beginning of 4) Question and answers
correctly solved 2025/2026
Professional practice experience - correct answer ✔-externship or internship
-the importance of joining professional associations, the interpretation of professional code of ethics,
the impact of networking with other professionals, and the development of opportunities for
professional advancement
Health information management careers: - correct answer ✔-combines a profession in health care with
information technology
Cancer Registrar - correct answer ✔-collect cancer data from a variety of sources and report cancer
statistics to government and health care agencies
>ensure timely, accurate, and complete maintenance of cancer data
>CTR (Certified Tumor Registrar)
Coding and Reimbursement Specialist - correct answer ✔acquires a working knowledge of CPT (current
procedural terminology) and ICD-9-CM (international classification if dieases, 9th revision, clinical
modification), coding principles, governmental regulations, and third party payer
>ensure that all diagnoses, services, and procedures are coded accurately for reimbursement, research,
and statistical purposes
coding- assignment of numbers to diagnoses, services, and procedures based on patient record
documentation
American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
American College of Medical Coding Specialists (AAPC)
, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
Chief Information Officer - correct answer ✔-responsible for the overall technological direction of an
organization and is increasingly becoming a part of the executive team
-proposes budgets and programs, make decisions about staff training and equipment purchases, hire
and assign computer specialists, information technology workers, and support personel carry out
information technology related projects
>CM (Certified Manager)
Chief Knowledge Officer - correct answer ✔-leads the development of management, and sharing the
knowledge within a health care organization for the purpose of improving patient care and its day to day
operations
-manages the organization intellectual capital and serves as the custodian of knowledge management
practices within the organization
-serves as a broader role than the chief information officer
>currently no credentials
Health Information Manager - correct answer ✔-experts in managing patient health information and
medical records, administering computer information systems, and coding diagnoses and procedures for
health care services provided to patients
>Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)
>Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) - must pass a written credentialing examination
offered by AHIMA
Certified Health Data Analyst - correct answer ✔-allows an individual to demonstrate expertise in
health data analysis