RHIA Exam Prep Study Guide: Practice Questions with Correct Answers

RHIA Exam Prep Study Guide: 2026-
2027 Practice Questions with Correct
Answers
1.AWhatAcodingAsystemsAisAusedAforAdocumentingAoutpatientAproceduresA?A-AAnswerACPT


2.AWhatAisAtheAprimaryApurposeAofAtheAICDA-A10A-ACMAcodingAsystemA?A-
AAnswerAToAdocumentAandAcodeAdiagnoses


3.AWhatAdocumentAservesAasAaAcomprehensiveAsummaryAofAaApatient'sAstayAinAaAhealthcar
eAfacilityAandAincludesAdiagnosesAtreatmentsA,AandAoutcomesA?A-
AAnswerADischargeASummary


4.AWhatAisAtheAprimaryAfocusAofAriskAmanagementAinAhealthAinformationAsecurityA?A-
AAnswerAPreventingAdataAbreaches


5.AWhatAstandardAprovidesAguidelinesAforAtheAelectronicAexchangeAofAhealthAinformationAbe
tweenAprovidersA?A-AAnswerAHL7


6.AInAtheAcontextAofAhealthAinformationAmanagementAwhatAdoesA"AdataAvalidationA"Arefer
AtoA?A-AAnswerAEnsuringAdataAaccuracyAandAcompleteness


7.AWhatAdoesAtheAtermA"AupcodingA"AreferAtoAinAmedicalAbillingA?A-
AAnswerACodingAforAaAhigherAlevelAofAcareAthanAwhatAwasAprovided


8.AWhatAisAtheAmainApurposeAofAanAElectronicAHealthARecordA(EHRA)A?A-
AAnswerAToAstoreAandAmanageApatientAhealthAinformationAelectronically


9.AWhatAdoesAtheAtermA"AdataAinteroperabilityA"AreferAtoAinAhealthAinformationAtechnolog
yA?A-AAnswerATheAabilityAofAdifferentAsystemsAtoAexchangeAandAuseAdataAeffectively


10.AWhatAhealthcareAregulationAfocusesAonAtheAprotectionAandAconfidentialityAofApatientAinf
ormationA?A-AAnswerAHIPAA

,11.AWhatAisAaAkeyAfunctionAofAaAChargeADescriptionAMasterA(ACDMA)AinAhealthcareAfaciliti
esA?A-AAnswerAToAmaintainAaAlistAofAallAservicesAandAassociatedAcharges


12.AWhatAisAanAexampleAofAaAqualityAmeasureAusedAinAhealthcareA?A-
AAnswerAPatientASatisfactionASurvey


13.AWhatAisAtheAprimaryApurposeAofAtheANationalAProviderAIdentifierA(ANPIA)AinAhealthcar
eA?A-AAnswerAToAidentifyAhealthcareAprovidersAforAbillingAandAclaims


14.AWhichAtermAdescribesAtheAprocessAofAreviewingAandAcorrectingAcodingAerrorsAbeforeAsu
bmissionAtoApayersA?A-AAnswerACodingAAudit


15.AWhatAroleAdoesAtheACentersAforAMedicareA&AMedicaidAServicesA(ACMSA)AplayAinAhealth
AinformationAmanagementA?A-
AAnswerAOverseeingAreimbursementApoliciesAforAMedicareAandAMedicaid


16.AWhatAcodingAsystemAincludesAcodesAforAdurableAmedicalAequipmentA,AprostheticsA,Aand
AorthoticsA?A-AAnswerAHCPCSALevelAII


17.AWhatAisAtheAmainAfocusAofAhealthcareAcomplianceAprogramsA?A-
AAnswerAEnsuringAadherenceAtoAlegalAandAregulatoryArequirements


18.AWhatAisAtheAfunctionAofAanAEncoderAinAtheAcodingAprocessA?A-
AAnswerAToAconvertAclinicalAdocumentationAintoAcodes


19.AInAhealthAinformationAmanagementA,AwhatAisAtheApurposeAofA"AChargeACaptureA"A?A-
AAnswerAToAcollectAandArecordAchargesAforAservicesAprovided


20.AWhatAisAaAkeyAcomponentAofAtheAHealthAInformationATechnologyAforAEconomicAandAClin
icalAHealthA(HITECHA)AActA?A-
AAnswerAStrengtheningAHIPAAAprivacyAandAsecurityAprovisions


21.AWhatAisAtheApurposeAofAaA"APaymentAPostingA"AinAtheArevenueAcycleA?A-
AAnswerAToAdocumentAandAapplyApaymentsAreceivedAfromApayers

, 22.AWhatAbestAdescribesA"AClinicalADocumentationAImprovementA(CDIA)A"A?A-
AAnswerAAAprocessAforAimprovingAtheAaccuracyAofAclinicalAcoding


23.AWhatAdoesA"ADenialAManagementA"AinvolveAinAtheArevenueAcycleAprocessA?A-
AAnswerAHandlingAandAappealingAdeniedAclaims


24.AWhatAtermAdescribesAaAsystematicAreviewAofAclinicalAdocumentationAtoAensureAcodingAa
ccuracyAandAcomplianceA?A-AAnswerACodingAAudit


25.AWhatAisAanAexampleAofAaA"AQualityAMeasureA"AusedAinAhealthcareAperformanceAasses
smentA?A-AAnswerAPatientAreadmissionArates


26.AWhatAisAtheAmainAobjectiveAofA"ADataAInteroperabilityA"AinAhealthAinformationAsystem
sA?A-AAnswerAToAensureAdifferentAsystemsAcanAexchangeAandAuseAdataAeffectively


27.AWhatAisAtheAprimaryAgoalAofAHealthAInformationAExchangeA(AHIEA)A?A-
AAnswerAToAenhanceAtheAsharingAofApatientAinformationAacrossAdifferentAhealthcareAsyste
ms


28.AWhatAdescribesAtheAprocessAofAconvertingAnarrativeAclinicalAintoAstandardizedAcodesAfor
AbillingApurposesAdocumentationA?A-AAnswerAMedicalACoding


29.AWhatAisAtheApurposeAofAtheANationalAUniformABillingACommitteeA(ANUBCA)A?A-
AAnswerAToAdevelopAstandardsAforAbillingApracticesAandAforms


30.AWhatAtermAdescribesAtheAsystemAusedAtoAtrackAandAmanageAtheArevenueAcycleAfromAp
atientAregistrationAtoAfinalApaymentA?A-AAnswerARevenueACycleAManagementA(RCM)


31.AWhatAisAtheAprimaryApurposeAofAtheA"AChargemasterA"AinAaAhealthcareAfacilityA?A-
AAnswerAToAmaintainAaAlistAofAallAservicesAandAtheirAassociatedAcharges


32.AWhatAisAtheAprimaryAfunctionAofAaAClinicalADecisionASupportASystemA(ACDSSA)A"A?A-
AAnswerAToAassistAhealthcareAprovidersAinAmakingAclinicalAdecisionsAbasedAonAdata