(RHIT Exam) Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
AAhealthArecordAtechAhasAbeenAaskedAtoAreviewAtheAdischargeApatientAabstractingAmoduleA
ofAtheAproposalAnewAEHR.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAdataAsetsAwouldAtheAtechAcosultAtoAensu
reAtheAsystemAcollectsAallAfederallyArequiredAdischargeAdataAelementsAforAMedicareAandAM
edicaidAinpatientsAinAanAacute-careAhospital?A-AAnswerAUHDDS
AnAoutpatientAclinicAisAreviewingAtheAfunctionalityAofAanAEHRAitAisAconsideringAforApurchas
e.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAdataAsetsAshouldAtheAclinicAconsultAtoAensureAthatAallAtheAfeder
allyArecommendedAdataAelemtsAforAMedicareAandAMedicaidAoutpatientsAareAcollectedAbyAthe
Asystem?A-AAnswerAUACDS
StandardizingAmedicalAterminologyAtoAavoidAdiffernecesAinAnamingAvariousAhealthAconditions
AandAproceduresA(suchAasAtheAsynonymsAbunionectomy,AMcBrideAprocedure,AandArepairAand
AhalluxAvalgus)AisAoneApurposeAof:A-AAnswerAVocabularyAstandards
PatientAcareAmanagersAuseAtheAdataAandAinformationAdocumentedAinAtheAhealthArecordAto:
A-AAnswerAEvaluateApatternsAandAtrendsAofApatientAcare
TheAactiveAstorageAareaAforAhealthArecordsAatACommunityAHospitalsAisAalmostAfilled.AToAcre
ateAmoreAspaceAinAtheAstorageAarea,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAbeAdone?A-
AAnswerARemoveAtheAfileAfoldersAfromAallAtheArecords
AsApartAofAtheAinitiativeAtoAimproveAdataAintegrity,AtheADataAQualityACommitteeAconducted
AanAinventoryAofAallAtheAhospital'sAdatabase.ATheArevieAshowedAthatAmoreAthanA70Apercen
tAofAtheAidentifiedAdatabaseAdidAnotAhaveAdataAdictionaries.AGivenAthisAdata,AwhatAshould
AbeAtheAcommittee'sAfirstAaction?A-
AAnswerAEstablishAaAdataAdictionaryApolicyAwithAassociatedAstandards
CommunityAHospitalAhasAmoreAthanA100AclinicalAdatabases.ATheADataAQualityACommitteeAis
AstudyingAtheAcomparabilityAamongAtheAdatabases.ATheAdataAelementsAandAdataAdefinitions
AareAcatalogedAforAeachAdatabase.AWhatAwouldAbeAtheAnextAlogicalAstepAtoAdetermineAthe
AdegreeAofAdataAcomparabilityAamongAtheAdatabases?A-
AAnswerASelectAaArepresentativeAsetAofAdataAelementsAandAtrackAtheseAacrossAtheAdatabase
sAtoAidentifyAconsistenciesAandAdifferences
,AAnewAHIMAdirectorAhasAbeenAaskedAbyAtheAhospitalACIOAtoAensureAdataAcontentAstandard
sAareAidentified,Aunderstood,Aimplemented,AandAmanagedAforAtheAhospital'sAplannedAEHRAs
ystem.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAbeAtheAHIMAdirector'sAfirstAstepAinAcarryingAoutAthis
Aresponsibility?A-
AAnswerAIdentifyAdataAcontentArequirementsAforAallAareasAofAtheAorganization
AtAadmission,AMrs.ASmith'sAdateAofAbirthAisArecordedAasA3/25/1948.AAnAauditAofAtheAEHR
AdiscoversAthatAtheAnumbersAinAtheAdateAofAbirthAareAtransposedAinAreports.AThisAsituation
AreflectsAaAproblemAin:A-AAnswerADataAconsistency
AAfamilyApractitionerArequestsAtheAopinionAofAaAphysicianAspecialist,AwhoAreviewsAtheApatie
nt'sAhealthArecordAandAexaminesAtehApatient.ATheAphysicianAspecialistAwouldArecordAfinding
s,Aimpressions,AandArecommendationsAinAwhatAtypeAofAreport?A-AAnswerAConsultation
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAkeyAcharacteristicAofAtheAproblem-orientedAhealthArecord?A-
AAnswerAUsesAanAitemizedAlistAofAtheApatient'sApastAandApresentAhealthAproblems
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtrueAregardingAtheAreportingAofAcommunicableAdiseases?A-
AAnswerATheAdiseasesAtoAbeAreportedAareAestablishedAbyAstateAlaw
DataAelementsAcollectedAonAlargeApopulationsAofAindividualsAandAstoredAinAdatabasesAareAr
eferredAtoAas:A-AAnswerAAggregateAdata
AAhealthAdataAanalystAhasAbeenAaskedAtoAcompileAaAreportAofAtheApercentageAofApatientsA
whoAhadAaAbaselineApartialAthromboplastinAtimeA(PTT)AtestAperformedApriorAtoAreceivingAhe
parin.AWhatAclinicalAreportsAinAtheAhealthArecordAwouldAtheAhealthAdataAanalystAneedAtoAc
onsultAinAorderAtoAprepareAthisAreport?A-
AAnswerAMedicationArecordAandAclinicalAlaboratoryAreports
CommunityAHospitalAwantsAtoAcompareAitsAhospital-
acquiredAurinaryAtractAinfectionA(UTI)ArateAforAMedicareApatientsAwithAtheAnationalAaverage.
ATheAhospitalAisAusingAtheAMEDPARAdatabaseAforAitsAcomparison.ATheAMEDPARAdatabaseAc
ontainsA13,000,000Adischarges.AOfAtheseAindividuals,A200,000AwereAadmittedAwithAaAprinci
palAdiagnosisAofAUTI;AanotherA300,000AwereAadmittedAwithAaAprincipalAdiagnosisAofAinfecti
ousAdisease,AandA700,000AhadAaAdiagnosisAofAhypertension.AGivenAthisAinformation,Awhich
AofAtheAfollowingAwouldAprovideAtheAbestAcomparisonAdataAforACommunityAHospital?A-
AAnswerAAllAindividualsAinAtheAMEDPARAdatabaseAexceptAthoseAadmittedAwithAaAprincipalA
diagnosisAofAUTIAorAinfectiousAdisease
, AAhealthAdataAanalystAhasAbeenAaskedAtoAcompileAaAlistingAofAdailyAbloodApressureAreadi
ngsAforApatientsAwithAaAdiagnosisAofAhypertensionAwhoAwereAtreatedAonAtheAmedicineAunit
AwithinAaAtwo-
weekAperiod.AWhatAclinicalAreportAwouldAbeAtheAbestAsourceAtoAgatherAthisAinformation?A-
AAnswerAVitalAsignsArecord
GivenAtheAnumbersA47,A20,A11,A33,A30,A30,A35,AandA50,AwhatAisAtheAmedian?A-
AAnswerA31.5
CommunityAHospitalAhadA250ApatientsAinAtheAhospitalAatAmidnightAonAMayA1.ATheAhospital
AadmittedA30ApatientsAonAMayA2.ATheAhospitalAdischargedA40Apatients,AincludingAdeaths,A
onAMayA2.ATwoApatientsAwereAbothAadmittedAandAdischargedAonAMayA2.AWhatAwasAtheAto
talAnumberAofAinpatientAserviceAdaysAforAMayA2?A-AAnswerA242
AnAexampleAofAdataAcollectedAbyAtheAJointACommissionAforAtheAORYXAinitiativesAis:A-
AAnswerAIntrahospitalAmortalityAdata
CommunityAHospital'sAHIMAdepartmentAconductedAaArandomAsampleAofA600AhealthArecordsA
toAdetermineAtheArateAofAfilingAaccuracy.ANineAmisfilesAwereAidentified.AWhichAofAtheAfollo
wingApercentagesArepresentsAtheAfilingAaccuracyAatACommunityAHospital?A-AAnswerA98.5%
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAnumberingAsystemsAisAbestAforAmaintainingAtheAencountersAofAaApa
tient'sAhealthArecordAtogether?A-AAnswerAUnit
TheAHIMAmangerAisAconductingAaAstudyAinAwhichAsheAisAcomparingAtheAICD-9-CMAandAICD-
10-
CMAdiabetesAmellitusAcodesAandAdocumentingAvariationsAinAordeAtoAassessAtheAimpactAonAt
heAorganization.AThisAprocessAcreatesAa:A-AAnswerADataAmap
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAconsideredAtheAauthoritativeAkeyAinAlocatingAaAhealthArecord?A-
AAnswerAMasterApatientAindex
TheApaper-
baseAhealthArecordAformatAthatAorganizesAallAformsAinAchronologicalAorderAisAknowAasAa(n)
:A-AAnswerAIntegratedAhealthArecord
TheAMPIAmanagerAhasAidentifiedAaApatternAofAduplicateAhealthArecordAnumbersAfromAtheAs
pecimenAprocessingAareaAofAtheAhospital.AAfterAspendingAtimeAmergingAtheApatientAinforma