Clinical Informatics Longitudinal Assessment Program (LAP)

The following sections of the Clinical Informatics exam content outline will be covered in the 2026 Longitudinal Assessment Program (LAP).

1 – Fundamentals

• 1.1 Clinical Informatics
  • 1.1.7 Basic systems and network architectures
  • 1.1.16 Security, privacy, and confidentiality requirements and practices

2 – Improving Care Delivery and Outcomes

• 2.5 Methods of workflow analysis
• 2.12 Key performance indicators (KPIs)
• 2.13 Claims analysis and benchmarks
• 2.20 Methods to measure and report organizational performance
• 2.22 Social determinants of health
• 2.24 Prediction models
• 2.26 Concepts and tools for care coordination

3 – Enterprise Information Systems

• 3.3 Information system maintenance requirements
• 3.4 Information needs analysis and information system selection
• 3.6 Information system evaluation techniques and methods
• 3.8 Enterprise architecture (databases, storage, application, interface engine)
• 3.14 HCI evaluation, usability engineering and testing, study design and methods
• 3.27 Health information exchanges
• 3.28 Patient matching strategies

4 – Data Governance and Data Analytics

• 4.1 Stewardship of data
• 4.7 Techniques to extract, transform and load data
• 4.11 Types and uses of specialized and emerging data sources
• 4.16 Definitions and appropriate use of descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics
• 4.19 Artificial intelligence
• 4.20 Machine learning
• 4.21 Data visualization
• 4.26 Methods and standards for data sharing across systems

5 – Leadership and Professionalism

• 5.8 Approaches to establishing Health Information Technology (HIT) mission and objectives
• 5.15 Assessment of organizational culture and behavior change theories
• 5.24 Teaching modalities for individuals and groups