Practice Questions for RHIT Exam:
DOMAIN 6: Leadership Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
TheARHITAsupervisorAforAtheAfilingAandAretrievalAsectionAofACommunityAClinicAisAdeveloping
AaAstaffingAscheduleAforAtheAyear.ATheAclinicAisAopenA260AdaysAperAyearAandAhasAanAaver
ageAofA600AclinicAvisitsAperAday.ATheAstandardAforAfilingArecordsAisA60ArecordsAperAhour.A
TheAstandardAforAretrievalAofArecordsAisA40ArecordsAperAhour.AGivenAtheseAstandards,Ahow
AmanyAfilingAhoursAwillAbeArequiredAdailyAtoAretrieveAandAfileArecordsAforAeachAclinicAday
?
A.A6AhoursAperAday
B.A10AhoursAperAday
C.A15AhoursAperAday
D.A25AhoursAperAdayA-AAnswerA25AhoursAperAday
TimelinessAofAtheAstorageAandAretrievalAprocessesAcanAbeAmonitored.AInAthisAsituation,Aeac
hAclinicAvisitArepresentsAaApatientArecordAthatAwillAneedAtoAbeAretrievedA(orApulled)AandAst
oredA(filedAback),A600/60A=A10;A600/40A=A15;A10A+A15A=A25AhoursAperAday.
IncorporatingAaAworkflowAfunctionAinAanAelectronicAinformationAsystemAwouldAhelpAsupport:
A.ATasksAthatAneedAtoAbeAperformedAinAaAspecificAsequence
B.AMovingApatientsAfromApointAtoApoint
C.ARegistrationAofApatients
D.AMakingAcomputerAoutputAavailableAonAlaserAdiskA-
AAnswerATaskAthatAneedAtoAbeAperformedAinAaAspecificAsequence
WorkflowAandAprocessAdesignsAensureAtheAmostAefficientAandAeffectiveAuseAofAelectronicAinf
ormationAsystems.
TheAacuteAcareAhospitalAdischargesAanAaverageAofA55ApatientsAperAday.ATheAHIMAdepartme
ntAisAopenAduringAnormalAbusinessAhoursAonly.ATheAvolumeAofAproductivityAstandardAisAsix
ArecordsAperAhourAwhenAcodingA4.5AhoursAperAday.AAssumingAthatAstandardsAareAmet,Aho
wAmanyAFTEAcodersAdoesAtheAfacilityAneedAtoAhaveAonAstaffAinAorderAtoAensureAthatAthere
AisAnoAbacklog?
,A.A2.85
B.A5
C.A14.26
D.A27A-AAnswerA2.85
385AchartsAperAweekA/A5Adays/A27AstandardAchartsAperAdayA=A2.85.
CodingAproductivityAisAmeasuredAby:
A.AQuantity
B.AQuality
C.AQuantityAandAQuality
D.AVolumeA-AAnswerAQuantityAandAQuality
CodingAproductivityAisAmeasuredAbyAtwoAindicatorsAofAaAcoder'sAskillAwhichAareAtheAtypesA
ofAerrorsAheAorAsheAmakesAandAtheAspeedAatAwhichAheAorAsheAcanAwork.
QualityAstandardsAforAcodingAaccuracyAshouldAbe:
A.AAtAleastA80Apercent
B.AAtAleastA90Apercent
C.AAsAcloseAtoA100ApercentAasApossible
D.ANoAspecificAstandardsAareApossibleA-AAnswerAAsAcloseAtoA100ApercentAasApossible
QualityAcodingAisAanAimportantAcomponentAofAcodingAcompliance.AStandardsAforAcodingAaccu
racyAshouldAbeAasAcloseAtoA100ApercentAasApossible.
AAstatementAorAguidelineAthatAdirectsAdecisionAmakingAorAbehaviorAisAcalledAa:
A.Adirective
B.Aprocedure
C.Apolicy
, D.AruleA-AAnswerAPolicy
AApolicyAisAaAstatementAthatAdescribesAgeneralAguidelinesAthatAdirectAbehaviorAorAdirectAan
dAconstrainAdecisionAmakingAinAtheAorganization.
PositionAdescriptions,ApoliciesAandAprocedures,AtrainingAchecklists,AandAperformanceAstandar
dsAareAallAexamplesAof:
A.AStaffingAtools
B.AorganizationalApolicies
C.AStrategicAplans
D.AItemsAonAaAtrainingAchecklistA-AAnswerAStaffingAtools
StaffingAtoolsAmayAbeAusedAtoAplanAandAmanageAstaffAresources.AStaffingAtoolsAinclude:Apo
sitionAdescriptions,AwhichAoutlineAtheAworkAandAqualificationsArequiredAbyAtheAjob;Aperform
anceAstandards,AwhichAestablishAexpectationsAforAhowAwellAtheAjobAwillAbeAdoneAandAhow
AmuchAworkAwillAbeAaccomplished;AandAwrittenApoliciesAandAproceduresAexplainingAstaffing
ArequirementsAandAscheduling,AwhichAassistAtheAsupervisorAinAbeingAfairAandAobjectiveAand
AhelpAtheAstaffAunderstandAtheArules.
TheApeopleAwithinAtheAorganizationAwhoAoverseeAtheAoperationAofAaAbroadAscopeAofAfuncti
onsAsuchAasAcoding,Atranscriptions,AandAreleaseAofAinformationAatAtheAdepartmentAlevelAare
AreferredAtoAas:
A.ASeniorAmanagers
B.ATheAboardAofAdirectors
C.ASupervisoryAmanagers
D.AMiddleAmanagerA-AAnswerAMiddleAmanager
MiddleAmanagementAinvolvesAtheApeopleAwithinAtheAorganizationAwhoAoverseeAtheAoperatio
nAofAaAbroadAscopeAofAfunctions;AforAexample,AtheAHIMAmanagerAmayAoverseeAcoding,Atra
nscription,AandAreleaseAofAinformationAatAtheAdepartmentalAlevelAorAtheyAmayAoverseeAaAd
efinedAproductAorAlineAofAservice,AsuchAasAinAtheAcaseAofAaAradiologyAdepartmentAmanager
.
DOMAIN 6: Leadership Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
TheARHITAsupervisorAforAtheAfilingAandAretrievalAsectionAofACommunityAClinicAisAdeveloping
AaAstaffingAscheduleAforAtheAyear.ATheAclinicAisAopenA260AdaysAperAyearAandAhasAanAaver
ageAofA600AclinicAvisitsAperAday.ATheAstandardAforAfilingArecordsAisA60ArecordsAperAhour.A
TheAstandardAforAretrievalAofArecordsAisA40ArecordsAperAhour.AGivenAtheseAstandards,Ahow
AmanyAfilingAhoursAwillAbeArequiredAdailyAtoAretrieveAandAfileArecordsAforAeachAclinicAday
?
A.A6AhoursAperAday
B.A10AhoursAperAday
C.A15AhoursAperAday
D.A25AhoursAperAdayA-AAnswerA25AhoursAperAday
TimelinessAofAtheAstorageAandAretrievalAprocessesAcanAbeAmonitored.AInAthisAsituation,Aeac
hAclinicAvisitArepresentsAaApatientArecordAthatAwillAneedAtoAbeAretrievedA(orApulled)AandAst
oredA(filedAback),A600/60A=A10;A600/40A=A15;A10A+A15A=A25AhoursAperAday.
IncorporatingAaAworkflowAfunctionAinAanAelectronicAinformationAsystemAwouldAhelpAsupport:
A.ATasksAthatAneedAtoAbeAperformedAinAaAspecificAsequence
B.AMovingApatientsAfromApointAtoApoint
C.ARegistrationAofApatients
D.AMakingAcomputerAoutputAavailableAonAlaserAdiskA-
AAnswerATaskAthatAneedAtoAbeAperformedAinAaAspecificAsequence
WorkflowAandAprocessAdesignsAensureAtheAmostAefficientAandAeffectiveAuseAofAelectronicAinf
ormationAsystems.
TheAacuteAcareAhospitalAdischargesAanAaverageAofA55ApatientsAperAday.ATheAHIMAdepartme
ntAisAopenAduringAnormalAbusinessAhoursAonly.ATheAvolumeAofAproductivityAstandardAisAsix
ArecordsAperAhourAwhenAcodingA4.5AhoursAperAday.AAssumingAthatAstandardsAareAmet,Aho
wAmanyAFTEAcodersAdoesAtheAfacilityAneedAtoAhaveAonAstaffAinAorderAtoAensureAthatAthere
AisAnoAbacklog?
,A.A2.85
B.A5
C.A14.26
D.A27A-AAnswerA2.85
385AchartsAperAweekA/A5Adays/A27AstandardAchartsAperAdayA=A2.85.
CodingAproductivityAisAmeasuredAby:
A.AQuantity
B.AQuality
C.AQuantityAandAQuality
D.AVolumeA-AAnswerAQuantityAandAQuality
CodingAproductivityAisAmeasuredAbyAtwoAindicatorsAofAaAcoder'sAskillAwhichAareAtheAtypesA
ofAerrorsAheAorAsheAmakesAandAtheAspeedAatAwhichAheAorAsheAcanAwork.
QualityAstandardsAforAcodingAaccuracyAshouldAbe:
A.AAtAleastA80Apercent
B.AAtAleastA90Apercent
C.AAsAcloseAtoA100ApercentAasApossible
D.ANoAspecificAstandardsAareApossibleA-AAnswerAAsAcloseAtoA100ApercentAasApossible
QualityAcodingAisAanAimportantAcomponentAofAcodingAcompliance.AStandardsAforAcodingAaccu
racyAshouldAbeAasAcloseAtoA100ApercentAasApossible.
AAstatementAorAguidelineAthatAdirectsAdecisionAmakingAorAbehaviorAisAcalledAa:
A.Adirective
B.Aprocedure
C.Apolicy
, D.AruleA-AAnswerAPolicy
AApolicyAisAaAstatementAthatAdescribesAgeneralAguidelinesAthatAdirectAbehaviorAorAdirectAan
dAconstrainAdecisionAmakingAinAtheAorganization.
PositionAdescriptions,ApoliciesAandAprocedures,AtrainingAchecklists,AandAperformanceAstandar
dsAareAallAexamplesAof:
A.AStaffingAtools
B.AorganizationalApolicies
C.AStrategicAplans
D.AItemsAonAaAtrainingAchecklistA-AAnswerAStaffingAtools
StaffingAtoolsAmayAbeAusedAtoAplanAandAmanageAstaffAresources.AStaffingAtoolsAinclude:Apo
sitionAdescriptions,AwhichAoutlineAtheAworkAandAqualificationsArequiredAbyAtheAjob;Aperform
anceAstandards,AwhichAestablishAexpectationsAforAhowAwellAtheAjobAwillAbeAdoneAandAhow
AmuchAworkAwillAbeAaccomplished;AandAwrittenApoliciesAandAproceduresAexplainingAstaffing
ArequirementsAandAscheduling,AwhichAassistAtheAsupervisorAinAbeingAfairAandAobjectiveAand
AhelpAtheAstaffAunderstandAtheArules.
TheApeopleAwithinAtheAorganizationAwhoAoverseeAtheAoperationAofAaAbroadAscopeAofAfuncti
onsAsuchAasAcoding,Atranscriptions,AandAreleaseAofAinformationAatAtheAdepartmentAlevelAare
AreferredAtoAas:
A.ASeniorAmanagers
B.ATheAboardAofAdirectors
C.ASupervisoryAmanagers
D.AMiddleAmanagerA-AAnswerAMiddleAmanager
MiddleAmanagementAinvolvesAtheApeopleAwithinAtheAorganizationAwhoAoverseeAtheAoperatio
nAofAaAbroadAscopeAofAfunctions;AforAexample,AtheAHIMAmanagerAmayAoverseeAcoding,Atra
nscription,AandAreleaseAofAinformationAatAtheAdepartmentalAlevelAorAtheyAmayAoverseeAaAd
efinedAproductAorAlineAofAservice,AsuchAasAinAtheAcaseAofAaAradiologyAdepartmentAmanager
.
