CHTM study plan

Map the full medical equipment lifecycle (request, evaluate, acquire, install, maintain, retire) and label the HTM decision point at each stage

Classify a sample of 20 device types into maintenance strategies (planned, corrective, inspection-only) and justify each choice

Draft the elements of a computerized maintenance management system record for a single device type

Compare in-house versus vendor service delivery models and list the criteria that drive the choice

Calculate straight-line and declining-balance depreciation for three sample assets and reconcile to book value

Distinguish capital versus operating budget line items and assign 15 sample expenses to the correct category

Compute five-year total cost of ownership and simple payback for a proposed equipment replacement

Assemble the components of a replacement business case, including utilization, downtime, and risk justification

Crosswalk the requirements of the major accreditation and condition-of-participation sources into a single requirements table

Identify the documentation an HTM department must produce for a survey (maintenance records, incident reports, policy attestations)

Sequence the steps for responding to an identified deficiency from discovery through corrective action closure

Classify five device examples by regulatory risk category and state the resulting obligations

Perform a failure mode and effects analysis on a high-risk device, scoring severity, occurrence, and detection

Rank mitigation actions by risk priority number and assign an owner and target date to the top five

Diagram the hazard alert and recall workflow from notification through verification of correction

Apply root cause analysis steps to a written incident scenario and separate contributing factors from the root cause

Draft a competency-based in-service training outline for a clinical user group, including objectives and a skills check

Write a short escalation message to an executive audience that states the risk, the ask, and the decision deadline

Design an evaluation method that measures whether training changed practice rather than just attendance

Re-solve 15 missed Domain 4 practice items and restate the underlying principle for each

Inventory the connectivity attributes of a set of networked device types (operating system, network access, data flow)

Apply a recognized security control framework to list the safeguards expected on a networked medical device

Draft the first six steps of a medical device cybersecurity incident response runbook

Explain how a security patch decision interacts with regulatory clearance and clinical availability

Complete three timed 40-question mixed sets spanning Domains 1, 2, 4, and 6

Log every missed item with the concept tested, the reason for the error, and the corrected reasoning

Re-study the five weakest concepts until each can be explained in three sentences without notes

Recompute two finance calculations under time pressure to confirm arithmetic fluency

Take one full-length timed mock exam under exam-day conditions

Score the mock by domain and rank domains by percentage gap to target

Re-review only the two lowest-scoring domains plus the highest-yield facts in the others

Write a one-page exam-day plan covering pacing, flagging strategy, and the first action on an unfamiliar item