II Course Preparation CAHIMS/CPHIMS

Distance Learning Course for Intensive Preparation of the CAHIMS/CPHIMS Exam

Course Director and Instructor: Prof. Dr. Renato M.E. Sabbatini, PhD, FIAHSI, FACMI

Objectives

To provide an on-line training for the purpose of preparation for the qualification examination for the Certified Professional of Health Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) or the Certified Associate in Health Information and Management Systems (CAHIMS) by the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). The course will be taught using an LMS (Learning Management System) and videoconference platform from Sabbatini Consulting and Education Academy.

Eligibity for CAHIMS and CPHIMS certification includes previous experience on information and management systems, which includes work in the following areas: systems analysis; design; selection, implementation, support, and maintenance; testing and evaluation; privacy and security; information systems; clinical informatics; management engineering.

Lectures: 15h
Recorded video-classes: 10h
Self-study: 30h
Assessment tests: 5h
Final review class 2h
Total: 62h

See below for the on-line enrollment form.

Program Content

The course will consist of 10 weekly modules, covering all content specified by the CAHIMS and CPHIMS examinations:

Healthcare Environment
Technology Environment
Systems Analysis
Systems Design
Systems Selection, Implementation, Support, and Maintenance
Testing and Evaluation
Privacy and Security
Administration Leadership
Administration Management
Final Review and Exam TIps

Click or touch here for a sample of a study module in the course.

Teaching and Learning Methodology

The course lasts 10 successive weeks and will consist of the following activities:

Each week will begin with an individual self-assessment, in which the student's existing knowledge is marked in an online questionnaire and made available to the students and teachers;
Telepresence classes introductory to the study module of the week, transmitted through webvideoconference, during which will be made a summary of the subject to be studied and given the study tips students should follow. The classes will be in Portuguese and will be recorded, as well as the slides made available for review by the students.
Recorded classes: some additional classes, consisting of slides with narrated audio, will be available on the support platform, which students can watch at any time along the course.
Targeted study: Students during the week should read the recommended materials for that week, as well as visit links on the Web, and made available on the support LMS platform. All reading materials will be in English and some of them must be purchased separately.
Tutoring: students will be personally followed by the teacher as to their progress and performance in the course and will be advised individually or in a group
Questions and Answers Forum: an asynchronous resource for students to communicate among themselves and with the teachers to solve doubts and questions related to the subject
Student journal: an online resource that the student should use to write down his/her weekly study progress, and mark what he/she has been able to read and review, on the platform. Teachers will have exclusive access to these notes
Self-assessment learning tests: Students will be responded to by the platform through the platform, which will receive immediate feedback
Final evaluation meeting in ttelepresence, in which tips on how to respond to the test with efficiency, final discussion of pending topics, etc., in addition to a final simulated test, with the same conditions to be faced by the students in the real exam.

Students should ideally scheduled themselves to take the CAHIMS or CPHIMS qualification test within a maximum of one month after completing the course in order to keep the acquired knowledge alive, which maximizes the result.

Simulated Tests

Besides 20 selected multiple choice questions per module (in a total of 200) that all students are required to perform, there are three other three available simulated tests in real conditions (with time limit egual to that of the CPHIMS Exam) for the participant to train his/her skills and knowledge and evaluate what will be the chances to pass the real exam.

To our knowledge, this is the only course in the market to have these simulated tests, with more than 500 questions drawn from the CPHIMS exams and literature. The testing environment and function are almost identical to CPHIM's one and all quizzes are in English.

Click or touch here to evaluate your CPHIMS readiness by taking this sample quiz!

Language

All materials, tests, recorded classes, etc., will be in English. It is pre-requisite to participate in this course the English language command reading, at technical and intermediate level.

Support Site

A web site will be made available on the LMS of the Sabbatini Education (Moodle), to which students will have exclusive access throughout the course of preparation, through a login and password. This site will include:

Study guides for each module
Telepresence and recorded lessons slides
Knowledge gap assessment
Interactive learning assessment tests with questions taken from the basic book and past examinations, with more than 400 tests
Bibliography and recommended online resources
Links to Internet resources and on-line supplementary courses.
Links for on-line CPHIMS study groups
Additional online texts for reading
Lessons recorded with slides and audio (in English) to complement learning
Webforum for questions and questions
Mentorship sessions with Dr. Sabbatini
Student Progress Diary

Bibliography

CPHIMS Review Guide 3rd Edition: All students should have access to a complete copy of this book as it is the essential study resource
CAHIMS Review Guide 1st Edition - idem
CPHIMS Secrets Study Guide
CPHIMS Flashcard Study System
Biomedical Informatics (Shortliffe and Cimino)
Provided with the course:

CPHIMS Learning Plan
CPHIMS Candidate Manual
CPHIMS Knowledge Gap Tests
CPHIMS Frequently Asked Questions
HEALTHIT The Health Information Technology Playbook
AMA Digital Health Implementation Playbook
Glossary of Health Information Technology
CPHIMS Exam Readiness Checklist
CPHIMS Practice Exam

Wikipedia Handbook of Biomedical Informatics

Many other on-line texts for study (recommended HIMSS Bibliography)

CAHIMS/CPHIMS Exam Sittings

This course doesn't include the fees and procedures for registration and payment for CAHIMS or CPHIMS examination sittings, and Sabbatini Consulting & Education doesn't act as an intermediary. Please consult the HIMSS sites for more information about submission, fees, exam sittings chronograms and locales, etc.

For detailed information on eligibility requirements, see the CPHIMS Candidate Handbook or the CAHIMS Candidate Handbook.

Applications for the CAHIMS or CPHIMS Exam can be submitted here.

Candidates should verify carefully the corresponding eligibility requirements. Applications will be reviewed for eligibility, and candidates will be contacted with next steps. Certification exams are administered at select testing centers and HIMSS events, and candidates receive their results before leaving. All candidates must apply and receive an Eligibility ID# before making a test reservation.

Certificate of Completion

Students who complete the course with the minimum score will receive an International Certificate of Completion in English, with specification of the hourly load and list of contents.

Instructor

Prof.Dr. Renato Marcos Endrizzi Sabbatini, PhD, CPHIMS, FIAHSI, FACMI

Fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics
Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics
Professor of Biomedical Informatics (USP, 1980-1983), UNICAMP (1983-2003), Edumed Institute (2000-), Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health (2018-), Faculdade UNIMED (2020-), Instituto Brasileiro de Ciências Médicas (2020-)
Founding member and director of Professional Education and Training at the Brazilian Society of Health Informatics (SBIS) and at the Institute HL7 Brazil
Member of HIMSS and holder of CPHIMS (2017)
Member of AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association) and AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association).

Enrollment

Enrollment is exclusively on-line, and information about payment of the course fees will be provided via your registered email.
Click or touch the button below to start the enrollment on-line form, or you can use the QRCode or enter the direct shortened address.