention fund.

To respond to this request, the risk manager should refer to which of the following?

24. Which of the following risk management documents in a policy and procedure manual should be approved by an organization's board of directors?

25. Which of the following is an essential component of a risk management policy and procedure manual?

26. A hospital's Ethics Committee is seeking advice on a case involving the elective sterilization of an adolescent patient who is developmentally disabled. One of the parents is refusing consent.

The risk manager should evaluate which of the following?

1) who has consent authority

2) competency level of the patient

3) diagnosis of the patient

4) state statutes and laws

27. For a liability claim to succeed, the claimant must establish duty owed, duty breached, proximate cause, and

28. The reporting requirements of the Safe Medical Devices Act SMDA apply to which of the following?

1) nursing homes

2) physician offices

3) ambulatory surgery

4) hospitals

29. Which of the following should a risk manager consider when evaluating the effectiveness of a claims management program?

1) indemnity-to-expense ratios

2) total number of cases reported

3) percentage of cases resolved within reserves

4) percentage of cases identified prior to claim

30. A hold-harmless agreement is an important component of which of the following aspects of a risk financing program?

31. A patient has been declared brain dead as a result of injuries sustained during a criminal act. His driver's license states that he is an organ donor. The attending physician is planning to remove the life-support equipment. A risk manager should recommend

32. Which of the following is the BEST reason for the selection of defense counsel?

33. 1.A hospital has opted to open an anticoagulation clinic. As this is a high-risk medication, a risk manager wants to conduct a risk assessment before opening the clinic. The BEST tool to use would be a

34. A risk manager identifies a problem with the informed consent process in the organization. All of the following are appropriate interventions EXCEPT

35. Which of the following is the most reliable measure of the effectiveness of an educational program?

36. An emergency department physician has evaluated and stabilized a patient who needs a sign language interpreter. The on-call physician is consulted for admission.

Which of the following regulatory laws are most relevant?

37. An employer is not required to offer a reasonable accommodation to a job applicant with a qualified disability unless

38. Which of the following should prompt a risk manager to give notice to a malpractice carrier?

39. If no specific OSHA standard applies to a given potential health hazard, then

40. A claims manager needs to open a loss reserve and perform an investigation of an event. They review the patient demographics, the nature and extent of the injury, and other liability factors.

Which of the following would be helpful to the claims manager in determining a loss reserve?

41. Which of the following items should be part of a claim file?

1) peer review reports or data

2) correspondence with attorneys and investigators

3) literature search

4) verification of settlement authority

42. Which of the following analyses is required as part of the sentinel event process of The Joint Commission?

43. What is the difference between a deductible and a self-insured retention?

44. Documentation that assists with defense of a malpractice claim

45. A physician dies upon arrival to the emergency department from her home following a gunshot wound to the chest. The police report a history of domestic violence. The organization is required to notify the

46. The first layer of insurance that will respond to a specific type of loss or exposure is called

47. A risk manager is reviewing the professional liability insurance policy for the limits of liability.

Which of the following should the risk manager review FIRST?

48. Which of the following best describes the appropriate scope of a risk manager's involvement in community disaster preparedness?

49. Which of the following factors should be considered when setting or adjusting indemnity reserves?

1) incurred medical expenses

2) emotional pain and suffering

3) medical expert witness costs

4) future cost of medical care

50. The set of values, norms, guiding beliefs, and understandings that is shared by members of a healthcare organization and is taught to new members is