CPPM Practice Management study plan

Diagram the full revenue cycle from scheduling through collections and label at least 12 decision points

Compute gross and net collection ratios, days in accounts receivable, and adjusted collection rate from sample figures

Distinguish fixed, variable, and semi-variable practice costs and classify 20 sample expense items

Draft a fee schedule adjustment rationale that accounts for payer mix and contractual allowances

Construct a 12-month operating budget for a simulated practice using given volume and staffing assumptions

Perform a variance analysis on a sample budget and explain three corrective actions for unfavorable variances

Compare the financial and operational trade-offs of capitation, fee-for-service, and value-based payment arrangements

Evaluate a build-vs-buy decision for a practice service line using payback period and break-even volume

Map each major regulatory obligation (fraud and abuse, privacy, OSHA, employment, credentialing) to the practice process it governs

Build a risk register that scores at least 15 practice risks on likelihood and impact

Sequence the steps of an internal audit cycle from scoping through corrective action plan closure

Differentiate the roles of compliance officer, privacy officer, and security officer in a small practice

Design a 30-minute compliance training module outline for front-desk and clinical staff

Outline an incident response procedure covering breach identification, notification timelines, and documentation

Apply a corrective action plan template to two sample audit findings

Identify the documentation elements that support medical necessity for three common procedure types

Write job descriptions for three core practice roles including measurable performance expectations

Build a staffing plan that matches projected patient volume to provider and support-staff ratios

Draft a structured onboarding checklist covering the first 90 days for a new hire

Compare three compensation models for clinical support staff and state the retention risk of each

Trace how a patient record moves from point-of-care documentation to coding, billing, and release of information

Evaluate an EHR feature set against practice needs using a weighted scoring matrix

List the safeguards required for telehealth, patient portals, and mobile messaging under privacy and security expectations

Assess downtime and data backup readiness by identifying failure points in a described practice workflow

Design a patient experience survey with at least eight items tied to measurable practice outcomes

Build a plan-do-study-act cycle for one identified quality problem, including baseline and target metrics

Outline a complaint intake and service recovery workflow from first contact through follow-up

Interpret a set of clinical quality measures and select the two with the greatest improvement opportunity

Synthesize cross-domain connections by writing a scenario response that applies financial, compliance, and staffing decisions to one practice case

Complete two full-length timed practice exams under test conditions and score each attempt

Rank every missed topic by frequency and re-teach the top ten from source notes

Recite from memory the key formulas, timelines, and regulatory thresholds gathered across all five domains