CHAE study guide
CHAE · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
CHAE refers to the Certified Healthcare Audit Executive credential named in this study request. Before you build a study plan, read this plainly: the official AHIA page for CHAE returned an HTTP 404 "Page not found" error when retrieved on 2026-10-31, so this platform could not verify any official specification - question count, time limit, passing score, fee, eligibility, or recertification cycle. The CHAE study guide has 5 sections and about 2,483 words.
01Internal Audit Standards
Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization's operations. The IIA's Global Internal Audit Standards rest on five domains: purpose, ethics and professionalism; governance of the internal audit function; managing the function; managing individual engagements; and communicating results.
308 words, about 2 min02Governance and Risk Management
Governance is the system by which the board and management direct and control the organization. In healthcare, the audit committee oversees financial reporting and internal audit, the compliance committee oversees the compliance program, and the quality committee oversees clinical outcomes.
314 words, about 2 min03Healthcare Regulatory Compliance and Fraud, Waste and Abuse
Four statutes dominate: the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the physician self-referral law (Stark), and the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. The False Claims Act imposes treble damages plus per-claim penalties for knowingly presenting false claims and permits qui tam relator suits; knowledge includes deliberate ignorance and reckless disregard, not just actual knowledge.
316 words, about 2 min04Revenue Cycle
The revenue cycle is the financial supply chain from scheduling to cash. Front end: scheduling, preregistration, insurance eligibility and benefit verification, prior authorization, financial counseling, and point-of-service collection.
296 words, about 1 min05Billing and Reimbursement Auditing
A billing audit tests whether a submitted claim is supported by documentation, coding rules, and medical necessity. Design matters: define the population, choose random versus targeted sampling, document the sampling methodology, and apply consistent review criteria.
1,249 words, about 6 min