2026 STUDY GUIDE
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ List in chronological order all the name for AHIMA.
Answer: · 1928 - ARLNA - Association of Record Librarians of North
America
· 1938 - AAMRL - American Association of Medical Record Librarians
· 1970 - AMRA - American Medical Record Association
· 1991 - AHIMA - American Health Information Management
Association
◉ AHIMA's Code of Ethics Principles.
Answer: · Advocate, uphold, and defend the consumer's right to privacy
and the doctrine of confidentiality in the use and disclosure of
information.
· Put service and the health and welfare of persons before self-interest
and conduct oneself in the practice of the profession so as to bring honor
to oneself, their peers, and to the health information management
profession.
· Preserve, protect, and secure personal health information in any form
or medium and hold in the highest regard health information and other
information of a confidential nature obtained in an official capacity,
taking into account the applicable statutes and regulations.
· Refuse to participate in or conceal unethical practices or procedures
and report such practices.
, · Use technology, data, and information resources in the way they are
intended to be used.
· Advocate for appropriate uses of information resources across the
healthcare ecosystem.
· Recruit and mentor students, peers and colleagues to develop and
strengthen professional workforce.
· Represent the profession to the public in a positive manner.
· Advance health information management knowledge and practice
through continuing education, research, publications, and presentations.
· Perform honorably health information management association
responsibilities, either appointed or elected, and preserve the
confidentiality of any privileged information made known in any official
capacity.
· State truthfully and accurately one's credentials, professional
education, and experiences.
· Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration in situations supporting ethical
health information principles.
· Respect the inherent dignity and worth of every person.
◉ AHIMA is governed by __________________________ which
consists of 13 members including the CEO..
Answer: The AHIMA Board or Board of Directors
◉ What is the name of AHIMA's current CEO?.
Answer: Wylecia Wiggs Harris, PhD, CAE