RHIT Practice Exam 1 - 150 Questions and Answers ALL updated 2026

RHIT Practice Exam
1 - 150 Questions
and Answers ALL
updated 2026
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BabstractingBmoduleBofBaBproposedBnewBelectronicBhealthBrecordB(EHR).BWhi
chBofBtheBfollowingBdataBsetsBwouldBtheBtechnicianBconsultBtoBensureBtheBsy
stemBcollectsBallBfederallyBrequiredBdischargeBdataBelementsBforBMedicareBan
dBMedicaidBinpatientsBinBanBacute-careBhospital?



a.BCARF

b.BDEEDS

c.BUACDS
d.BUHDDSB-BAnswerBd.BUHDDSB(UniformBHospitalBDischargeBDataBSet)



TheBUniformBHospitalBDischargeBDataBSetB(UHDDS)BdataBcharacteristicsBinclu
deBpatient-specificBitemsBonBeveryBinpatient.


StandardizingBmedicalBterminologyBtoBavoidBdifferencesBinBnamingBvariousBhe
althBconditionsBandBproceduresB(suchBasBtheBsynonymsBbunionectomy,BMcBri
deBprocedure,BandBrepairBofBhalluxBvalgus)BisBoneBpurposeBof:


a.BContentBandBstructureBstandards

b.BSecurityBstandard

c.BTransactionBstandards

d.BVocabularyBstandardsB-BAnswerBd.BVocabularyBstandards



VocabularyBstandardsBareBaBlistBorBcollectionBofBclinicalBwordsBorBphrasesBwi
thBtheirBmeanings;Balso,BtheBsetBofBwordsBusedBbyBanBindividualBorBgroupB

,withinBaBparticularBsubjectBfield,BsuchBasBtoBprovideBconsistentBdescriptionsBo
fBmedicalBtermsBforBanBindividual'sBconditionBinBtheBhealthBrecord.



PatientBcareBmanagersBuseBtheBdataBdocumentedBinBtheBhealthBrecordBto:



a.BDetermineBtheBextentBandBeffectsBofBoccupationalBhazards

b.BEvaluateBpatternsBandBtrendsBofBpatientBcare
c.BGenerateBpatientBbillsBandBthird-partyBpayerBclaimsBforBreimbursement

d.BProvideBdirectBpatientBcareB-
BAnswerBb.BEvaluateBpatternsBandBtrendsBofBpatientBcare



PatientBcareBmanagersBareBresponsibleBforBtheBoverallBevaluationBofBservices
BrenderedBforBtheirBparticularBareaBofBresponsibility.BToBidentifyBpatternsBandB
trends,BtheyBtakeBdetailsBfromBindividualBhealthBrecordsBandBputBallBtheBinfor
mationBtogetherBinBoneBplace.


AtBadmission,BMrs.BSmith'sBdateBofBbirthBisBrecordedBasB3/25/1948.BAnBaudit
BofBtheBEHRBdiscoversBthatBtheBnumbersBinBtheBdateBofBbirthBareBtranspose
dBinBreports.BThisBsituationBreflectsBaBproblemBin:



a.BDataBcomprehensiveness
b.BDataBconsistency

c.BDataBcurrency

d.BDataBgranularityB-BAnswerBb.BDataBconsistency



ConsistencyBmeansBensuringBtheBpatientBdataBisBreliableBandBtheBsameBacro
ssBtheBentireBpatientBencounter.BInBotherBwords,BpatientBdataBwithinBtheBreco
rdBshouldBbeBtheBsameBandBshouldBnotBcontradictBotherBdataBalsoBinBtheBp
atientBrecord.


ABhealthBdataBanalystBhasBbeenBaskedBtoBcompileBaBlistingBofBdailyBbloodB
pressureBreadingsBforBpatientsBwithBaBdiagnosisBofBhypertensionBwhoBwereBtr
eatedBonBtheBmedicalBunitBwithinBaBtwo-

,weekBperiod.BWhatBclinicalBreportBwouldBbeBtheBbestBsourceBtoBgatherBthisBi
nformation?



a.BVitalBsignsBrecord

b.BInitialBnursingBassessmentBrecord

c.BPhysicianBprogressBnotes

d.BAdmissionBrecordB-BAnswerBa.BVitalBsignsBrecord


TheBvitalBsignsBrecordBisBcomprisedBofBbloodBpressureBreadings,Btemperature
,Brespiration,BandBpulse,BmakingBitBtheBbestBsourceBtoBgatherBthisBtypeBofBi
nformation.


WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBkeyBcharacteristicBofBtheBproblem-
orientedBhealthBrecord?


a.BAllowsBallBprovidersBtoBdocumentBinBtheBhealthBrecord

b.BUsesBlaboratoryBreportsBandBotherBdiagnosticBtoolsBtoBdetermineBhealthBpr
oblems

c.BProvidesBelectronicBdocumentationBinBtheBhealthBrecord

d.BUsesBanBitemizedBlistBofBtheBpatient'sBpastBandBpresentBhealthBproblemsB
-
BAnswerBd.BUsesBanBitemizedBlistBofBtheBpatient'sBpastBandBpresentBhealth
Bproblems


TheBproblem-
orientedBhealthBrecordBisBbetterBsuitedBtoBserveBtheBpatientBandBtheBendBus
erBofBtheBpatient'sBinformation.BTheBkeyBcharacteristicBofBthisBformatBisBanBit
emizedBlistBofBtheBpatient'sBpastBandBpresentBsocial,Bpsychological,BandBhealt
hBproblems.



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtrueBregardingBtheBreportingBofBcommunicableBdise
ases?

, a.BTheyBmustBbeBreportedBbyBtheBpatientBtoBtheBhealthBdepartment.

b.BTheBdiseasesBtoBbeBreportedBareBestablishedBbyBstateBlaw.

c.BTheBdiseasesBtoBbeBreportedBareBestablishedBbyBHIPAA.

d.BTheyBareBneverBreportedBbecauseBitBwouldBviolateBtheBpatient'sBprivacy.B-
BAnswerBb.BTheBdiseasesBtoBbeBreportedBareBestablishedBbyBstateBlaw.



AllBstatesBhaveBaBhealthBdepartmentBwithBaBdivisionBthatBisBrequiredBtoBtrac
kBandBrecordBcommunicableBdiseases.BWhenBaBpatientBisBdiagnosedBwithBon
eBofBtheBdiseasesBfromBtheBhealthBdepartment'sBcommunicableBdiseaseBlist,Bt
heBfacilityBmustBnotifyBtheBstateBpublicBhealthBdepartment.



ABnewBhealthBinformationBmanagementB(HIM)BdirectorBhasBbeenBaskedBbyBth
eBhospitalBCIOBtoBensureBdataBcontentBstandardsBareBidentified,Bunderstood,
Bimplemented,BandBmanagedBforBtheBhospital'sBEHRBsystem.BWhichBofBtheBf
ollowingBshouldBbeBtheBHIMBdirector'sBfirstBstepBinBcarryingBoutBthisBresponsi
bility?


a.BCallBtheBEHRBvendorBandBaskBtoBreviewBtheBsystem'sBdataBdictionary

b.BIdentifyBdataBcontentBrequirementsBforBallBareasBofBtheBorganization

c.BScheduleBaBmeetingBwithBallBdepartmentBdirectorsBtoBgetBtheirBinput

d.BContactBCMSBtoBdetermineBwhatBdataBsetsBareBrequiredBtoBbeBcollectedB
-
BAnswerBb.BIdentifyBdataBcontentBrequirementsBforBallBareasBofBtheBorganiza
tion


DataBcontentBstandardsBallowBorganizationsBtoBcollectBdataBonceBandBuseBitB
manyBtimesBinBmanyBways.BTheyBalsoBassistBinBdataBstorageBandBminingBa
sBwellBasBsharingBdataBwithBexternalBorganizationsBforBuseBinBbenchmarking
BandBotherBpurposes.



ABhealthBdataBanalystBhasBbeenBaskedBtoBcompileBaBreportBofBtheBpercenta
geBofBpatientsBwhoBhadBaBbaselineBpartialBthromboplastinBtimeB(PTT)BtestBp
erformedBpriorBtoBreceivingBheparin.BWhatBclinicalBreportsBinBtheBhealthBrecor
dBwouldBtheBhealthBdataBanalystBneedBtoBconsultBinBorderBtoBprepareBthisBr
eport?