AHIMA Practice Mini Exam Questions and Answers Updated 2026

AHIMA Practice Mini Exam Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
TheMvisionMofMaMhealthMinformationMservicesMdepartmentMshould:

a.MStand-aloneMasMaMguidingMforceMforMtheMdepartment

b.MBeMdevelopedMbyMtheMdirectorMofMtheMhealthMinformationMservicesMdepartment

c.MBeMlimitedMbyMorganizationalMconstraints

d.MReflectMtheMvisionMofMtheMorganizationM-
MAnswerMd.MReflectMtheMvisionMofMtheMorganization

TheMstrategicMplanningMprocessMrequiresMtheMinvolvementMofMeachMdepartmentMsetting
MitsMvisionMinMalignmentMwithMtheMorganizationMandMshouldMincludeMtheMdepartmentM
stakeholdersMandMnotMbeMlimitedMbyMorganizationalMconstraints



AMvisitorMsign-
inMsheetMtoMaMcomputerMareaMisManMexampleMofMwhatMtypeMofMcontrol?

a.MAdministrative

b.MAudit

c.MFacilityMAccess

d.MWorkstationM-
MAnswerMTheMfacilityMaccessMcontrolMstandardMrequiresMcoveredMentitiesMtoMcontrolMa
ndMvalidateMaMperson'sMaccessMtoMaMfacilityMincludingMvisitorMcontrol



TheMleadersMofMaMhealthcareMentityMareMexpectedMtoMselectManMentity-
wideMperformanceMimprovementMapproachMandMtoMclearlyMdefineMhowMallMlevelsMofMt
heMentityMwillMmonitorMandMaddressMimprovementMissues.MTheMJointMCommissionMrequi
resMongoingMdataMcollectionMthatMmightMrequireMpossibleMimprovementMforMwhichMofM
theMfollowingMareas?

a.MOperativeMandMotherMinvasiveMprocedures,MmedicationMmanagement,MandMbloodMand
MbloodMproductMuse

b.MBloodMandMbloodMproductMuse,MmedicationMmanagement,MandMappointmentMtoMthe
MboardMofMdirectors

c.MMedicationMmanagement,MmarketingMstrategy,MandMbloodMuse

d.MOperativeMandMotherMinvasiveMprocedures,MappointmentsMtoMtheMboardMofMdirectors
,MandMrestraintMandMseclusionMuseM-
MAnswerMa.MOperativeMandMotherMinvasiveMprocedures,MmedicationMmanagement,MandM
bloodMandMbloodMproductMuse

, theMJointMCommissionMrequiresMdetailedMinformationMonMtheMresponsibilitiesMandMaction
sMofMtheMboard,MnotMnecessarilyMitsMcomposition.MTheMJointMCommissionMrequiresMhea
lthcareMorganizationsMtoMcollectMdataMonMeachMofMtheseMareas:MmedicationMmanageme
nt,MbloodMandMbloodMproductMuse,MrestraintMandMseclusionMuse,MbehaviorMmanagement
MandMtreatment,MoperativeMandMotherMinvasiveMprocedures,MandMresuscitationMandMits
Moutcomes



AMcodingMserviceMhadM400MdischargedMaccountsMtoMcodeMinMMarch.MTheMserviceMcod
edM200MwithinM3Mdays,M100MwithinM5Mdays,M50MwithinM8Mdays,MandM50MwithinM10
Mdays.MTheMaverageMturnaroundMtimeMforMcodingMinMMarchMwas:

a.M3Mdays

b.M5Mdays

c.M6.5Mdays

d.M9MdaysM-
MAnswerMTheMaverageMturnaroundMtimeMwasMcalculatedMbyMdividingMtheMtotalMrespons
eMdaysMattributedMtoMtheMvolumeMofMroutineMrequestsMthatMwereMrespondedMtoMwith
inMtheMreportingMperiodMbyMtheMvolumeMofMroutineMrequestsMrespondedMto.MTheMcalc
ulationMis:M(200M×M3)M+M(100M×M5)M+M(50M×M8)M+M(50M×M10)/400M=M5Mdays



AMcriticalMearlyMstepMinMdesigningManMEHRMinMwhichMtheMcharacteristicsMofMeachMdat
aMelementMareMdefinedMisMtoMdevelopMa(n):

a.MAccreditationMmanual

b.MCoreMcontent

c.MContinuityMofMcareMrecord

d.MDataMdictionaryM-
MAnswerMAMdataMdictionaryMisMaMdescriptiveMlistMofMtheMdataMelementsMtoMbeMcolle
ctedMinManMinformationMsystemMorMdatabaseMwhoseMpurposeMisMtoMensureMconsistenc
yMofMterminology



WhatMisMtheMdifferenceMbetweenMaMcredentialMandMaMlicense?

a.MOnlyMaMcredentialMrequiresMcontinuingMeducationMcreditsMtoMremainMactive.

b.MAMlicenseMisMaMlegalMauthorizationMtoMpractice,MwhereasMaMcredentialMisMaMformal
Magreement.

c.MOnlyMaMlicenseMrequiresManMapplicantMtoMpassMaMqualifyingMexamination.

d.MThereMisMnoMdifference.M-
MAnswerMb.MAMlicenseMisMaMlegalMauthorizationMtoMpractice,MwhereasMaMcredentialMis
MaMformalMagreement.