RHIT Practice Exam 1 - 150 Questions and Answers Updated 2026

RHIT Practice Exam 1 - 150
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
AAhealthArecordAtechnicianAhasAbeenAaskedAtoAreviewAtheAdischargeApatientAabstractingAmo
duleAofAaAproposedAnewAelectronicAhealthArecordA(EHR).AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAdataAsetsA
wouldAtheAtechnicianAconsultAtoAensureAtheAsystemAcollectsAallAfederallyArequiredAdischarge
AdataAelementsAforAMedicareAandAMedicaidAinpatientsAinAanAacute-careAhospital?


a.ACARF
b.ADEEDS
c.AUACDS
d.AUHDDSA-AAnswerAd.AUHDDSA(UniformAHospitalADischargeADataASet)


TheAUniformAHospitalADischargeADataASetA(UHDDS)AdataAcharacteristicsAincludeApatient-
specificAitemsAonAeveryAinpatient.


StandardizingAmedicalAterminologyAtoAavoidAdifferencesAinAnamingAvariousAhealthAconditions
AandAproceduresA(suchAasAtheAsynonymsAbunionectomy,AMcBrideAprocedure,AandArepairAofA
halluxAvalgus)AisAoneApurposeAof:


a.AContentAandAstructureAstandards
b.ASecurityAstandard
c.ATransactionAstandards
d.AVocabularyAstandardsA-AAnswerAd.AVocabularyAstandards


VocabularyAstandardsAareAaAlistAorAcollectionAofAclinicalAwordsAorAphrasesAwithAtheirAmean
ings;Aalso,AtheAsetAofAwordsAusedAbyAanAindividualAorAgroupAwithinAaAparticularAsubjectAf
ield,AsuchAasAtoAprovideAconsistentAdescriptionsAofAmedicalAtermsAforAanAindividual'sAcondit
ionAinAtheAhealthArecord.


PatientAcareAmanagersAuseAtheAdataAdocumentedAinAtheAhealthArecordAto:


a.ADetermineAtheAextentAandAeffectsAofAoccupationalAhazards
b.AEvaluateApatternsAandAtrendsAofApatientAcare

,c.AGenerateApatientAbillsAandAthird-partyApayerAclaimsAforAreimbursement
d.AProvideAdirectApatientAcareA-AAnswerAb.AEvaluateApatternsAandAtrendsAofApatientAcare


PatientAcareAmanagersAareAresponsibleAforAtheAoverallAevaluationAofAservicesArenderedAforA
theirAparticularAareaAofAresponsibility.AToAidentifyApatternsAandAtrends,AtheyAtakeAdetailsAf
romAindividualAhealthArecordsAandAputAallAtheAinformationAtogetherAinAoneAplace.


AtAadmission,AMrs.ASmith'sAdateAofAbirthAisArecordedAasA3/25/1948.AAnAauditAofAtheAEHR
AdiscoversAthatAtheAnumbersAinAtheAdateAofAbirthAareAtransposedAinAreports.AThisAsituation
AreflectsAaAproblemAin:


a.ADataAcomprehensiveness
b.ADataAconsistency
c.ADataAcurrency
d.ADataAgranularityA-AAnswerAb.ADataAconsistency


ConsistencyAmeansAensuringAtheApatientAdataAisAreliableAandAtheAsameAacrossAtheAentireAp
atientAencounter.AInAotherAwords,ApatientAdataAwithinAtheArecordAshouldAbeAtheAsameAand
AshouldAnotAcontradictAotherAdataAalsoAinAtheApatientArecord.


AAhealthAdataAanalystAhasAbeenAaskedAtoAcompileAaAlistingAofAdailyAbloodApressureAreadi
ngsAforApatientsAwithAaAdiagnosisAofAhypertensionAwhoAwereAtreatedAonAtheAmedicalAunitA
withinAaAtwo-
weekAperiod.AWhatAclinicalAreportAwouldAbeAtheAbestAsourceAtoAgatherAthisAinformation?


a.AVitalAsignsArecord
b.AInitialAnursingAassessmentArecord
c.APhysicianAprogressAnotes
d.AAdmissionArecordA-AAnswerAa.AVitalAsignsArecord


TheAvitalAsignsArecordAisAcomprisedAofAbloodApressureAreadings,Atemperature,Arespiration,A
andApulse,AmakingAitAtheAbestAsourceAtoAgatherAthisAtypeAofAinformation.


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAkeyAcharacteristicAofAtheAproblem-orientedAhealthArecord?

,a.AAllowsAallAprovidersAtoAdocumentAinAtheAhealthArecord
b.AUsesAlaboratoryAreportsAandAotherAdiagnosticAtoolsAtoAdetermineAhealthAproblems
c.AProvidesAelectronicAdocumentationAinAtheAhealthArecord
d.AUsesAanAitemizedAlistAofAtheApatient'sApastAandApresentAhealthAproblemsA-
AAnswerAd.AUsesAanAitemizedAlistAofAtheApatient'sApastAandApresentAhealthAproblems


TheAproblem-
orientedAhealthArecordAisAbetterAsuitedAtoAserveAtheApatientAandAtheAendAuserAofAtheApatie
nt'sAinformation.ATheAkeyAcharacteristicAofAthisAformatAisAanAitemizedAlistAofAtheApatient'sA
pastAandApresentAsocial,Apsychological,AandAhealthAproblems.


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtrueAregardingAtheAreportingAofAcommunicableAdiseases?


a.ATheyAmustAbeAreportedAbyAtheApatientAtoAtheAhealthAdepartment.
b.ATheAdiseasesAtoAbeAreportedAareAestablishedAbyAstateAlaw.
c.ATheAdiseasesAtoAbeAreportedAareAestablishedAbyAHIPAA.
d.ATheyAareAneverAreportedAbecauseAitAwouldAviolateAtheApatient'sAprivacy.A-
AAnswerAb.ATheAdiseasesAtoAbeAreportedAareAestablishedAbyAstateAlaw.


AllAstatesAhaveAaAhealthAdepartmentAwithAaAdivisionAthatAisArequiredAtoAtrackAandArecord
AcommunicableAdiseases.AWhenAaApatientAisAdiagnosedAwithAoneAofAtheAdiseasesAfromAthe
AhealthAdepartment'sAcommunicableAdiseaseAlist,AtheAfacilityAmustAnotifyAtheAstateApublicAh
ealthAdepartment.


AAnewAhealthAinformationAmanagementA(HIM)AdirectorAhasAbeenAaskedAbyAtheAhospitalACIO
AtoAensureAdataAcontentAstandardsAareAidentified,Aunderstood,Aimplemented,AandAmanagedA
forAtheAhospital'sAEHRAsystem.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAbeAtheAHIMAdirector'sAfirstA
stepAinAcarryingAoutAthisAresponsibility?


a.ACallAtheAEHRAvendorAandAaskAtoAreviewAtheAsystem'sAdataAdictionary
b.AIdentifyAdataAcontentArequirementsAforAallAareasAofAtheAorganization
c.AScheduleAaAmeetingAwithAallAdepartmentAdirectorsAtoAgetAtheirAinput
d.AContactACMSAtoAdetermineAwhatAdataAsetsAareArequiredAtoAbeAcollectedA-
AAnswerAb.AIdentifyAdataAcontentArequirementsAforAallAareasAofAtheAorganization

, DataAcontentAstandardsAallowAorganizationsAtoAcollectAdataAonceAandAuseAitAmanyAtimesAin
AmanyAways.ATheyAalsoAassistAinAdataAstorageAandAminingAasAwellAasAsharingAdataAwithA
externalAorganizationsAforAuseAinAbenchmarkingAandAotherApurposes.


AAhealthAdataAanalystAhasAbeenAaskedAtoAcompileAaAreportAofAtheApercentageAofApatientsA
whoAhadAaAbaselineApartialAthromboplastinAtimeA(PTT)AtestAperformedApriorAtoAreceivingAhe
parin.AWhatAclinicalAreportsAinAtheAhealthArecordAwouldAtheAhealthAdataAanalystAneedAtoAc
onsultAinAorderAtoAprepareAthisAreport?


a.APhysicianAprogressAnotesAandAmedicationArecord
b.ANursingAandAphysicianAprogressAnotes
c.AMedicationAadministrationArecordAandAclinicalAlaboratoryAreports
d.APhysicianAordersAandAclinicalAlaboratoryAreportsA-
AAnswerAc.AMedicationAadministrationArecordAandAclinicalAlaboratoryAreports


ClinicalAlaboratoryAreportsAshouldAbeAreviewedAtoAdetermineAifAaApartialAthromboplastinAti
meA(PTT)AtestAwasAperformed.AMedicationAAdministrationARecordsA(MAR)AshouldAbeAreviewe
dAtoAdetermineAifAheparinAwasAgivenAafterAtheAPTTAtestAwasAperformed.


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAconsideredAtheAauthoritativeAresourceAinAlocatingAaAhealthArecord
?


a.ADiseaseAindex
b.AMasterApatientAindex
c.APatientAdirectory
d.APatientAregistryA-AAnswerAb.AMasterApatientAindexA(MPI)


TheAmasterApatientAindexA(MPI)AisAtheApermanentArecordAofAallApatientsAtreatedAatAaAheal
thcareAfacility.AItAisAusedAbyAtheAHIMAdepartmentAtoAlookAupApatientAdemographics,Adates
AofAcare,AtheApatient'sAhealthArecordAnumber,AandAotherAinformation.


TheAHIMAmanagerAisAconductingAaAstudyAinAwhichAsheAisAcomparingAtheAcurrentAyear'sAdia
gnosisAcodesAtoAtheAproposedAnewAcodesAforAtheAnextAfiscalAyearAandAdocumentingAvariati
onsAinAorderAtoAassessAtheAimpactAonAtheAorganization.AThisAprocessAcreatesAa:


a.ADataAchargemasterAreport