RHIT EXAM PREP |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026-2027 UPDATED
EDITION|GRADED A+
Question 1
(1) A critical early step in designing an EHR is to develop a(n) ________in which the
characteristics of each data element are defined.
A) Accreditation manual
B) Core content
C) Continuity of care record
D) Data dictionary
CORRECT ANSWER
D) Data dictionary
Question 2
(2) Once hospital discharge abstract systems were developed and their ability to provide
comparative data to hospitals was established, it became necessary to develop:
A) Data sets
B) Data elements
C) Electronic data interchange
D) Bills of mortality
CORRECT ANSWER
A) Data sets
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,Question 3
(3) In healthcare, data sets serve two purposes. The first is to identify data elements to be
collected about each patient. The second is to:
A) Provide uniform data definitions
B) Guide efforts toward computerization
C) Determine statistical formulas
D) Provide a research database
CORRECT ANSWER
A) Provide uniform data defintions
Question 4
(4) A health information technician is responsible for designing a data collection form to
collect data on patients in an acute-care hospital. The first resource that she should use is:
A) UHDDS
B) UACDS
C) MDS
D) ORYX
CORRECT ANSWER
A) UHDDS
Question 5
(5) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the common healthcare data sets such
as UHDDS and UACDS?
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,A) They define minimum data elements to be collected
B) They provide a complete and exhaustive list of data elements that must be collected
C) They provide a framework for data collection to which an individual facility can add data
items
D) The federal government recommends, but does not mandate, implementation of most of
the data sets
CORRECT ANSWER
B) They provide a complete and exhaustive list of data elements that must be collected
Question 6
(6) In a paper-based system, the completion of the chart is monitored in a special area of
the HIM department called the ______ file.
A) Incomplete record
B) Permanent
C) Temporary
D) Remote storage
CORRECT ANSWER
A) Incomplete record
Question 7
(7) Consider the following sequence of numbers. What filing system is being used if these
numbers represent the health record numbers of three records filed together within the
filing system?
36-45-99
37-45-99
38-45-99
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, A) Straight numerical
B) Terminal digit
C) Middle digit
D) Unit
CORRECT ANSWER
B) Terminal digit
Question 8
(8) The MPI is necessary to physically locate health records within the paper-based storage
system for all types of filing systems, EXCEPT:
A) Alphabetical
B) Middle digit
C) Terminal digit
D) Straight numerical
CORRECT ANSWER
A) Alphabetical
Question 9
(9) The RHIT supervisor for the filing and retrieval section of Community Clinic is
developing a staffing schedule for the year. The clinic is open 260 days per year and has an
average of 600 clinic visits per day. The standard for filing records is 60 per hour. The
standard for retrieval of records is 40 records per hour. Given these standards, how many
filing hours will be required daily to retrieve and file records for each clinic day?
A) 6 hours per day
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VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026-2027 UPDATED
EDITION|GRADED A+
Question 1
(1) A critical early step in designing an EHR is to develop a(n) ________in which the
characteristics of each data element are defined.
A) Accreditation manual
B) Core content
C) Continuity of care record
D) Data dictionary
CORRECT ANSWER
D) Data dictionary
Question 2
(2) Once hospital discharge abstract systems were developed and their ability to provide
comparative data to hospitals was established, it became necessary to develop:
A) Data sets
B) Data elements
C) Electronic data interchange
D) Bills of mortality
CORRECT ANSWER
A) Data sets
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,Question 3
(3) In healthcare, data sets serve two purposes. The first is to identify data elements to be
collected about each patient. The second is to:
A) Provide uniform data definitions
B) Guide efforts toward computerization
C) Determine statistical formulas
D) Provide a research database
CORRECT ANSWER
A) Provide uniform data defintions
Question 4
(4) A health information technician is responsible for designing a data collection form to
collect data on patients in an acute-care hospital. The first resource that she should use is:
A) UHDDS
B) UACDS
C) MDS
D) ORYX
CORRECT ANSWER
A) UHDDS
Question 5
(5) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the common healthcare data sets such
as UHDDS and UACDS?
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,A) They define minimum data elements to be collected
B) They provide a complete and exhaustive list of data elements that must be collected
C) They provide a framework for data collection to which an individual facility can add data
items
D) The federal government recommends, but does not mandate, implementation of most of
the data sets
CORRECT ANSWER
B) They provide a complete and exhaustive list of data elements that must be collected
Question 6
(6) In a paper-based system, the completion of the chart is monitored in a special area of
the HIM department called the ______ file.
A) Incomplete record
B) Permanent
C) Temporary
D) Remote storage
CORRECT ANSWER
A) Incomplete record
Question 7
(7) Consider the following sequence of numbers. What filing system is being used if these
numbers represent the health record numbers of three records filed together within the
filing system?
36-45-99
37-45-99
38-45-99
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, A) Straight numerical
B) Terminal digit
C) Middle digit
D) Unit
CORRECT ANSWER
B) Terminal digit
Question 8
(8) The MPI is necessary to physically locate health records within the paper-based storage
system for all types of filing systems, EXCEPT:
A) Alphabetical
B) Middle digit
C) Terminal digit
D) Straight numerical
CORRECT ANSWER
A) Alphabetical
Question 9
(9) The RHIT supervisor for the filing and retrieval section of Community Clinic is
developing a staffing schedule for the year. The clinic is open 260 days per year and has an
average of 600 clinic visits per day. The standard for filing records is 60 per hour. The
standard for retrieval of records is 40 records per hour. Given these standards, how many
filing hours will be required daily to retrieve and file records for each clinic day?
A) 6 hours per day
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