CPHIMS Exam Information and Outline
Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems
Syllabus Update Checked on: November 9, 2026
CPHIMS Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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official CPHIMS exam objectives. This course outline serves as your roadmap.
The information below reflects the 2026 syllabus defined by
HIMSS.
Below are complete topics detail with latest syllabus and course outline, that will help you good knowledge about exam objectives and topics that you have to prepare. These contents are covered in questions and answers pool of exam.
- Exam Format
- 115 multiple-choice questions (100 scored); 120 minutes
- Healthcare and Technology Environments (25%)
- Organization types and HIT roles
- Law and accreditation
- Digital health trends, applications and infrastructure
- Clinical Informatics (20%)
- Clinical vocabulary and metrics
- Workflow effectiveness
- Analytics, clinical content and decision support
- Healthcare Information and Systems Management (30%)
- SDLC and project methods
- Process improvement and design
- Selection, implementation and support
- Testing
- Privacy and security
- Management and Leadership (25%)
- Strategy and performance
- Policy and ethics
- Communication and change
- People, vendors, budget and risk