RHIT Domain 1 Questions with complete
solutions 2024
Which jof jthe jfollowing jindividuals jwould jserve jas ja jbridge jbetween jinformation
jtechnology jand jbusiness jand jclinical jareas jwhile jmanaging jeach jkey jarea?
a. jData jsteward
b. jSystems janalyst
c. jData jscientist
d. jSystems jadministrator j- jANS✓✓-a
Data jstewards jserve jas jthe jbridge jbetween jinformation jtechnology, jand
jbusiness jand jclinical jareas. jThey jare jassigned jto jmanage jkey jdata jareas jand
jare jresponsible jfor jtasks jsuch jas jdata jdefinition jand jinformation jquality
jactivities j(Johns j2015, j83).
Which jof jthe jfollowing jdata jsets jwould jbe jmost jhelpful jin jdeveloping ja jhospital
jtrauma jdata jregistry?
a. jDEEDS
b. jMDS
c. jOASIS
d. jUACDS j- jANS✓✓-a
In j1997, jthe jCenters jfor jDisease jControl jand jPrevention j(CDC), jthrough jits
jNational jCenter jfor jInjury jPrevention jand jControl j(NCIPC), jpublished ja jdata jset
jcalled jData jElements jfor jEmergency jDepartment jSystems j(DEEDS). jThe
jpurpose jof jthis jdata jset jis jto jsupport jthe juniform jcollection jof jdata jin jhospital-
based jemergency jdepartments jand jto jreduce jincompatibilities jin jemergency
jdepartment jrecords j(Sharp j2016, j178; jGiannangelo j2015, j255).
Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jthe jbest jdefinition jof ja jforward jmap jin jdata jmapping?
a. jLinking jof jtwo jsystems jin jthe jopposite jdirection
b. jLinking jan jolder jversion jof ja jcode jset jto ja jnewer jversion
c. jLinking ja jnewer jversion jof ja jcode jset jto jan jolder jversion
d. jLinking ja jsource jsystem jto ja jtarget jsystem j- jANS✓✓-b
In ja jforward jmap, jan jolder jversion jof ja jcode jset jis jmapped jto ja jnewer jversion
j(Amatayakul j2016, j285).
,What jis jthe jstatus jconferred jby ja jnational jprofessional jorganization jthat jis
jdedicated jto ja jspecific jarea jof jhealthcare jpractice?
a. jDegree
b. jCertificate
c. jLicense
d. jCredential j- jANS✓✓-d
Credentials jare jthe jrecognition jby jhealthcare jorganizations jof jprevious
jprofessional jpractice jresponsibilities jand jexperiences jcommonly jaccorded jto
jlicensed jindependent jpractitioners jand jare jusually jconferred jby ja jnational
jprofessional jorganization jdedicated jto ja jspecific jarea jof jhealthcare jpractice
j(Shaw jand jCarter j2015, j336).
A jhealthcare jprovider jorganization, jwhen jdefining jits jlegal jhealth jrecord jmust:
a. jAssess jthe jlegal jenvironment, jsystem jlimitations, jand jHIE jagreements
b. jDetermine jwhat jother jhealthcare jprovider jorganizations jare jdoing
c. jDetermine jif ja jlegal jhealth jrecord jis jneeded
d. jOnly jinclude jthe jpaper jcomponents jof jthe jhealth jrecord j- jANS✓✓-a
As jpart jof jthe jprocess jto jidentify jthe jlegal jhealth jrecord, jthe jfacility jshould
jassess jthe jlegal jenvironment, jsystem jlimitations, jand jHIE jagreements
j(Brickner j2016, j86-87).
Valley jHigh, ja jskilled jnursing jfacility, jwants jto jbecome jcertified jto jtake jpart jin
jfederal jgovernment jreimbursement jprograms jsuch jas jMedicare jand jMedicaid.
jWhat jstandards jmust jthe jfacility jmeet jto jbecome jcertified jfor jthese jprograms?
a. jMinimum jData jSet
b. jNational jCommission jon jCorrectional jHealth jCare
c. jConditions jof jParticipation
d. jOutcomes jand jAssessment jInformation jSet j- jANS✓✓-c
Administered jby jthe jfederal jgovernment jCenters jfor jMedicare jand jMedicaid
jServices j(CMS), jthe jMedicare jConditions jof jParticipation jor jConditions jfor
jCoverage japply jto ja jvariety jof jhealthcare jorganizations jthat jparticipate jin jthe
jMedicare jprogram. jIn jother jwords, jparticipating jorganizations jreceive jfederal
jfunds jfrom jthe jMedicare jprogram jfor jservices jprovided jto jpatients jand jthus
jmust jfollow jthe jMedicare jConditions jof jParticipation j(Brickner j2016, j84, j102).
To jcomply jwith jthe jJoint jCommission jstandards, jthe jHIM jdirector jwants jto jbe
jsure jthat jhistory jand jphysical jexaminations jare jdocumented jin jthe jpatient's
jhealth jrecord jno jlater jthan j24 jhours jafter jadmission. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing
jwould jbe jthe jbest jway jto jensure jthe jcompleteness jof jthe jhealth jrecord?
a. jEstablish ja jprocess jto jreview jhealth jrecords jimmediately jon jdischarge
b. jReview jeach jpatient's jhealth jrecord jconcurrently jto jmake jsure jthat jhistory
jand jphysicals jare jpresent
,c. jRetrospectively jreview jeach jpatient's jhealth jrecord jto jmake jsure jthat jhistory
jand jphysicals jare jpresent
d. jWrite ja jmemorandum jto jall jphysicians jrelating jthe jJoint jCommission
jrequirements jfor jdocumenting jhistory jand jphysical jexaminations j- jANS✓✓-b
The jquantitative janalysis jor jrecord jcontent jreview jprocess jcan jbe jhandled jin ja
jnumber jof jways. jSome jacute-care jfacilities jconduct jrecord jreview jon ja
jcontinuing jbasis jduring ja jpatient's jhospital jstay. jUsing jthis jmethod, jpersonnel
jfrom jthe jHIM jdepartment jgo jto jthe jnursing junit jdaily j(or jperiodically) jto jreview
jeach jpatient's jrecord. jThis jtype jof jprocess jis jusually jreferred jto jas ja
jconcurrent jreview jbecause jreview joccurs jconcurrently jwith jthe jpatient's jstay
jin jthe jhospital j(Sayles j2016b, j64).
The jpatient jregistration jdepartment jassists jthe jHIM jdepartment jin jwhat jway?
a. jAssigning jthe jhealth jrecord jnumber
b. jProcessing jthe jhealthcare jclaim
c. jImplementing jthe jinformation jsystems jused jby jthe jHIM jdepartment
d. jMaintaining jthe jinformation jsystems jused jby jthe jHIM jdepartment j- jANS✓✓-
a
The jhealth jrecord jtypically jbegins jin jpatient jregistration jwith jthe jcapture jof
jpatient jdemographic jinformation. jThe jhealth jrecord jis jassigned jto jnew jpatients
jduring jthe jpatient jregistration jprocess. jThe jHIM jdepartment jworks jwith jpatient
jregistration jto jensure jthe jquality jof jthe jdata jcollected jand jto jcorrect jduplicate
jand jother jissues jwith jthe jMPI j(Sayles j2016b, j74).
The jfollowing jis jdocumented jin jan jacute-care jrecord: j"HEENT: jReveals jthe
jtympanic jmembranes, jnares, jand jpharynx jto jbe jclear. jNo jobvious jhead jtrauma.
jCHEST: jGood jbilateral jchest jsounds." jIn jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jwould jthis
jdocumentation jappear?
a. jMedical jhistory
b. jPathology jreport
c. jOperation jreport
d. jPhysical jexamination j- jANS✓✓-d
Information jusually jdocumented jin jthe jphysical jexamination jincludes jvital
jsigns jand jexaminations jof jthe jhead, jeyes, jears, jnose, jthroat j(HEENT) j(Brickner
j2016, j91-92).
The jact jof jgranting japproval jto ja jhealthcare jorganization jbased jon jwhether jthe
jorganization jhas jmet ja jset jof jvoluntary jstandards jis jcalled:
a. jAccreditation
b. jLicensure
c. jAcceptance
d. jApproval j- jANS✓✓-a
, Accreditation jis jthe jact jof jgranting japproval jto ja jhealthcare jorganization. jThe
japproval jis jbased jon jwhether jthe jorganization jhas jmet ja jset jof jvoluntary
jstandards jthat jwere jdeveloped jby jthe jaccreditation jagency. jVoluntary jreviews
jare jconducted jat jthe jrequest jof jthe jhealthcare jfacility jseeking jaccreditation jor
jcertification. jThe jJoint jCommission jis jan jexample jof jan jaccreditation jagency
j(Shaw jand jCarter j2015, j406).
A jsecondary jpurpose jof jthe jhealth jrecord jis jto jprovide jsupport jfor jwhich jof
jthe jfollowing?
a. jProvider jreimbursement
b. jPatient jself-management jactivities
c. jResearch
d. jPatient jcare jdelivery j- jANS✓✓-c
The jsecondary jpurposes jof jthe jhealth jrecord jare jnot jassociated jwith jspecific
jencounters jbetween jpatient jand jhealthcare jprofessional. jRather, jthey jare
jrelated jto jthe jenvironment jin jwhich jpatient jcare jis jprovided. jSome jsecondary
jpurposes jare: jsupport jfor jresearch, jto jserve jas jevidence jin jlitigation, jto
jallocate jresources, jto jplan jmarket jstrategy, jand jthe jlike j(Sayles j2016b, j52-53).
Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jnecessary jto jensure jthat jeach jterm jused jin jan jEHR
jhas ja jcommon jmeaning jto jall jusers?
a. jControlled jvocabulary
b. jData jexchange jstandards
c. jEncoded jvocabulary
d. jProprietary jstandards j- jANS✓✓-a
The jvocabulary jused jin jan jelectronic jhealth jrecord j(EHR) jsystem jshould, jat ja
jminimum, jbe ja jcontrolled jvocabulary, jwhich jis jessential jin jensuring ja jcommon
jmeaning jfor jall jusers. jA jcontrolled jvocabulary jmeans jthat ja jspecific jset jof
jterms jin jthe jEHR's jdata jdictionary jmay jbe jused jand jthat ja jcentral jauthority
japproves jany jadditions jor jchanges j(Sayles j2016a, j4-7).
Authentication jof ja jrecord jrefers jto:
a. jEstablishment jof jits jbaseline jtrustworthiness
b. jThe jtype jof jelectronic joperating jsystem jon jwhich jit jwas jcreated
c. jThe jidentity jof jthe jindividual jwho jnotarized jit
d. jIts jrelevance j- jANS✓✓-a
Even jif jevidence jappears jto jbe jrelevant, jit jmust jalso jbe jauthenticated. jAs jwith
jhealth jrecords, jthe jevidence jitself jmust jbe jshown jto jhave ja jbaseline
jauthenticity jor jtrustworthiness j(Klaver j2017a, j78-79).
The jcoding jmanager jat jCommunity jHospital jis jseeing jan jincreased jnumber jof
jphysicians jfailing jto jdocument jthe jcause jand jeffect jof jdiabetes jand jits
solutions 2024
Which jof jthe jfollowing jindividuals jwould jserve jas ja jbridge jbetween jinformation
jtechnology jand jbusiness jand jclinical jareas jwhile jmanaging jeach jkey jarea?
a. jData jsteward
b. jSystems janalyst
c. jData jscientist
d. jSystems jadministrator j- jANS✓✓-a
Data jstewards jserve jas jthe jbridge jbetween jinformation jtechnology, jand
jbusiness jand jclinical jareas. jThey jare jassigned jto jmanage jkey jdata jareas jand
jare jresponsible jfor jtasks jsuch jas jdata jdefinition jand jinformation jquality
jactivities j(Johns j2015, j83).
Which jof jthe jfollowing jdata jsets jwould jbe jmost jhelpful jin jdeveloping ja jhospital
jtrauma jdata jregistry?
a. jDEEDS
b. jMDS
c. jOASIS
d. jUACDS j- jANS✓✓-a
In j1997, jthe jCenters jfor jDisease jControl jand jPrevention j(CDC), jthrough jits
jNational jCenter jfor jInjury jPrevention jand jControl j(NCIPC), jpublished ja jdata jset
jcalled jData jElements jfor jEmergency jDepartment jSystems j(DEEDS). jThe
jpurpose jof jthis jdata jset jis jto jsupport jthe juniform jcollection jof jdata jin jhospital-
based jemergency jdepartments jand jto jreduce jincompatibilities jin jemergency
jdepartment jrecords j(Sharp j2016, j178; jGiannangelo j2015, j255).
Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jthe jbest jdefinition jof ja jforward jmap jin jdata jmapping?
a. jLinking jof jtwo jsystems jin jthe jopposite jdirection
b. jLinking jan jolder jversion jof ja jcode jset jto ja jnewer jversion
c. jLinking ja jnewer jversion jof ja jcode jset jto jan jolder jversion
d. jLinking ja jsource jsystem jto ja jtarget jsystem j- jANS✓✓-b
In ja jforward jmap, jan jolder jversion jof ja jcode jset jis jmapped jto ja jnewer jversion
j(Amatayakul j2016, j285).
,What jis jthe jstatus jconferred jby ja jnational jprofessional jorganization jthat jis
jdedicated jto ja jspecific jarea jof jhealthcare jpractice?
a. jDegree
b. jCertificate
c. jLicense
d. jCredential j- jANS✓✓-d
Credentials jare jthe jrecognition jby jhealthcare jorganizations jof jprevious
jprofessional jpractice jresponsibilities jand jexperiences jcommonly jaccorded jto
jlicensed jindependent jpractitioners jand jare jusually jconferred jby ja jnational
jprofessional jorganization jdedicated jto ja jspecific jarea jof jhealthcare jpractice
j(Shaw jand jCarter j2015, j336).
A jhealthcare jprovider jorganization, jwhen jdefining jits jlegal jhealth jrecord jmust:
a. jAssess jthe jlegal jenvironment, jsystem jlimitations, jand jHIE jagreements
b. jDetermine jwhat jother jhealthcare jprovider jorganizations jare jdoing
c. jDetermine jif ja jlegal jhealth jrecord jis jneeded
d. jOnly jinclude jthe jpaper jcomponents jof jthe jhealth jrecord j- jANS✓✓-a
As jpart jof jthe jprocess jto jidentify jthe jlegal jhealth jrecord, jthe jfacility jshould
jassess jthe jlegal jenvironment, jsystem jlimitations, jand jHIE jagreements
j(Brickner j2016, j86-87).
Valley jHigh, ja jskilled jnursing jfacility, jwants jto jbecome jcertified jto jtake jpart jin
jfederal jgovernment jreimbursement jprograms jsuch jas jMedicare jand jMedicaid.
jWhat jstandards jmust jthe jfacility jmeet jto jbecome jcertified jfor jthese jprograms?
a. jMinimum jData jSet
b. jNational jCommission jon jCorrectional jHealth jCare
c. jConditions jof jParticipation
d. jOutcomes jand jAssessment jInformation jSet j- jANS✓✓-c
Administered jby jthe jfederal jgovernment jCenters jfor jMedicare jand jMedicaid
jServices j(CMS), jthe jMedicare jConditions jof jParticipation jor jConditions jfor
jCoverage japply jto ja jvariety jof jhealthcare jorganizations jthat jparticipate jin jthe
jMedicare jprogram. jIn jother jwords, jparticipating jorganizations jreceive jfederal
jfunds jfrom jthe jMedicare jprogram jfor jservices jprovided jto jpatients jand jthus
jmust jfollow jthe jMedicare jConditions jof jParticipation j(Brickner j2016, j84, j102).
To jcomply jwith jthe jJoint jCommission jstandards, jthe jHIM jdirector jwants jto jbe
jsure jthat jhistory jand jphysical jexaminations jare jdocumented jin jthe jpatient's
jhealth jrecord jno jlater jthan j24 jhours jafter jadmission. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing
jwould jbe jthe jbest jway jto jensure jthe jcompleteness jof jthe jhealth jrecord?
a. jEstablish ja jprocess jto jreview jhealth jrecords jimmediately jon jdischarge
b. jReview jeach jpatient's jhealth jrecord jconcurrently jto jmake jsure jthat jhistory
jand jphysicals jare jpresent
,c. jRetrospectively jreview jeach jpatient's jhealth jrecord jto jmake jsure jthat jhistory
jand jphysicals jare jpresent
d. jWrite ja jmemorandum jto jall jphysicians jrelating jthe jJoint jCommission
jrequirements jfor jdocumenting jhistory jand jphysical jexaminations j- jANS✓✓-b
The jquantitative janalysis jor jrecord jcontent jreview jprocess jcan jbe jhandled jin ja
jnumber jof jways. jSome jacute-care jfacilities jconduct jrecord jreview jon ja
jcontinuing jbasis jduring ja jpatient's jhospital jstay. jUsing jthis jmethod, jpersonnel
jfrom jthe jHIM jdepartment jgo jto jthe jnursing junit jdaily j(or jperiodically) jto jreview
jeach jpatient's jrecord. jThis jtype jof jprocess jis jusually jreferred jto jas ja
jconcurrent jreview jbecause jreview joccurs jconcurrently jwith jthe jpatient's jstay
jin jthe jhospital j(Sayles j2016b, j64).
The jpatient jregistration jdepartment jassists jthe jHIM jdepartment jin jwhat jway?
a. jAssigning jthe jhealth jrecord jnumber
b. jProcessing jthe jhealthcare jclaim
c. jImplementing jthe jinformation jsystems jused jby jthe jHIM jdepartment
d. jMaintaining jthe jinformation jsystems jused jby jthe jHIM jdepartment j- jANS✓✓-
a
The jhealth jrecord jtypically jbegins jin jpatient jregistration jwith jthe jcapture jof
jpatient jdemographic jinformation. jThe jhealth jrecord jis jassigned jto jnew jpatients
jduring jthe jpatient jregistration jprocess. jThe jHIM jdepartment jworks jwith jpatient
jregistration jto jensure jthe jquality jof jthe jdata jcollected jand jto jcorrect jduplicate
jand jother jissues jwith jthe jMPI j(Sayles j2016b, j74).
The jfollowing jis jdocumented jin jan jacute-care jrecord: j"HEENT: jReveals jthe
jtympanic jmembranes, jnares, jand jpharynx jto jbe jclear. jNo jobvious jhead jtrauma.
jCHEST: jGood jbilateral jchest jsounds." jIn jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jwould jthis
jdocumentation jappear?
a. jMedical jhistory
b. jPathology jreport
c. jOperation jreport
d. jPhysical jexamination j- jANS✓✓-d
Information jusually jdocumented jin jthe jphysical jexamination jincludes jvital
jsigns jand jexaminations jof jthe jhead, jeyes, jears, jnose, jthroat j(HEENT) j(Brickner
j2016, j91-92).
The jact jof jgranting japproval jto ja jhealthcare jorganization jbased jon jwhether jthe
jorganization jhas jmet ja jset jof jvoluntary jstandards jis jcalled:
a. jAccreditation
b. jLicensure
c. jAcceptance
d. jApproval j- jANS✓✓-a
, Accreditation jis jthe jact jof jgranting japproval jto ja jhealthcare jorganization. jThe
japproval jis jbased jon jwhether jthe jorganization jhas jmet ja jset jof jvoluntary
jstandards jthat jwere jdeveloped jby jthe jaccreditation jagency. jVoluntary jreviews
jare jconducted jat jthe jrequest jof jthe jhealthcare jfacility jseeking jaccreditation jor
jcertification. jThe jJoint jCommission jis jan jexample jof jan jaccreditation jagency
j(Shaw jand jCarter j2015, j406).
A jsecondary jpurpose jof jthe jhealth jrecord jis jto jprovide jsupport jfor jwhich jof
jthe jfollowing?
a. jProvider jreimbursement
b. jPatient jself-management jactivities
c. jResearch
d. jPatient jcare jdelivery j- jANS✓✓-c
The jsecondary jpurposes jof jthe jhealth jrecord jare jnot jassociated jwith jspecific
jencounters jbetween jpatient jand jhealthcare jprofessional. jRather, jthey jare
jrelated jto jthe jenvironment jin jwhich jpatient jcare jis jprovided. jSome jsecondary
jpurposes jare: jsupport jfor jresearch, jto jserve jas jevidence jin jlitigation, jto
jallocate jresources, jto jplan jmarket jstrategy, jand jthe jlike j(Sayles j2016b, j52-53).
Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jnecessary jto jensure jthat jeach jterm jused jin jan jEHR
jhas ja jcommon jmeaning jto jall jusers?
a. jControlled jvocabulary
b. jData jexchange jstandards
c. jEncoded jvocabulary
d. jProprietary jstandards j- jANS✓✓-a
The jvocabulary jused jin jan jelectronic jhealth jrecord j(EHR) jsystem jshould, jat ja
jminimum, jbe ja jcontrolled jvocabulary, jwhich jis jessential jin jensuring ja jcommon
jmeaning jfor jall jusers. jA jcontrolled jvocabulary jmeans jthat ja jspecific jset jof
jterms jin jthe jEHR's jdata jdictionary jmay jbe jused jand jthat ja jcentral jauthority
japproves jany jadditions jor jchanges j(Sayles j2016a, j4-7).
Authentication jof ja jrecord jrefers jto:
a. jEstablishment jof jits jbaseline jtrustworthiness
b. jThe jtype jof jelectronic joperating jsystem jon jwhich jit jwas jcreated
c. jThe jidentity jof jthe jindividual jwho jnotarized jit
d. jIts jrelevance j- jANS✓✓-a
Even jif jevidence jappears jto jbe jrelevant, jit jmust jalso jbe jauthenticated. jAs jwith
jhealth jrecords, jthe jevidence jitself jmust jbe jshown jto jhave ja jbaseline
jauthenticity jor jtrustworthiness j(Klaver j2017a, j78-79).
The jcoding jmanager jat jCommunity jHospital jis jseeing jan jincreased jnumber jof
jphysicians jfailing jto jdocument jthe jcause jand jeffect jof jdiabetes jand jits
