RHIT Exam Practice Test 1- Purple Book Questions and Answers Updated 2026

RHIT Exam Practice Test 1- Purple
Book Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
AAhealthArecordAtechnicianAhasAbeenAaskedAtoAreviewAtheAdischargeApatientAabstractingAmo
duleAofAproposedAnewAEHR.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAdataAsetsAwouldAtheAtechAconsultAtoAe
nsureAtheAsystemAcollectsAallAfederallyArequiredAdischargeAdataAelementsAforAMedicareAand
AMedicaidAinpatientsAinAaAacute-careAhospital?A-AAnswerAUHDDS-
AUniformAHospitalADischargeADataASet


StandardizingAmedicalAterminologyAtoAavoidAdifferencesAinAnamingAvariousAhealthAconditions
AandAproceduresAisAoneApurposeAof?A-AAnswerAVocabularyAStandards


PatientAcareAmanagersAuseAtheAdataAdocumentedAinAtheAhealthArecordAto?A-
AAnswerAEvaluateApatternsAandAtrendsAofApatientAcare


AtAadmission,AMrs.ASmith'sAdateAofAbirthAisArecordedAasA3/25/1948.AAAauditAofAtheAEHRA
discoversAthatAtheAnumbersAinAtheAdateAofAbirthAareAtransposedAinAreports.AThisAsituationA
reflectsAaAproblemAin?A-AAnswerADataAconsistency


AAhealthAdataAanalystAhasAbeenAaskedAtoAcompileAaAlistingAofAdailyAbloodApressureAreadi
ngsAforApatientsAwithAaAdxAofAhypertensionAwhoAwereAtreatedAonAtheAmedicalAunitAwithin
AaAtwo-
weekAperiod.AWhatAclinicalAreportAwouldAbeAtheAbestAsourceAtoAgatherAthisAinformation?A-
AAnswerAVitalAsignsArecord


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAkeyAcharacteristicAofAtheAproblem-orientedAhealthArecord?A-
AAnswerAUsesAanAitemizedAlistAofAtheApatient'sApastAandApresentAhealthAproblems


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtrueAregardingAtheAreportingAofAcommunicableAdiseases?A-
AAnswerATheAdiseasesAtoAbeAreportedAareAestablishedAbyAstateAlaw


AAnewAhealthAinformationAmanagementAdirectorAhasAbeenAaskedAbyAtheAhospitalACIOAtoAen
sureAdataAcontentAstandardsAareAidentified,Aunderstood,Aimplemented,AandAmanagedAforAth
eAhospital'sAEHRAsystem.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAbeAaAHIMAdirector'sAfirstAstepAinA
carryingAoutAthisAresponsibility?A-
AAnswerAIdentifyAdataAcontentArequirementsAforAallAareasAofAtheAorganization

,AAhealthAdataAanalystAhasAbeenAaskedAtoAcompleteAaAreportAofAtheApercentagesAofApatient
sAwhoAhadAaAbaselineApartialAthromboplastinAtimeAtestApreformedApriorAtoAreceivingAhepar
in.AWhatAclinicalAreportsAinAtheAhealthArecordAwouldAtheAhealthAdataAanalystAneedAtoAcons
ultAinAorderAtoAprepareAthisAreport?A-
AAnswerAMedicationAadministrationArecordAandAclinicalAlaboratoryAreports.


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAconsideredAtheAauthoritativeAresourceAinAlocatingAaAhealthArecord
?A-AAnswerAMPI-AMasterApatientAindex


TheAHIMAmanagerAisAconductingAaAstudyAinAwhichAsheAisAcomparingAtheAcurrentAyear'sAdx
AcodesAtoAtheAproposedAnewAcodesAforAtheAnextAfiscalAyearAandAdocumentingAvariationsAin
AorderAtoAassessAtheAimpactsAonAtheAorganization.ATheAprocessAcreatesAaA?A-
AAnswerADataAmap


AAfamilyApractitionerArequestsAtheAopinionAofAaAphysicianAspecialistAwhoAreviewsAtheApatie
nt'sAhealthArecordAandAexaminesAtheApatient.AInAwhatAtypeAofAreportAwouldAtheAphysicianA
specialistArecordAfindings,Aimpressions,AandArecommendations?A-AAnswerAConsultation


TheAmasterApatientAindexA(MPI)AmanagerAhasAidentifiedAaApatternAofAduplicateAhealthAreco
rdAnumbersAfromAtheAspecimenAprocessingAareaAofAtheAhospital.ATheAMPIAmanagerAmerged
AtheApatientAinformationAandAcorrectedAduplicatesAinAtheApatientAinformationAsystem.AAfter
AthisAmergingAprocess,AwhichAdepartmentAshouldAtheAMPIAmanagerAnotifyAtoAcorrectAtheAs
ourceAsystemAdata?A-AAnswerALaboratory


WhatAtypeAanalysisAcomparesAomittedAclinicalAinformationAreceivedAfromAtheAexternalAprovi
dersAwithAtheAneededAclinicalAinformationAtoAmakeAaAcorrectAdiagnosis?A-
AAnswerAGapAanalysis


ToAcomplyAwithAtheAJointACommissionAstandards,AtheAHIMAdirectorAwantsAtoAensureAtheAhis
toryAandAphysicalAexaminationsAareAdocumentedAinAtheApatient'sAhealthArecordAnoAlaterAth
anA24AhoursAafterAadmission.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAtheAbestAwayAtoAensureAt
heAcompletenessAofAtheAhealthArecord?A-
AAnswerAReviewAeachApatient'sAhealthArecordAconcurrentlyAtoAensureAtheAhistoryAandAphysic
alsAareApresent.


TheAHIMAdirectorAisAhavingAdifficultyAwithAemergencyAservicesAon-
callAphysiciansAcompletingAtheirAhealthArecords.ACurrentlyAthreeAdeficiencyAnoticesAareAsentA
toAtheAphysiciansAthroughAtheAEHRAsystemAincludingAanAinitialAnotice,AaAsecondAreminder,A
andAfinalAnotification.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAtheAbestAfirstAstepAinAtryingAtoAre
ctifyAtheAcurrentAsituation?A-

, AAnswerAConsultAwithAtheAmedicalAdirectorAwhoAhasAauthorityAoverAtheAonAcallAphysiciansA
forAsuggestionsAonAhowAtoAimproveAresponseAtoAcurrentAnotices.


ValleyAHighAaAskilledAnursingAfacility,AwantsAtoAbecomeAcertifiedAtoAtakeApartAinAaAfederal
AgovernmentAreimbursementAprogramsAsuchAasAMedicareAandAMedicaid.AWhatAstandardsAm
ustAtheAfacilityAmeetAtoAbecomeAcertifiedAforAtheseAprograms?A-
AAnswerAConditionsAofAParticipation


AAhealthArecordAwithAdeficienciesAthatAisAnotAcompletedAwithinAtheAtimeframeAspecifiedAinA
theAmedicalAstaffArulesAandAregulationsAisAcalled?A-AAnswerADelinquentArecord


HowAdoAaccreditationAorganizationsAsuchAasAJointACommissionAuseAtheAhealthArecord?A-
AAnswerAToAdetermineAwhetherAstandardsAofAcareAareAbeingAmet


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAspecializedApatientAassessmentAtoolsAmustAbeAusedAbyAMedicare-
certifiedAhomeAcareAproviders?A-AAnswerAOutcomesAandAAssessmentAInformationASet


BeforeAhealthcareAorganizationsAcanAprovideAservices,AtheyAusuallyAmustAobtainAthisAfromAg
overnmentAentitiesAsuchAasAtheAstateAorAcountryAinAwhichAtheyAareAlocated.A-
AAnswerALicensure


TheAfollowingAdescriptorsAaboutAdataAelementAADMISSION_DATEAareAincludedAinAaAdataAdic
tionary:Adefinition:AdateApatientAadmittedAtoAtheAhospital;AdataAtype;Adate;AfieldAlength;A1
5;ArequiredAfield;Ayes;AdefaultAvalue;Anone;Atemplate;Anone.AForAthisAdataAelement,AdataAi
ntegrityAwouldAbeAbetterAassuredAif?A-AAnswerATheAtemplateAwasAdefined


InAdesigningAanAinputAscreenAforAaAEHR,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAbestAtoAcapture
AstructuredAdata?A-AAnswerADrop-downAmenus


AAmedicalAgroupApracticeAhasAcontractedAwithAtheAHIMAprofessionalAtoAhelpAdefineAtheApra
cticesAlegalAhealthArecord.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAbeAHIMAprofessionalAperformAfirs
tAtoAidentifyAtheAcomponentsAofAtheAlegalAhealthArecord?A-
AAnswerADevelopAaAlistAofAstatutes,Aregulations,Arules,AandAguidelinesAthatAcontainArequire
mentsAaffectingAtheAreleaseAofAhealthArecords


HospitalAdocumentationArelatedAtoAtheAdeliveryAofApatientAcareAsuchAasAhealthArecords,Ax-
rays,AlaboratoryAreports,AandAconsultationAreportsAareAowned?A-AAnswerAByAtheAhospital