CHFM Prep: Healthcare Facility

Prepare for the CHFM (Certified Healthcare Facility Manager) exam the way a facility manager works: on rounds. CHFM Study Guide walks you through a simulated environment-of-care survey, stop by stop, and checks whether you can spot the deficiency and name the standard behind it.

SURVEY WALK
• Tour a hospital the way a surveyor does: patient corridors, the generator room, operating rooms, construction zones, the central plant, med gas storage, the facilities office
• Each stop sets the scene and lists what you see. Flag every observation as compliant or a deficiency, then cite the applicable standard
• Every finding is scored and explained: what the rule requires, why the trap that looks wrong is allowed, and how to correct the real problem
• Stops cover all five content areas, including budget reviews, contractor pay applications and safety committee minutes
• Free: one full stop in every content area

CODE QUICK-REF (FREE)
• Generator and emergency power testing: weekly, monthly, annual load bank and 36-month tests, transfer switches, emergency lighting
• Fire door and barrier ratings, smoke compartments, hazardous areas and corridor door rules
• Sprinkler, fire alarm, fire pump and extinguisher inspection intervals
• ILSM trigger checklist: tick the conditions you have and see the interim life safety measures to assess
• ICRA class picker: choose the construction type and patient risk group and get the class and its required controls
• Search across every sheet

FACILITY DASHBOARD
• A readiness gauge with one ring per content area, weighted the way the exam weights it
• A scored ten-question survey drill with an explanation after every answer
• Exam-date countdown and a Start Rounds button that takes you straight to your next stop
• Missed-question review so the next session starts where you went wrong

WHAT THE EXAM COVERS
• Compliance: CMS Conditions of Participation, the Life Safety Code and Health Care Facilities Code editions CMS enforces, Joint Commission physical environment requirements, OSHA, EPA, emergency and water management
• Healthcare project management: pre-construction risk assessment, ICRA, ILSM, delivery methods, contracts, submittals, commissioning
• Maintenance and operations: HVAC, steam, medical gas, electrical distribution, essential electrical systems, elevators, preventive maintenance
• Finance management: operating and capital budgets, payback, depreciation, FTEs, life-cycle cost
• Administration: policies, capital planning, staffing, safety programs, insurance inspections

ALSO INCLUDED
• Flashcards, multiple-choice and true/false practice, term matching
• A searchable glossary and a formulas & models reference with worked examples
• Works offline. No account, no sign-in

Code editions are those CMS enforces for hospitals: NFPA 101 and NFPA 99 (2012 editions) and NFPA 110 (2010 edition). Your state, accreditor or local authority may adopt other editions.

Official sources:
• AHA Certification Center — CHFM: https://www.aha.org/career-resources/certification-center/chfm
• CMS — Life Safety Code requirements: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/health-safety-standards/certification-compliance/life-safety-code-health-care-facilities-code-requirements
• 42 CFR Part 482 (eCFR): https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/chapter-IV/subchapter-G/part-482

This app is an independent study aid. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the American Hospital Association, the AHA Certification Center, or ASHE. It is not a government app and is not affiliated with CMS or any government agency.

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