CEHRS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔which of the following is the process of converting electronic information into an
unreadable format before it is distributed?
a.) Access level
b.) Encryption
c.) Integration
d.) Firewall conversion - ✔✔b.) Encryption
it is a method of converting regular text into encoded text.
✔✔An EHR specialist working the front desk at a provider's office is managing an
overcrowded waiting room. The EHR specialist should do which of the following when
processing co-payment?
a.) Tell the patients the co-payment will be billed to them later
b.) Waive a returning patient's co-payment amount
c.) Charge each patient a standard flat co-payment
d.) Verify each patient's co-payment amount - ✔✔d.) Verify each patient's co-payment
amount
To ensure the correct co-payment amount is collected, a provider's office should verify
the amount to be paid
✔✔An EHR specialist is abstracting information for a study regarding the sexual history
of teen patients. From which of the following locations should she retrieve this
information?
a.) Demographics
b.) Past medical history
c.) Social History
d.) Review of systems - ✔✔c.) social history
sexual history is a standard entry in the social history area of an EHR system.
✔✔Which of the following is the maximum number of days a provider's office has to
notify patients when there is a breach to medical record security?
a.) 30 days
b.) 40 days
c.) 60 days
d.) 90 days - ✔✔c.) 60 days
, the HITECH Act defines 60 days as the maximum amount of time in which a provider's
office should notify a patient when there is a breach in medical record security
✔✔If a patient has insurance that requires a co-payment, which of the following is
needed to accurately collect and post the patients payment?
a.) Consent form
b.) Assignment of benefits form
c.) Provider fee schedule
d.) Encounter form - ✔✔d.Encounter form
it documents that the patient was seen, the date, procedures, and diagnosis
✔✔Before a surgical procedure, an EHR specialist should obtain which of the following
to ensure payment of the claim by the third party payer
a.) Preauthorization
b.) Predetermination
c.) Advance Beneficiary Notice
d.) Verification - ✔✔a.) Preauthorization
it should be obtained prior to a surgical procedure to guarantee the procedure will be
covered by the third party payers
✔✔Which of the following allows for entering and retrieving data, and is a special
programming language for databases?
a.) LOINC
b.) SQL
c.) DICOM
d.) XML - ✔✔b.) SQL
SQL (Structured Query Language) describes a method of entering and retrieving data,
and is a special programming language for databases
✔✔An EHR specialist is reviewing patient records to ensure charts are being properly
completed. Which of the following tasks is he performing?
a.) Reindexing
b.) Scanning
c.) Auditing
d.) Restoring - ✔✔c.) Auditing
The EHR specialist should audit charts for completeness and compliance
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔which of the following is the process of converting electronic information into an
unreadable format before it is distributed?
a.) Access level
b.) Encryption
c.) Integration
d.) Firewall conversion - ✔✔b.) Encryption
it is a method of converting regular text into encoded text.
✔✔An EHR specialist working the front desk at a provider's office is managing an
overcrowded waiting room. The EHR specialist should do which of the following when
processing co-payment?
a.) Tell the patients the co-payment will be billed to them later
b.) Waive a returning patient's co-payment amount
c.) Charge each patient a standard flat co-payment
d.) Verify each patient's co-payment amount - ✔✔d.) Verify each patient's co-payment
amount
To ensure the correct co-payment amount is collected, a provider's office should verify
the amount to be paid
✔✔An EHR specialist is abstracting information for a study regarding the sexual history
of teen patients. From which of the following locations should she retrieve this
information?
a.) Demographics
b.) Past medical history
c.) Social History
d.) Review of systems - ✔✔c.) social history
sexual history is a standard entry in the social history area of an EHR system.
✔✔Which of the following is the maximum number of days a provider's office has to
notify patients when there is a breach to medical record security?
a.) 30 days
b.) 40 days
c.) 60 days
d.) 90 days - ✔✔c.) 60 days
, the HITECH Act defines 60 days as the maximum amount of time in which a provider's
office should notify a patient when there is a breach in medical record security
✔✔If a patient has insurance that requires a co-payment, which of the following is
needed to accurately collect and post the patients payment?
a.) Consent form
b.) Assignment of benefits form
c.) Provider fee schedule
d.) Encounter form - ✔✔d.Encounter form
it documents that the patient was seen, the date, procedures, and diagnosis
✔✔Before a surgical procedure, an EHR specialist should obtain which of the following
to ensure payment of the claim by the third party payer
a.) Preauthorization
b.) Predetermination
c.) Advance Beneficiary Notice
d.) Verification - ✔✔a.) Preauthorization
it should be obtained prior to a surgical procedure to guarantee the procedure will be
covered by the third party payers
✔✔Which of the following allows for entering and retrieving data, and is a special
programming language for databases?
a.) LOINC
b.) SQL
c.) DICOM
d.) XML - ✔✔b.) SQL
SQL (Structured Query Language) describes a method of entering and retrieving data,
and is a special programming language for databases
✔✔An EHR specialist is reviewing patient records to ensure charts are being properly
completed. Which of the following tasks is he performing?
a.) Reindexing
b.) Scanning
c.) Auditing
d.) Restoring - ✔✔c.) Auditing
The EHR specialist should audit charts for completeness and compliance
