American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians (ABQAURP) · Undated official public HCQM Exam Topics outline, opened on 2026-10-10. No outline version, effective date, or domain percentage weights are stated. The assigned workbook label names the awarding body; official ABQAURP pages identify the examination as the Health Care Quality and Management Certification Examination, leading to the CHCQM designation. The assigned slug is preserved. Opened exam-process and FAQ pages advertise the March 1–September 30, 2027 examination window; this does not establish a separately dated 2027 syllabus.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• HCQM Exam Topics
• Health Care Quality & Management (HCQM) Certification
• The HCQM Exam Process
• HCQM Frequently Asked Questions
• Preparing for the HCQM Exam
• How to Improve: Model for Improvement: Testing Changes
• How to Improve: Model for Improvement: Establishing Measures
• Root Cause Analysis
• Medication Reconciliation
• Lab Test Order Requirements
• Bloodstream Infection Event — January 2026
• The NPDB — Hospitals
• Minimum Necessary
• Minimum Necessary Requirement
• Shared Savings Program
• HCAHPS: Patients' Perspectives of Care Survey
• Tool: Teach-Back
• FFS & MA MOON
• Alternative Payment Models and the Quality Payment Program
• CMS’ Discharge Planning Rule Supports Interoperability and Patient Preferences
• Computerized Provider Order Entry
• Division of Federal Employees’ Compensation (DFEC) Offices
• General Questions Regarding Certain Fraud and Abuse Authorities
• Fraud & Abuse Laws
• Length of hospital stay
• HEDIS Publications: Overview
• Accrediting Organizations (AOs)
• Physician Self-Referral
• About the Program | CMS
• Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) | Medicare
• 11588.pdf
• clm104c30.pdf
• Hospital Patient Status Review Frequently Asked Questions | CMS
• Fact Sheet: Two-Midnight Rule | CMS