CAHIMS Exam Information and Outline
Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems
Syllabus Update Checked on: November 9, 2026
CAHIMS Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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- Exam Format
- 115 multiple-choice questions (100 scored); 120 minutes
- Domain 1: Healthcare and Technology Environments (27%)
- Healthcare organization types and departments
- Regulators, accreditors and IT roles
- Clinical, administrative and financial applications
- Infrastructure
- Domain 2: Clinical Informatics (26%)
- Clinical and HIT vocabulary
- Clinical metrics
- Clinical optimization and decision support
- Domain 3: Healthcare Information and Systems Management (33%)
- SDLC, Agile, needs and gap analysis
- Design, RFPs and SLAs
- Selection, implementation and support
- Testing and evaluation
- Privacy and security
- Domain 4: Management and Leadership (14%)
- Strategic planning
- KPIs and compliance
- Communication, risk and stakeholders
- Change management