CPHRM study guide
CPHRM · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Certified Professional in Health Care Risk Management (CPHRM) is a professional credential for people who manage risk inside health care organizations. ASHRM, the American Society for Health Care Risk Management, lists the CPHRM among its certification offerings and publishes supporting materials - a CPHRM exam study guide, a separate guide for each exam domain, and a live virtual CPHRM exam prep course - while pointing candidates to the AHA Certification Center for certification administration. Candidates commonly include risk managers, patient safety and quality leaders, clinicians moving into risk roles, claims and insurance professionals, and attorneys who advise health care clients. The exam is organized around five domains, each with its own ASHRM domain guide: Claims & Litigation; Clinical Patient Safety; Health Care Operations; Legal & Regulatory; and Risk Financing. The CPHRM study guide has 5 sections and about 1,429 words.
01Claims & Litigation
Claims and litigation risk management spans the life of a claim from incident to closure. Candidates must distinguish an incident (an event that may cause loss), a claim (a demand for compensation), and a lawsuit (filed litigation).
327 words, about 2 min02Clinical Patient Safety
Safety is a system property, not an individual trait. High-reliability organizations (HROs) emphasize preoccupation with failure, reluctance to simplify, sensitivity to operations, commitment to resilience, and deference to expertise.
297 words, about 1 min03Health Care Operations
Credentialing verifies qualifications (education, licensure, board certification, NPDB query, references); privileging authorizes specific services at a specific facility. Reappointment typically occurs at least every two years.
266 words, about 1 min04Legal & Regulatory
Informed consent requires capacity, disclosure of risks, benefits, and alternatives, voluntariness, and documentation. The emergency exception applies when immediate treatment is needed and no surrogate is available.
269 words, about 1 min05Risk Financing
Every organization retains some risk through deductibles, self-insured retentions, or captives. Transfer mechanisms include commercial insurance, reinsurance, and contractual indemnity.
270 words, about 1 min